Bill Gardner (ice hockey)

For other people named William Gardner, see William Gardner (disambiguation).

Bill Gardner
Born	(1960-03-19) March 19, 1960 (age 65) 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 team	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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Seneca Nationals	MJBHL		68	30	72	103	80		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL		65	23	32	55	10		21	7	10	17	4
1977–78	Peterborough Petes	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	4	1	5	0
1978–79	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL		68	33	71	104	19		18	4	20	24	6
1978–79	Peterborough Petes	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	6	6	0
1979–80	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL		59	43	63	106	17		14	13	14	27	8
1979–80	Peterborough Petes	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	3	5	8	0
1980–81	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		48	19	29	48	12		13	5	10	15	0
1981–82	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		69	8	15	23	20		15	1	4	5	6
1982–83	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		77	15	25	40	12		13	1	0	1	9
1983–84	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		79	27	21	48	12		5	0	1	1	0
1984–85	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		74	17	34	51	12		12	1	3	4	2
1985–86	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		46	3	10	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hartford Whalers	NHL		18	1	8	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Hartford Whalers	NHL		8	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		50	17	44	61	18		13	4	8	12	14
1987–88	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		2	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Saginaw Hawks	IHL		54	18	49	67	46		10	4	4	8	14
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		6	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Saginaw Hawks	IHL		74	27	45	72	10		6	3	1	4	0
1989–90	Kapfenberger SV	AUT		35	34	47	81	32		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	ATSE Graz	AUT		38	35	48	83	20		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HC Lugano	NLA		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	EC Graz	AUT		44	23	74	97	40		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	EV Landshut	GER		15	4	6	10	34		5	1	3	4	2
1992–93	Innsbrucker EV	AUT		25	17	32	49	—		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				380	73	115	188	68		45	3	8	11	17

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	Canada	WJC		5	0	4	4	14
Junior totals				5	0	4	4	14

References

1. https://www.nhl.com/player/bill-gardner-8447039 ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database