What is Bert Gardiner?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image= | image_size=230px | image_caption= | played_for= [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[New York Rangers]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | caught = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 171 | ntl_team = | birth_date = {{birth date|1913|3|25}} | birth_place = [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|8|28|1913|3|25}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]] | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 1934 | career_end = 1944 }} '''Wilbert Homer Gardiner''' (March 25, 1913 – August 28, 2001) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. Gardiner played 144 games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played with the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], [[Boston Bruins]], and [[New York Rangers]]. Before he played in the NHL, he played with the [[Philadelphia Arrows]] of the [[Canadian-American Hockey League|CAHL]] and the Crescent-Hamilton A.C. of the [[Eastern Hockey League]]. He also played with the [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] of the CAHL/[[American Hockey League|IAHL]], the [[New Haven Eagles]] of the IAHL, and the [[Washington Lions]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. When [[Dave Kerr]] got injured in Game 1 of the [[1939 Stanley Cup Finals]], the Bruins called up Gardiner from Philadelphia to replace him. Gardiner played in the final six games of the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=529189|access-date=2014-03-15|title=1939 Bruins led 3-0, won Game 7 in triple OT|publisher=NHL}}</ref> Gardiner retired from professional ice hockey in 1944. He died on August 28, 2001 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{hockeydb|14577}} *{{nhlprofile|8449960}} {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardiner, Bert}} [[Category:1913 births]] [[Cat