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Joel Gardner
Canadian ice hockey player

Joel Gardner

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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of birth
Petrolia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Age
57 years
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Biography

Joel Gardner is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colgate.

Career

Gardner was recruited to Colgate University by assistant coach Brian Durocher and felt as home as soon as he walked on campus. He quickly became one of the top scorers for the Raiders but it was during his senior year that Gardner enshrined himself in Colgate lore. With stellar goaltending from Dave Gagnon, Gardner led the team in scoring and got the Raiders their first ever ECAC regular season title. Colgate then marched through the ECAC Tournament to capture their first conference championship. Colgate won three close games in the NCAA Tournament, producing their first 30-win season, and reached the program's first championship game. In the final game the team was blinded by the spotlight, according to head coach Terry Slater, and the Raiders made several mistakes that led to goals by Wisconsin. Gardner did his best, scoring a goal and an assist in the match, but the Badgers were too much and skated away with a 7–3 win.

After graduating Colgate University with a BA degree, Gardner began a long professional career which started with the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) in 1990. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1986, Gardner became a free agent in 1990 and signed a 3-year contract and played within the Penguin's organization in the IHL and ECHL Leagues. Gardner plied his trade in Europe for most of the next four years. After returning home to North America in 1998 Gardner again started playing in the minor professional leagues for three years before retiring. After retiring as a professional player Gardner restarted his career in senior hockey, playing for the Petrolia Squires for parts of 6 seasons before hanging up his skates for good.

Gardner was inducted into the Colgate Hall of Honor in 2017.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1986–87ColgateECAC Hockey3010203020
1987–88ColgateECAC Hockey3114324624
1988–89ColgateECAC Hockey3021254638
1989–90ColgateECAC Hockey3826366262
1990–91Muskegon LumberjacksIHL49913223020110
1991–92Muskegon LumberjacksIHL51232
1991–92Knoxville CherokeesECHL3620345430
1991–92Michigan FalconsCoHL31230
1992–93Raleigh IceCapsECHL4522517330
1992–93Chatham WheelsCoHL14814222
1993–94SC HerisauNLB12381114
1993–94Chatham WheelsCoHL4230548450151282019
1994–95ERC Selb2nd Bundesliga36493988101
1994–95Detroit FalconsCoHL21230123038
1995–96EV Ravensburg1st Liga46718315422
1996–97EV Ravensburg1st Liga4935569150
1997–98ERC Haßfurt1st Liga10816244
1997–98Port Huron Border CatsUHL20510152
1997–98Saginaw Lumber KingsUHL4720365620
1998–99Saginaw GearsUHL30332
1998–99Madison MonstersUHL40220
1998–99Mohawk Valley ProwlersUHL4415355016
1998–99Muskegon FuryUHL7010100
1999–00Muskegon FuryUHL12145231120
1999–00Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.
2001–02Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.1310122219
2002–03Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.181121324
2003–04Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.191117286
2004–05Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.74480
2005–06Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.988166625710
2006–07Petrolia SquiresOHA-sr.10002737108
NCAA totals13071113184144
IHL totals541015253220110
ECHL totals81428512760
CoHL totals61407211252271582327
1st Liga totals10511415526976
UHL totals137411001414231120

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1989–90
AHCA East Second-Team All-American1989–90
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team1990
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1990
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