Joel Gardner

Joel Gardner is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colgate.
==Career==
Gardner was recruited to Colgate University by assistant coach Brian Durocher and felt as home as soon as he walked on campus. He quickly became one of the top scorers for the Raiders but it was during his senior that Gardner enshrined himself in Colgate lore. With stellar goaltending from Dave Gagnon, Gardner led the team in scoring and got the Raiders their first ever regular season title. Colgate then marched through the ECAC Tournament to capture their first conference championship. Colgate won three close games in the NCAA Tournament, producing their first 30-win season, and reached the program's first championship game. In the final game the team was blinded by the spotlight, according to head coach Terry Slater, and the Riders made several mistakes that led to goals by Wisconsin. Gardner did his best, scoring a goal and an assist in the match, but the Badgers were too much and skated away with a 7–3 win.
After graduating, Gardner began a long professional career with the Muskegon Lumberjacks but he lasted just over a season in AAA hockey before winding up in the ECHL. After being sent down to the Colonial Hockey League, Gardner plied his trade in Europe for most of the next four years. He returned to North America in 1998 and bounced around between several teams in the United Hockey League for three years before retiring. After returning home to Petrolia, Gardner restarted his career in senior hockey, playing for the Petrolia Squires for parts of 6 seasons before hanging up his skates for good.
Gardner was inducted into the Colgate Hall of Honor in 2017.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	30 	10 	20 	30 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	31 	14 	32 	46 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	30 	21 	25 	46 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	38 	26 	36 	62 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Muskegon Lumberjacks 	IHL 	 	49 	9 	13 	22 	30 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1991–92 	Muskegon Lumberjacks 	IHL 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Knoxville Cherokees 	ECHL 	 	36 	20 	34 	54 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Michigan Falcons 	CoHL 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Raleigh IceCaps 	ECHL 	 	45 	22 	51 	73 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Chatham Wheels 	CoHL 	 	14 	8 	14 	22 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	SC Herisau 	NLB 	 	12 	3 	8 	11 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Chatham Wheels 	CoHL 	 	42 	30 	54 	84 	50 	 	15 	12 	8 	20 	19
1994–95 	ERC Selb 	2nd Bundesliga 	 	36 	49 	39 	88 	101 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Detroit Falcons 	CoHL 	 	2 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	12 	3 	0 	3 	8
1995–96 	EV Ravensburg 	1st Liga 	 	46 	71 	83 	154 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	EV Ravensburg 	1st Liga 	 	49 	35 	56 	91 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	ERC Haßfurt 	1st Liga 	 	10 	8 	16 	24 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Port Huron Border Cats	UHL 	 	20 	5 	10 	15 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Saginaw Lumber Kings 	UHL 	 	47 	20 	36 	56 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Saginaw Gears 	UHL 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Madison Monsters 	UHL 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Mohawk Valley Prowlers	UHL 	 	44 	15 	35 	50 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 	 	7 	0 	10 	10 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 	 	12 	1 	4 	5 	2 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
1999–00 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	13 	10 	12 	22 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	18 	11 	21 	32 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	19 	11 	17 	28 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	7 	4 	4 	8 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	9 	8 	8 	16 	6 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	10
2006–07 	Petrolia Squires 	OHA-sr. 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	7 	3 	7 	10 	8
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	130 	71 	113 	184 	144 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	54 	10 	15 	25 	32 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	 	81 	42 	85 	127 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
CoHL totals 	CoHL totals 	CoHL totals 	 	61 	40 	72 	112 	52 	 	27 	15 	8 	23 	27
1st Liga totals	1st Liga totals 	1st Liga totals	 	105 	114 	155 	269 	76 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
UHL totals 	UHL totals 	UHL totals 	 	137 	41 	100 	141 	42 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	1989–90	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1989–90	
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 	1990 	
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 	1990 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks players
Category:Detroit Falcons (CoHL) players
Category:Knoxville Cherokees players
Category:Raleigh IceCaps players
Category:Chatham Wheels players
Category:ERC Selb players
Category:SC Herisau players
Category:Port Huron Border Cats players
Category:Saginaw Gears (UHL) players
Category:Madison Monsters players
Category:Mohawk Valley Prowlers players
Category:Muskegon Fury players