Max Gardiner
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Max Gardiner

Hometown:

Edina Minnesota

Currently Playing In:

NCAA

Birthday:

1992-05-07

Position:

C

Eligible for draft:

2010

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2010

Height:

6-3

Acquired:

3rd round (74th overall), 2010

Weight:

176 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • D

2009-10: Played for Minnetonka (MN) High School.  In 23 games for the Skippers, Gardiner scored 22 goals and added 32 assists for 54 points on the season.  He registered a +35 rating for the season.  Gardiner was a finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award given to Minnesota’s top high school hockey player.  Brother of Anaheim Ducks prospect, Jake Gardiner.

2010-11: Gardiner made the jump directly from Minnesota HS hockey to the NCAA, appearing in 17 games for the University of Minnesota as an 18-year-old freshman. He scored 1 goal with 2 assists and was -3 with 24 PMs for the Gophers. Minnesota finished a disappointing fifth in the WCHA and missed the NCAA tournament after falling to Alaska-Anchorage in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.