Bill Gardner (ice hockey)

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Bill Gardner
Born (1960-03-19) March 19, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Hartford Whalers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 49th overall, 1979
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1980–1993

William Scott Gardner (born March 19, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward [1] and current color commentator for the Chicago Wolves. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers between 1980 and 1989.

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Career

Gardner was born in Toronto, Ontario. During the 1976–77 season, Gardner played for the Seneca Nationals alongside future all-time NHL points leader Wayne Gretzky. Gardner won the team's Most Valuable Player award that season, scoring 103 points as a defensemen. Gardner then went on to play for the OHL's Peterborough Petes, where in 1979, the Petes would go on to win the Memorial Cup. Gardner was drafted 49th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks, just one pick after Mark Messier. Gardner started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1981. He would spend his entire career with the Blackhawks except for 26 games he played for the Hartford Whalers in 1986. During his career, he scored 73 goals, 115 assists, 188 points in 380 games.

Gardner's career as a broadcaster began in 1989 as a studio analyst on SportsChannel Chicago's Blackhawks broadcasts. In 1996, he replaced Daryl Reaugh on Hartford Whalers television broadcasts when Reaugh left to become radio analyst for the Dallas Stars when it looked as if the Whalers might leave Hartford . He followed the Whalers to North Carolina when the team relocated the next season, but left after one season return to the Chicago Blackhawks as the team's color analyst on television and radio. Gardner served as color commentator for the Blackhawks alongside Pat Foley until 2002. He has been the color analyst for the Chicago Wolves since 2002.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Seneca Nationals MJBHL 68307210380—————
1976–77 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 10000—————
1977–78 Peterborough PetesOMJHL652332551021710174
1977–78 Peterborough Petes M-Cup —————54150
1978–79 Peterborough PetesOMJHL6833711041918420246
1978–79 Peterborough PetesM-Cup—————50660
1979–80 Peterborough PetesOMJHL59436310617141314278
1979–80 Peterborough PetesM-Cup—————53580
1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 10000—————
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 481929481213510150
1981–82 Chicago Black HawksNHL698152320151456
1982–83 Chicago Black HawksNHL7715254012131019
1983–84 Chicago Black HawksNHL792721481250110
1984–85 Chicago Black HawksNHL7417345112121342
1985–86 Chicago Black HawksNHL46310136—————
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL181894—————
1986–87 Hartford WhalersNHL80110—————
1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL501744611813481214
1987–88 Chicago BlackhawksNHL21012—————
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 54184967461044814
1988–89 Chicago BlackhawksNHL61120—————
1988–89 Saginaw HawksIHL742745721063140
1989–90 Kapfenberger SV AUT 3534478132—————
1990–91 ATSE Graz AUT3835488320—————
1990–91 HC Lugano NLA 20110—————
1991–92 EC Graz AUT4423749740—————
1992–93 EV Landshut GER 1546103451342
1992–93 Innsbrucker EV AUT25173249——————
NHL totals380731151886845381117

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1980 Canada WJC 504414
Junior totals504414

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