Cal Gardner

Calvin Pearly Gardner (born October 30, 1924 in Transcona , Manitoba ; † October 10, 2001 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the New York Rangers , Toronto Maple Leafs , Chicago, among others, from 1945 to 1961 Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have played in the National Hockey League . His sons Paul and Dave and grandson Ryan were also professional ice hockey players.

Career

Cal Gardner began his career as a hockey player in the amateur team of the Winnipeg Rangers, with whom he won the Memorial Cup in 1943 . The attacker then spent a year with the Port Arthur Navy before taking a year off. For the 1945/46 season he made his debut in professional ice hockey for the New York Rovers from the Eastern Hockey League . Even during the season, but he moved to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League , for which he was on the ice two and a half years before he on April 26, 1948. with Bill Juzda , Rene Trudell and the rights to Frank Mathers in Exchange for Wally Stanowski and Elwyn Morris was given to the Toronto Maple Leafs . With the Maple Leafs, the left-handed shooter succeeded in winning the prestigious Stanley Cup in 1949 and 1951 . During his time with the Ontario team , he also took part in the NHL All-Star Game twice.

On September 11, 1952 Gardner was transferred together with Ray Hannigan , Al Rollins and Gus Mortson for Harry Lumle to the Chicago Blackhawks , with whom he only stayed for one season before he ran up for their league rivals Boston Bruins from 1953 to 1957 . In the 1957/58 season, the center was active as a player- coach for the Springfield Indians from the American Hockey League , with whom he was defeated in the finals for the Calder Cup to the Hershey Bears in the best-of-seven series with 2-4. This was followed by one season each with the Providence Reds in the AHL and the Kingston Frontenacs from the Eastern Professional Hockey League , before he was 36 after the 1960/61 season, which he had spent with the Cleveland Barons from the AHL Years ended his active career.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	12	696	154	238	392	517
Playoffs	9	61	7th	10	17th	20th

personal data
SURNAME	Gardner, Cal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gardner, Calvin Pearly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH	October 30, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Transcona , Manitoba , Canada
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 2001