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Position
  
Centre

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Grandchildren
  
Ryan Gardner

Name
  
Cal Gardner

Children
  
Dave Gardner

Playing career
  
1945–1961

Weight
  
79 kg

Shot
  
Left

Height
  
1.85 m


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Born
  
October 30, 1924 Transcona, MB, CAN (
1924-10-30
)

Played for
  
New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins

Died
  
October 10, 2001, Toronto, Canada

Similar People
  
Dave Gardner, Paul Gardner, Ryan Gardner

The One Hundred - Number 92: Cal Gardner


Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner (October 30, 1924 - October 10, 2001) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL. In 1943, after playing professional hockey for three years and winning the Memorial Cup, he joined the Canadian military and took part in World War II. At the conclusion of the war, he once again began playing professional hockey. He died in 2001. His two sons Paul and Dave were also professional ice hockey players.

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While playing for the Springfield Indians of the AHL in the 1957–58 season, Gardner served as an assistant coach. Gardner also served as a player-head coach while with the Kingston Frontenacs of the EPHL in 1959-60.

NHL Transactions

  • 1945: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rovers (EHL).
  • April 26, 1948: Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (along with Bill Juzda, Rene Trudel and the rights to Frank Mathers) for Wally Stanowski and Elwyn Morris.
  • September 11, 1952: Traded to the Chicago Black Hawks (along with Ray Hannigan, Gus Mortson and Al Rollins) for Harry Lumley.
  • June 26, 1953: Traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for cash.

    • Sources: Legends of Hockey NHLTradeTracker.com

    Awards and achievements

  • Memorial Cup Championship (1943)
  • EHL First All-Star Team (1946)
  • EHL Scoring Champion (1946)
  • Played in NHL All-Star game (1948 & 1949)
  • Stanley Cup Championships (1949 & 1951)
  • AHL Second All-Star Team (1958)
  • “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

    • Career statistics

    Junior hockey statistics not shown, but can be viewed here.

    References

    Cal Gardner Wikipedia
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