Chuck Gardiner

Chuck Gardiner
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1945
Date of birth	December 31, 1904
place of birth	Edinburgh , Scotland , UK
date of death	June 13, 1934
Place of death	Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Right
Career stations
1921-1924	Winnipeg Tigers
1924-1925	Selkirk Fishermen
1925-1927	Winnipeg Maroons
1927-1934	Chicago Black Hawks

Charles Robert "Chuck" Gardiner (born December 31, 1904 in Edinburgh , Scotland , Great Britain , † June 13, 1934 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1934 .

Career

Born in Scotland , Gardiner grew up in Winnipeg , Manitoba . He was arguably the best goalkeeper in the NHL in the late 20s and early 30s . The fearless and charismatic "Chuck" crowned his outstanding performance in his seventh season in 1934 as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks by winning the Stanley Cup . Triumphantly he left the ice and never returned.

He died of a brain tumor in his home town of Winnipeg in the summer of just 29 years old .

In 1945 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Victory cut	Conceded goal	Shutouts
Regular season	7th	316	0.437	2.02	42
Playoffs	4th	21st	0.643	1.43	5

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1934

Personal awards

• First All-Star Team : 1931, 1932 and 1934
• Second All-Star Team : 1933
• Vezina Trophy : 1932 and 1934

Web links

• Chuck Gardiner in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Chuck Gardiner at hockeydb.com (English)