Seasons with Rangers: 3 (1945-1948)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 126
Playoff Games with Rangers: 5

Acquired
Scouted and signed by Rangers as a free agent in 1945.

Departed
Traded by Rangers with Bill Juzda, Rene Trudell and the rights to Frank Mathers to Toronto in exchange for Wally Stanowski and Moe Morris in June 1948.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1945-1946 Rangers 16 8 2 10 2 1946-1947 Rangers 52 13 16 29 30 1947-1948 Rangers 58 7 18 25 71 Team Totals: 126 28 36 64 103

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1947-1948 Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 Team Totals: 5 0 0 0 0

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1940-1941 St. Boniface Canadiens-WJrHL 1941-1942 Winnipeg CUAC-WJrHL 9 6 3 9 11 1942-1943 Winnipeg Esquires-WJrHL 15 18 9 27 37 1942-1943 Winnipeg Rangers-M-Cup 10 11 3 14 30 1943-1944 Port Arthur Navy-TBSHL 10 18 24 42 15 1943-1944 Port Arthur Navy-M-Cup 2 5 2 7 4 1945-1946 Rangers 16 8 2 10 2 1945-1946 New York Rovers-EAHL 40 41 32 73 28 1946-1947 Rangers 52 13 16 29 30 1947-1948 Rangers 58 7 18 25 71 1948-1949 Maple Leafs 53 13 22 35 35 1949-1950 Maple Leafs 31 7 19 26 12 1950-1951 Maple Leafs 66 23 28 51 42 1951-1952 Maple Leafs 70 15 26 41 40 1952-1953 Blackhawks 70 11 24 35 60 1953-1954 Bruins 70 14 20 34 62 1954-1955 Bruins 70 16 22 38 40 1955-1956 Bruins 70 15 21 36 57 1956-1957 Bruins 70 12 20 32 66 1957-1958 Springfield Indians-AHL 69 24 57 81 49 1958-1959 Providence Reds-AHL 68 24 39 63 73 1959-1960 Kingston Frontenacs-EPHL 65 32 61 93 57 1960-1961 Cleveland Barons-AHL 72 25 39 64 24 NHL Totals: 696 154 238 392 517

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1942-1943 Winnipeg Esquires-WJrHL 6 8 5 13 2 1942-1943 Winnipeg Rangers-M-Cup 10 11 3 14 30 1943-1944 Port Arthur Navy-TBSHL 2 5 3 8 4 1943-1944 Port Arthur Navy-M-Cup 2 5 2 7 4 1947-1948 Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 1948-1949 Maple Leafs 9 2 5 7 0 1949-1950 Maple Leafs 7 1 0 1 4 1950-1951 Maple Leafs 11 1 1 2 4 1951-1952 Maple Leafs 3 0 0 0 2 1952-1953 Blackhawks 7 0 2 2 4 1953-1954 Bruins 4 1 1 2 0 1954-1955 Bruins 5 0 0 0 4 1956-1957 Bruins 10 2 1 3 2 1957-1958 Springfield Indians-AHL 13 4 12 16 4 1960-1961 Cleveland Barons-AHL 4 1 0 1 0 NHL Totals: 61 7 10 17 20

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Dec. 31, 1945 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS April 1, 1948 (Rangers at Detroit Red Wings) (playoffs) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS NHL All-Star Game — 1948 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 40 Minor-league teams: New York Rovers (EHL) 1945-46 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Red Full name: Calvin Gardner Uniform Numbers: 17, 12 Retired from pro hockey: 1961 NOTES Missed two seasons from 1943 to 1945 while serving in Canadian Navy during World War II. ... Led EHL with 41 goals and 73 points and named to league`s First All-Star Team while playing for Rangers` affiliate, the New York Rovers, in 1945-46. ... Also starred in baseball as a youngster in Canada.