Jake Gardiner
Jake Gardiner ( born July 4, 1990 in Deephaven, Minnesota ) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since March 2011 the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Jake Gardiner first played from 2005 to 2008 Hockey in the Minnetonka Skippers, the high school team in the Minnetonka High School, in the high school league system of the United States. During this time he also gained playing experience in the ice hockey team of the Team South West, for which the defensive player was equally active in the high school league system. In the 2007 /08 season Gardiner acted in the role of the team captain of the Minnetonka Skippers, where he succeeded his point best season at the Minnetonka High School. In 24 games the Americans, who mainly acts as an attack player in the course of his career, scoring 20 goals and 28 assists, scored. Due to its impressive performance Gardiner was nominated in 2008 for the annual award as Minnesota Mr. Hockey, which honors the best high school player of the U.S. state of Minnesota. For winning the award, it finally was not enough, this secured offensive defenders Aaron Ness. During this time, the Anaheim Ducks secured the NHL Entry Draft in 2008, when they selected him in the first round at 17th overall position, the rights to the Americans.
For the season 2008/09 Gardiner opted for an engagement at the University of Wisconsin and went for the ice hockey team, the Wisconsin Badgers, in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association on the ice. In his debut season he was with 21 points in 39 games, including 18 assists, the second-best rookie defender of the WCHA and finished within the team to third place among the defenders of the Wisconsin Badgers after Jamie McBain and Brendan Smith. In the following game time, reduced its yield points, but Gardiner scored two of his six goals this season outnumbered and led the team-internal ranking of plus / minus balance sheet at a value of 25. For the season 2010/11 he served in the capacity as assistant captain of the Badgers and increased its balance points in comparison to the previous season significantly and achieved in 26 of 41 Season inserts at least one point scorer. Within the WCHA the actor from the U.S. state of Minnesota had in common with the Canadian Chay Genoway, who also recorded 31 assists, the most successful defender.
On February 9, 2011, Anaheim Ducks gave his rights along with Joffrey Lupul offensive player to the Toronto Maple Leafs to commit the defender François Beauchemin. In addition, the Leafs received a fourth -round choice right in the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 by the Californians. On 15 March 2011 Gardiner finally signed a three-year entry-level contract in the organization of the Leafs and was then sent to the farm team for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League. For this the defender was shortly after his professional debut. After the season Gardiner received a nomination to the WCHA Second All-Star Team. For the 2011/12 season, he managed to jump into the NHL squad of Toronto. He played his first NHL game on October 6, 2011 against the Montreal Canadiens.
Internationally
Gardiner was in the squad of the U.S. national team for the Under-20 Junior World Cup in 2010. In seven games, he recorded three assists and secured with the U.S. to a 6-5 victory after extra time in the final against Canada to win the tournament.
Awards and achievements
- 2009 WCHA All- Rookie Team
- 2011 WCHA Second All-Star Team
- 2012 NHL All- Rookie Team
Internationally
- 2010 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 2010
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )