Bruce Gardiner

Bruce Gardiner
Born (1972-02-11) February 11, 1972
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 131st overall, 1991
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1994–2005

Bruce Allan Gardiner (born February 11, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Since 2003, he has worked for the Barrie, Ontario police department.

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, 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.

Gardiner scored the first goal in Columbus Blue Jackets' franchise history.[1]

Post-hockey career

After retiring from hockey, Gardiner became a police officer and was hired by the Barrie Police Service in 2003.[2][3] In July 2009, he was charged with one count of criminal harassment and one count of voyeurism, both Criminal Code offences, after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.[4] Gardiner was charged and released on bail, and was suspended from duty with pay as a result of the charges.[5]

The criminal charges against Gardiner were withdrawn on June 16, 2010, after he agreed to enter into a peace bond, agreeing to have no future contact with the victim.[6]

Personal life

On May 4, 1986, Gardiner, who was 14 years old at the time, helped rescue two men and two boys from possible hypothermia on the Mattagami River along with some friends. On December 11, 1987, he was awarded the Medal of Bravery.[7] The story was later reenacted on the television show Heart of Courage.

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Barrie Colts Jr.B. OHA-B 41 17 28 45 29 — — — — —
1989–90 Barrie Colts Jr.B. OHA-B 40 19 26 45 89 — — — — —
1990–91 Colgate University ECAC 27 4 9 13 72 — — — — —
1991–92 Colgate University ECAC 23 7 8 15 77 — — — — —
1992–93 Colgate University ECAC 33 17 12 29 64 — — — — —
1993–94 Colgate University ECAC 33 23 23 46 70 — — — — —
1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 72 17 20 37 132 7 4 1 5 4
1995–96 Prince Edward Island Senators 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 SM-l 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

References

  1. ↑ http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=48071
  2. ↑ Senators Alumni ROSTER http://senators.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=74740
  3. ↑ "McRaes keep it in family". Ottawa Citizen. 12–30–07. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Barrie Police - Media Release http://www.docstoc.com/docs/23704535/Barrie-Police---Media-Release
  5. ↑ "Barrie officer charged". thebarrieexaminer.com. 08–08–09. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Charges on cop dropped http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2010/06/17/charges-on-cop-dropped
  7. ↑ "Honours: Decorations for Bravery". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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