Dave Gardner (ice hockey)
David Calvin Gardner is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 350 National Hockey League games for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons and Philadelphia Flyers. Gardner is the son of former NHLer Cal Gardner and elder brother of Paul Gardner. He is the father of Canadian-Swiss player Ryan Gardner.Playing career
Gardner was drafted eighth overall by Montreal in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros after having won the Red Tilson Trophy as the Ontario Hockey League's Most Outstanding Player. As a youth, Gardner played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside.
