Bruce Gardiner (born February 11, 1971 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.

[edit] Playing career

Gardiner was drafted 131st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the Ottawa Senators in 1997. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets (which he scored the first franchise goal), and New Jersey Devils. He left the NHL after the 2002 season and moved to the Russian Super League with Lada Togliatti and then to Finland's SM-liiga with the Espoo Blues. He then had one more year in North America, playing for the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005. He also scored Columbus's first franchise goal.

[edit] Retirement from hockey

Gardiner has been with the Barrie Police Service since 2003^[1], though he is currently facing criminal charges after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police^[2].

[edit] Career statistics

                                             --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ---- Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990-91  Colgate University          NCAA   27    4    9   13   72  --  --  --  --  -- 1991-92  Colgate University          NCAA   23    7    8   15   77  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93  Colgate University          NCAA   33   17   12   29   64  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94  Colgate University          NCAA   33   23   23   46   70  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94  Peoria Rivermen             IHL     3    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1994-95  Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    72   17   20   37  132   7   4   1   5   4 1995-96  Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    38   11   13   24   87   5   2   4   6   4 1996-97  Ottawa Senators             NHL    67   11   10   21   49   7   0   1   1   2 1997-98  Ottawa Senators             NHL    55    7   11   18   50  11   1   3   4   2 1998-99  Ottawa Senators             NHL    59    4    8   12   43   3   0   0   0   4 1999-00  Ottawa Senators             NHL    10    0    3    3    4  --  --  --  --  -- 1999-00  Tampa Bay Lightning         NHL    41    3    6    9   37  --  --  --  --  -- 2000-01  Columbus Blue Jackets       NHL    73    7   15   22   78  --  --  --  --  -- 2001-02  Albany River Rats           AHL    45    5   18   23   71  --  --  --  --  -- 2001-02  New Jersey Devils           NHL     7    2    1    3    2  --  --  --  --  -- 2002-03  Tolyatti  Lada              RSL    30    4    8   12  106  10   1   0   1  20 2003-04  Blues                       FNL    22    6    5   11   60  --  --  --  --  -- 2004-05  Adirondack Frostbite        UHL    18    7   12   19   27  --  --  --  --  -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          NHL Totals                        312   34   54   88  263  21   1   4   5   8 

[edit] External links

• Bruce Gardiner's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

[edit] References