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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bill Gardner
Selected in third round
No.
49 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born March
19, 1960
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Seneca | Jr. B |
68 | 30 |
72 | 102 |
80 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1977-78 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
65 | 23 |
32 | 55 |
10 | | 1978-79 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
68 | 33 |
71 | 104 |
19 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1979 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was
Peterborough's third pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 17, 1980 (Chicago at
Winnipeg)
Numbers: 31, 14, 34 (Chicago); 14 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1989 |
Chicago, Hartford | 380 |
73 | 115 |
188 | 68 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1985 |
Chicago | 45 |
3 | 8 |
11 | 17 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Broadcasting Career: Served as Hartford TV color commentator during
1986 playoffs. He did not play in the playoffs due to coach's decision,
freeing him up for broadcast work. ... Named Chicago TV studio analyst prior
to 1993-94 season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ...
Named Hartford TV color commentator prior to 1996-97 season, relocated with
team to Carolina prior to 1997-98 season, and remained in that position
through 1997-98 season. ... Named Chicago TV and radio color commentator prior
to 1998-99 season and remained in that position until September 2002.
Miscellaneous: Tied Peter Stastny for NHL game-tying goals lead with
four in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with pinched nerve in neck,
an injury suffered in February 1985. ... Missed remainder of 1985 playoffs
with knee injury suffered during Game 3 of Chicago's Campbell Conference
finals series vs. Edmonton on May 9, 1985. The injury required surgery. ...
Released by Hartford in June 1987. ... Wore No. 27 in Chicago's 1987 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Peterborough (OMJHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Saginaw (IHL);
Kapfenberg, Graz, Innsbruck (Austria); Landshut (Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1980
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team:
1980 (Peterborough)
Austria Points Leader: 1990-91
(Graz) (83), 1991-92 (Graz) (97)
Austria Assists Leader: 1990-91
(Graz) (48), 1991-92 (Graz) (74)
Broadcasting Career: Named Chicago (AHL) TV and radio color commentator
in September 2002 and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Personal: Full name is William
Scott Gardner. ... Also known as Billy Gardner during his playing and
broadcasting career. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Gardner to Hartford in
exchange for future considerations (1987 third-round pick -- Mike Dagenais) on February 3, 1986. Over a
year later, Chicago got Gardner back when it signed him as an unrestricted
free agent in August 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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