| George Gardner | |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Played For: | Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Sharks |
| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 165 |
| Birth Date: | October 8, 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. |
| Career Start: | 1963 |
| Career End: | 1974 |
George Edward "Bud" Gardner (October 8, 1942 - November 6, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
Gardner played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks, and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Los Angeles Sharks and Vancouver Blazers, in a career that lasted from 1963 until 1974. After several years with the Red Wings and their minor league affiliates, Gardner joined the Canucks as they entered the NHL in 1970, becoming their first goalie. He spent two seasons in Vancouver before leaving for the rival WHA, spending two seasons there before retiring.
Gardner died in Coconut Creek, Florida, in 2006.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
| 1961–62 | Victoriaville Bruins | QPJHL | 49 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2940 | 172 | 3 | 3.51 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 600 | 21 | 2 | 2.10 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 50 | — | — | — | 2095 | 100 | 3 | 2.86 | — | 9 | — | — | 540 | 21 | 0 | 2.33 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Mem-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 910 | 50 | 1 | 3.30 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Minneapolis Bruins | CHL | 63 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 3780 | 235 | 1 | 3.63 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 66 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3960 | 229 | 1 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 66 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3952 | 196 | 7 | 2.98 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 560 | 36 | 0 | 3.86 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1680 | 76 | 2 | 2.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 960 | 72 | 0 | 4.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 534 | 32 | 0 | 3.60 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 680 | 39 | 0 | 3.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 53 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 3073 | 154 | 2 | 3.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 62 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 3556 | 171 | 3 | 2.89 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 664 | 35 | 0 | 3.16 | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 920 | 52 | 0 | 3.39 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 24 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1232 | 86 | 0 | 4.19 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 49 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2713 | 149 | 1 | 3.30 | .880 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 5.69 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 28 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1590 | 125 | 0 | 4.72 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL | 4 | — | — | — | 245 | 18 | 0 | 4.41 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 66 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 3306 | 207 | 0 | 3.76 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 79 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 3306 | 207 | 0 | 3.76 | .873 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 5.69 | — | ||||