Cal Gardner
Born (1924-10-30)October 30, 1924
Transcona, Manitoba, Canada
Died October 10, 2001(2001-10-10) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19451961

Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner (October 30, 1924 – October 10, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. 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 returned to professional hockey, joining the New York Rangers affiliate, the New York Rovers. With the Rovers, Gardner centred a line with fellow Manitobans Church Russell and Rene Trudell.[1] The trio were dominant, with all three players being called up to the Rangers and making their National Hockey League debut on February 10, 1946.[2] From their debut, the trio remained intact as a line until December 1947, with the unit being nicknamed "Whiz Kids" and the "rover-boy line."[3][4] Following the 1948 season, the Rangers traded Gardner to the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won two Stanley Cup championships.

Gardner was later a hockey announcer with Toronto radio station CKFH in the 1970s.[5]

He died in 2001. His two sons Paul and Dave were also professional ice hockey players.[6][7]

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

Sources: Legends of Hockey[8] NHLTradeTracker.com[9]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1940–41 St. Boniface Canadiens WJrHL
1941–42 Winnipeg CUAC WJrHL 963911
1942–43 Winnipeg Esquires WJrHL 151892737 685132
1942–43 Winnipeg Rangers M-Cup 101131430
1943–44 Port Arthur Navy TBSHL 1018244215 25384
1943–44 Port Arthur Navy M-Cup 25274
1945–46 New York Rangers NHL 1682102
1945–46 New York Rovers EHL 4041327328
1946–47 New York Rangers NHL 5213162930
1947–48 New York Rangers NHL 577182571 50000
1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5313223535 92570
1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 317192612 71014
1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6623285142 111124
1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7015264140 30002
1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7011243560 70224
1953–54 Boston Bruins NHL 7014203462 41120
1954–55 Boston Bruins NHL 7016223840 50004
1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 7015213657
1956–57 Boston Bruins NHL 7012203266 102132
1957–58 Springfield Indians AHL 6924578149 13412165
1958–59 Providence Reds AHL 6824396373
1959–60 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 6532619357
1960–61 Cleveland Barons AHL 7225396424 41010
NHL totals 696154238392517 617101720

Coaching record

Cal Gardner EPHL coaching statistics[10]
TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTWinning %FinishResult
Kingston Frontenacs1959-1960 7028393.4216th in leagueOut of playoffs

References

  1. Patton, Paul (August 4, 1983). "Where are they now? CAL GARDNER Hockey". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 386524807. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. Petrie, Kerr (February 9, 1946). "Rangers' New Line to Make Local Debut Tomorrow Night: Blueshirt Rookies, Initiated on Road to Face Hawks; Olympics, Rovers Clash". New York Herald Tribune. p. 15.
  3. Petrie, Kerr (December 20, 1947). "Rangers Send Church Russell To Barons Six: Cleveland Swaps Johnson in Loan Agreement; Move Made to Help Ramblers". New York Herald Tribune. p. 17.
  4. Moriarty, Tim (October 20, 1975). "Ranger Rookies Are Reunited". Newsday. p. 77. ProQuest 923014802. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  5. http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/ckfh-people.html
  6. "Cal Gardner". Sports Reference, Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  7. "Cal Gardner 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs". Hockey Gods, www.hockeygods.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  8. "Cal Pearly Gardner". Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  9. "Cal Gardner trades". Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. "Cal Gardner Hockey Statistics". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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