Bruce Gardiner
Jersey Number: 25
Player information for Bruce Gardiner
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Born
February 11, 1972
Number
25
Shoots
Right
Weight
193 lbs (88kg)
Birthplace
Barrie, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Played in Columbus’ inaugural season in 2000-01, recording single-season career highs in assists, points, penalty minutes and games played with 7-15-22 and 78 PIM in 73 contests.
- Scored the first goal in Blue Jackets history at 7:34 into the first period on Oct. 7, 2000 at Nationwide Arena vs. Chicago (Jocelyn Thibault).
- Finished his seven-year NHL career with 34-54-88 and 263 penalty minutes in 312 appearances with the New Jersey Devils, Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators from 1996-2002.
- Appeared in his first career NHL game with Ottawa on Oct. 5, 1996 at Montreal and scored his first two career goals on Nov. 16, 1996 at the NY Islanders (Eric Fichaud).
- Scored a career-high 11 goals in his rookie season with the Senators in 1996-97.
- Added 33-51-84 and 290 penalty minutes in 155 career American Hockey League games with the Prince Edward Island Senators (1994-96) and Albany River Rats (2001-02).
- Went on to play two years in Europe in Russia (2002-03) and Finland (2003-04) before finishing his playing career with the United Hockey League’s Adirondack Frostbite (2004-05).
- Played college hockey at Colgate University, recording 51-52-103 in 116 career games from 1990-94.
- Led Colgate in goals with 23-23-46 in 33 games, while serving as team captain in his senior season in 1993-94.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 78 | 60 |
| Totals | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 78 | 60 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by St. Louis in the sixth-round, 131st overall, in the 1991 NHL Draft.
- Selected by Columbus in the Expansion Draft from Tampa Bay on June 23, 2000.