George Gardner

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For the Irish-American boxer, see George Gardiner (boxer).
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg/11 st 11 lb)
Pro clubs Vancouver Canucks
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 8, 1942(1942-10-08),
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Died November 6, 2006 (aged 64),
Florida, United States
Pro career 1965 – 1972

George Edward (Bud) Gardner (born on October 8, 1942 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada and died on November 6, 2006 at his home in Florida, United States) was the first-ever goaltender for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. [1] Gardner played for the Canucks after breaking into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. With the Wings, Gardner had to compete with Roger Crozier and Roy Edwards for playing time. In Vancouver, he played in 42 games over two seasons before jumping to the new World Hockey Association.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ HockeyDB.com, George Garder (G) Profile
  2. ^ TSN.ca, Canucks first ever goaltender dead