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| Bruce Gardiner | |||
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| Born | February 11, 1972 Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft | 131st overall, 1991 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2005 | ||
Bruce Allan Gardiner (born February 11, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a Barrie Police officer
Gardiner was drafted 131st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the Ottawa Senators in 1997. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets, and New Jersey Devils. He left the NHL after the 2002 season and moved to the Russian Super League with Lada Togliatti and then to Finland's SM-liiga with the Espoo Blues. He then had one more year in North America, playing for the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005.
Gardiner scored the first goal in Columbus Blue Jackets' franchise history. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Barrie Colts Jr.B. | OHA-B | 41 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Barrie Colts Jr.B. | OHA-B | 40 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Colgate University | ECAC | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Colgate University | ECAC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Colgate University | ECAC | 33 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Colgate University | ECAC | 33 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 72 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 132 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 45 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tolyatti Lada | RSL | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 106 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | Blues | SM-l | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Adirondack Frostbite | UHL | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 312 | 34 | 54 | 88 | 263 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||
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