What is Charlie Gardiner?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image=Charlie Gardiner.jpg | image_size=230px | played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | caught = Right | height_ft =6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb =176 | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|12|31|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1934|06|13|1904|12|31}} | death_place = [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba|MB]], [[Canada|CAN]] | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 1927 | career_end = 1934 | halloffame = 1945 }}'''Charles Robert Gardiner''' (December 31, 1904 – June 13, 1934) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played for the [[Chicago Black Hawks]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Born in [[Edinburgh, Scotland]], Gardiner moved to [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] with his family at age seven. He played junior hockey with the [[Winnipeg Tigers]] from 1921 to 1924, and then joined the [[Selkirk Fishermen]] senior team for the 1924–25 season. The next year, Gardiner joined the [[Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey)|Winnipeg Maroons]] of the [[Central Hockey League]], which the following season became the [[American Hockey Association (1926–42)|American Hockey Association]]. He joined the Chicago Black Hawks in 1927 and played there for seven years. Gardiner won the [[Vezina Trophy]] in 1932 and 1934. He was a First Team All-Star in 1931, 1932, and 1934. In 1933–34, as captain, he led the Black Hawks to their first [[Stanley Cup]]. He died three weeks later in Winnipeg at age 29. Gardiner was an original member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1945. In 1998, he was ranked number 76 on [[List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News|''The Hockey News''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players]]. ==Achievements and awards== *[[National Hockey League|NHL]] First All-Star Team Goalie (1931, 1932, & 1934) *[[National Hockey League|NHL]] Second All-Star Team Goalie (1933) *[[Vezina