Ryan Gardner
Born (1978-04-18) April 18, 1978
Akron, Ohio, United States[1]
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing/Centre
Shot Right
Played for HC Ambrì-Piotta
Lausanne HC
HC Sierre-Anniviers
HC Lugano
ZSC Lions
SC Bern
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1998–2018

Ryan Gardner (born April 18, 1978) is a Canadian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Lugano, Fribourg-Gottéron, SC Bern, ZSC Lions and HC Ambrì-Piotta in the National League (NL). He won the Swiss national championship four times. Representing the Swiss national team he captured a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. Gardner was born in Akron, Ohio during his father's time with the Cleveland Barons, but grew up in the Switzerland in the 1980s and then Aurora, Ontario (late 1980s and 1990s).[2]

Career

While his father Dave Gardner was playing professionally in Switzerland, Gardner played in the country as a youngster. Later, he spent time with the London Knights and North Bay Centenntials in the OHL, before moving back to Switzerland. He made his debut in the top-flight National League A (NLA) at HC Ambrì-Piotta during the 1997-98 season.

In 2001, he signed with HC Lugano, where he stayed until 2007. During his time in Lugano, he captured the 2003 and 2006 Swiss championship. He then spent three years with the ZSC Lions, winning the NLA title in 2008 and the 2008-09 Champions Hockey League. From 2010 to 2015, he turned out for SC Bern, winning another championship in 2013 and the Swiss cup competition in 2015.

At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, on April 2, 2015, Gardner was traded by SC Bern to HC Fribourg-Gottéron in exchange for Timo Helbling.[3] In April 2016, he signed a deal to return to HC Lugano,[4] where he played until the conclusion of the 2016-17.

Gardner announced his retirement from professional ice hockey in February 2018.[5]

International career

Gardner has represented Switzerland internationally at the IIHF World Championships and 2014 Winter Olympics. He won silver with the Swiss team at the 2013 World Championships.

Personal info

He comes from a hockey family: His father Dave Gardner, uncle Paul Gardner and grandfather Cal Gardner all played professionally.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Toronto Marlboros AAA GTHL U18 — — — — — — — — — —
1995–96 London Knights OHL 61 4 10 14 24 — — — — —
1996–97 London Knights OHL 19 1 3 4 14 — — — — —
1996–97 North Bay Centennials OHL 47 7 6 13 35 — — — — —
1997–98 North Bay Centennials OHL 9 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
1997–98 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20 19 13 11 24 50 — — — — —
1997–98 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 1 12
1997–98 EHC Leukerbad SUI.3 5 1 2 3 — — — — — —
1997–98 Lausanne HC SUI.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 40 9 4 13 8 15 3 7 10 2
1998–99 HC Sierre SUI.2 6 0 1 1 25 — — — — —
1999–2000 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 45 11 17 28 16 9 4 3 7 2
2000–01 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 43 10 12 22 47 — — — — —
2001–02 HC Lugano NLA 39 9 8 17 6 13 0 1 1 2
2002–03 HC Lugano NLA 36 7 13 20 47 16 5 6 11 10
2003–04 HC Lugano NLA 48 17 23 40 40 16 5 6 11 12
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 44 24 22 46 24 5 0 2 2 4
2005–06 HC Lugano NLA 40 15 27 42 36 17 8 7 15 18
2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 44 5 22 27 26 6 2 4 6 6
2007–08 ZSC Lions NLA 35 17 14 31 16 17 8 9 17 6
2008–09 ZSC Lions NLA 50 25 28 53 28 4 1 0 1 2
2009–10 ZSC Lions NLA 49 16 26 42 28 7 1 1 2 0
2010–11 SC Bern NLA 49 15 20 35 34 11 1 10 11 2
2011–12 SC Bern NLA 49 11 21 32 10 17 4 6 10 2
2012–13 SC Bern NLA 50 25 17 42 26 18 7 8 15 25
2013–14 SC Bern NLA 48 9 21 30 12 — — — — —
2014–15 SC Bern NLA 44 9 15 24 24 11 1 0 1 2
2015–16 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 50 8 14 22 8 5 0 1 1 0
2016–17 HC Lugano NLA 49 7 7 14 39 11 2 0 2 2
NLA totals 857 249 331 580 475 207 52 72 124 109
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Switzerland WC 9th 5 1 0 1 0
2011 Switzerland WC 9th 6 3 2 5 2
2013 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 2 3 5 0
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 24 6 5 11 2

References

  1. ↑ https://aurorashof.ca/inductee/ryan-dave-gardner/
  2. ↑ https://aurorashof.ca/inductee/ryan-dave-gardner/
  3. ↑ "Timo Helbling come in exchange for Ryan Gardner". SC Bern. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. ↑ "NLA: Gardner wechselt zum HC Lugano". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Gardner tritt zurück". Nau (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Ready to conquer Berne". iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.


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