Mike Gartner

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 2001
Mike Gartner
Date of birth October 29, 1959
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 1st round, 4th position
Washington Capitals
Career stations
1975-1976 St. Catharines Black Hawks
1976-1988 Niagara Falls Flyers
1978-1979 Cincinnati stingers
1979-1989 Washington Capitals
1989-1990 Minnesota North Stars
1990-1994 New York Rangers
1994-1996 Toronto Maple Leafs
1996-1998 Phoenix Coyotes

Michael Alfred "Mike" Gartner (born October 29, 1959 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1554 games for the Washington Capitals , Minnesota North Stars , New York Rangers , Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League and 81 others for the Cincinnati Stingers in the World Hockey Association on the position of right winger . Gartner, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the Canada Cup in 1984 and 1987 .

Career

Mike Gartner at the number blocking ceremony

From 1978 Gartner played in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers . In the 1979 NHL Entry Draft , the Washington Capitals selected him as fourth overall in the first round and then signed him. Gartner was one of the best goalscorers in the NHL, but unlike other top scorers, he was characterized by consistency over many years. He was rarely found among the top scorers of a season and he also won no trophies, but only in two of his 19 NHL years, the 1994/95 season shortened due to strike and his final season, he had scored fewer than 30 goals. His best playing time came in 1984/85 when he scored a total of 102 scorer points in 80 games in the regular season , which he achieved with 50 goals and 52 assists. This made Gartner the tenth-best scorer that season. Shortly before the end of the 1993/94 season , he moved from the Rangers to Toronto. The Rangers then won the Stanley Cup , which Gartner never succeeded. Only five players have scored more NHL goals than Gartner.

In 2001 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

International

Records

  • 17 seasons with 30 or more goals
  • 15 consecutive seasons with 30 or more goals ( 1979/80 to 1993/94 ).
  • Four goals in an NHL All-Star Game (1993), shared with four other players.
  • Four points in a third of the NHL All-Star Game (1993; 3 goals and 1 assist), together with Wayne Gretzky and Adam Oates

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1975/76 St. Catharines Black Hawks OMJHL 3 1 3 4th 0 4th 1 0 1 2
1976/77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 62 33 42 75 125 - - - - -
1977/78 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 64 41 49 90 56 - - - - -
1978/79 Cincinnati stingers WHA 78 27 25th 52 123 3 0 2 2 2
1979/80 Washington Capitals NHL 77 36 32 68 66 - - - - -
1980/81 Washington Capitals NHL 80 48 46 94 100 - - - - -
1981/82 Washington Capitals NHL 80 35 45 80 121 - - - - -
1982/83 Washington Capitals NHL 73 38 38 76 54 4th 0 0 0 4th
1983/84 Washington Capitals NHL 80 40 45 85 90 8th 3 7th 10 16
1984/85 Washington Capitals NHL 80 50 52 102 71 5 4th 3 7th 9
1985/86 Washington Capitals NHL 74 35 40 75 63 9 2 10 12 4th
1986/87 Washington Capitals NHL 78 41 32 73 61 7th 4th 3 7th 14th
1987/88 Washington Capitals NHL 80 48 33 81 73 14th 3 4th 7th 14th
1988/89 Washington Capitals NHL 56 26th 29 55 71 - - - - -
1988/89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 7th 7th 14th 2 5 0 0 0 6th
1989/90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 67 34 36 70 32 - - - - -
1989/90 New York Rangers NHL 12 11 5 16 6th 10 5 3 8th 12
1990/91 New York Rangers NHL 79 49 20th 69 53 6th 1 1 2 0
1991/92 New York Rangers NHL 76 40 41 81 55 13 8th 8th 16 4th
1992/93 New York Rangers NHL 84 45 23 68 59 - - - - -
1993/94 New York Rangers NHL 71 28 24 52 58 - - - - -
1993/94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 6th 6th 12 4th 18th 5 6th 11 14th
1994/95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 12 8th 20th 6th 5 2 2 4th 2
1995/96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 35 19th 54 52 6th 4th 1 5 4th
1996/97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 32 31 63 38 7th 1 2 3 4th
1997/98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 60 12 15th 27 24 5 1 0 1 18th
OMJHL overall 129 75 94 169 181 4th 1 0 1 2
WHA total 78 27 25th 52 123 3 0 2 2 2
NHL overall 1432 708 627 1335 1159 122 43 50 93 125

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1978 Canada June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 6th 3 3 6th 4th
1981 Canada WM 4th Place 8th 4th 0 4th 8th
1982 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 10 3 2 5 6th
1983 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 10 4th 1 5 12
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 3 2 5 10
1987 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 9 2 2 4th 6th
1993 Canada WM 4th Place 7th 3 4th 7th 12
Juniors overall 6th 3 3 6th 4th
Men overall 52 19th 11 30th 54

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Gartner, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gartner, Michael Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario