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Paul Gardner

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the Kansas City Scouts in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 20 Colorado Rockies NHL 60 30 29 59 0.98 24 0.40 71 25 74 0 -28 25 19 11 0 0 191 3.18 15.7
1977-78 21 Colorado Rockies NHL 46 30 22 52 1.13 22 0.47 73 34 56 0 -17 29 17 13 0 3 133 2.89 22.6
1978-79 22 2 Teams NHL 75 30 28 58 0.77 24 0.32 78 41 62 0 -25 32 14 16 0 1 190 2.53 15.8
1978-79 22 Colorado Rockies NHL 64 23 26 49 0.77 20 0.31 67 36 56 0 -25 32 9 14 0 0 170 2.66 13.5
1978-79 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 7 2 9 0.82 4 0.38 11 5 6 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 20 1.82 35.0
1979-80 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45 11 13 24 0.53 10 0.21 36 15 29 0 -8 10 7 4 0 1 74 1.64 14.9
1980-81 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 34 40 74 1.19 29 0.47 92 45 52 0 -5 59 16 18 0 1 183 2.95 18.6
1981-82 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59 36 33 69 1.17 28 0.48 99 62 45 1 -7 28 15 21 0 2 157 2.66 22.9
1982-83 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 28 27 55 0.79 22 0.32 82 53 52 0 -23 12 8 20 0 1 155 2.21 18.1
1983-84 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16 0 5 5 0.31 2 0.10 8 6 6 0 -4 6 0 0 0 0 21 1.31 0.0
1984-85 28 Washington Capitals NHL 12 2 4 6 0.50 2 0.19 11 6 6 0 -1 6 0 2 0 0 17 1.42 11.8
1985-86 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1 3 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.00 0.0
Career NHL 447 201 201 402 0.90 162 0.36 551 288 385 1 -121 207 96 105 0 9 1125 2.52 17.9

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 4 0 0 0 0
1980-81 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 0 1 0.20 8 0 1 0 0
1981-82 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 5 6 1.20 2 0 1 0 0
Career NHL 16 2 6 8 0.50 14 0 2 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 St. Michael's Buzzers OHA-B 44 87 44 131 2.98
1974-75 18 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 64 27 36 63 0.98 54
1975-76 19 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 65 69 75 144 2.22 75
1976-77 20 Rhode Island Reds AHL 14 10 4 14 1.00 12
1979-80 23 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 20 11 16 27 1.35 14
1980-81 24 Springfield Indians AHL 14 9 12 21 1.50 6
1983-84 27 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 54 32 48 80 1.48 14
1984-85 28 Binghamton Whalers AHL 64 51 79 130 2.03 10
1985-86 29 Rochester Americans AHL 71 61 51 112 1.58 16
1996-97 40 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 1 1 1.00 2
Career AHL 238 174 211 385 1.62 74
Career OHA-B 44 87 44 131 2.98
Career OMJHL 129 96 111 207 1.60 129

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 18 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 9
1975-76 19 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 4 2 3 5 1.25 2
1979-80 23 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 15 10 5 15 1.00 12
1983-84 27 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 12 10 22 2.20 0
1984-85 28 Binghamton Whalers AHL 5 3 9 12 2.40 0
Career AHL 30 25 24 49 1.63 12
Career OMJHL 9 2 3 5 0.56 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Goals Per Game

1977-78 NHL 0.65 (3)
Career NHL 0.45 (54)

Points Per Game

1977-78 NHL 1.13 (10)

Goals Created Per Game

1977-78 NHL 0.47 (7)

Power Play Goals

1977-78 NHL 13 (7)
1978-79 NHL 16 (3)
1980-81 NHL 18 (6)
1981-82 NHL 21 (1)
 1982-83 NHL 20 (1)

Shooting Percentage

1977-78 NHL 22.6 (3)
1981-82 NHL 22.9 (10)
Career NHL 17.9 (32)
      

Transactions

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July 15, 1976: Rights transferred to Colorado after Kansas City relocated, July 15, 1976.

March 13, 1979: Traded to Toronto by Colorado for Don Ashby and Trevor Johansen, March 13, 1979.

November 18, 1980: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto with Dave Burrows for Kim Davis and Paul Marshall, November 18, 1980.

July 17, 1984: Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 17, 1984.

July 31, 1985: Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, July 31, 1985.

August 6, 1998: Named Assistant Coach by Nashville, August 6, 1998.