Bill Gardner (ice hockey)

William Scott Gardner (born March 19, 1960) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward and current color commentator for the Chicago Wolves. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers between 1980 and 1989.

Bill Gardner
Born (1960-03-19) March 19, 1960
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft 49th overall, 1979
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19801993

Career

Gardner was born in Toronto, Ontario. During the 1976-77 season, Gardner played for the Seneca Nationals alongside future all-time NHL points leader Wayne Gretzky. Gardner won the team's Most Valuable Player award that season, scoring 103 points as a defensemen. Gardner then went on to play for the OHL's Peterborough Petes, where in 1979, the Petes would go on to win the Memorial Cup. Gardner was drafted 49th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks, just one pick after Mark Messier. Gardner started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1981. He would spend his entire career with the Blackhawks except for 26 games he played for the Hartford Whalers in 1986. During his career, he scored 73 goals, 115 assists, 188 points in 380 games.

Gardner's career as a broadcaster began in 1989 as a studio analyst on SportsChannel Chicago's Blackhawks broadcasts. In 1996, he replaced Daryl Reaugh on Hartford Whalers television broadcasts when Reaugh left to become radio analyst for the Dallas Stars when it looked as if the Whalers might leave Hartford . He followed the Whalers to North Carolina when the team relocated the next season, but left after one season return to the Chicago Blackhawks as the team's color analyst on television and radio. Gardner served as color commentator for the Blackhawks alongside Pat Foley until 2002. He now does color for television broadcasts for the Chicago Wolves.

He lives in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Seneca Nationals MJBHL 68307210380
1976–77 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 10000
1977–78 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 6523325510 21710174
1977–78 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 54150
1978–79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68337110419 18420246
1978–79 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 50660
1979–80 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 59436310617 141314278
1979–80 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 53580
1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 10000
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 4819294812 13510150
1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 698152320 151456
1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7715254012 131019
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7927214812 50110
1984–85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7417345112 121342
1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 46310136
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 181894
1986–87 Hartford Whaler NHL 780110
1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL 5017446118 13481214
1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21012
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 5418496746 1044814
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61120
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 7427457210 63140
1989–90 Kapfenberger SV AUT 3534478132
1990–91 ATSE Graz AUT 3825488320
1990–91 HC Lugano NLA 20110
1991–92 EC Graz AUT 4423749740
1992–93 EV Landshut GER 15461034 51342
1992–93 Innsbrucker EV AUT 25173249
NHL totals 3807311518868 45381117

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1980 Canada WJC 504414
Junior totals 504414
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