Bruce Gardiner

Bruce Allan Gardiner (born February 11, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a Barrie Police officer

Playing career Gardiner was drafted 131st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL entry draft and started his National Hockey League career with the Ottawa Senators in 1997. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets, and New Jersey Devils. He left the NHL after the 2002 season and moved to the Russian Super League with Lada Togliatti and then to Finland's SM-liiga with the Espoo Blues. He then had one more year in North America, playing for the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005.

Gardiner scored the first goal in Columbus Blue Jackets' franchise history.

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Barrie Colts Jr.B. OHA-B 41 17 28 45 29 — — — — — 1989–90 Barrie Colts Jr.B. OHA-B 40 19 26 45 89 — — — — — 1990–91 Colgate University ECAC 27 4 9 13 72 — — — — — 1991–92 Colgate University ECAC 23 7 8 15 77 — — — — — 1992–93 Colgate University ECAC 33 17 12 29 64 — — — — — 1993–94 Colgate University ECAC 33 23 23 46 70 — — — — — 1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 72 17 20 37 132 7 4 1 5 4 1995–96 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 38 11 13 24 87 5 2 4 6 4 1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 67 11 10 21 49 7 0 1 1 2 1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 55 7 11 18 50 11 1 3 4 2 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 59 4 8 12 43 3 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 41 3 6 9 37 — — — — — 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 73 7 15 22 78 — — — — — 2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 45 5 18 23 71 — — — — — 2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Tolyatti Lada RSL 30 4 8 12 106 10 1 0 1 20 2003–04 Blues SM-l 22 6 5 11 60 — — — — — 2004–05 Adirondack Frostbite UHL 18 7 12 19 27 — — — — — NHL totals 312 34 54 88 263 21 1 4 5 8