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Prospect Info: Evan Gardner

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Drafted at 60th overall. Athletic goalie with good hockey sense as "Nick" (Backstrom?) has put it according to Waddell. He was #2 guy on their goalie list.

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Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Evan Gardner, 2006-01-25 Fort St. John, BC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Saskatoon Blades. Complete player biography and stats.
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HP's analysis of his game at 43:10:




Post draft interview
 
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Oh, he's a type 1 diabetic. That's very interesting and tough for a professional athlete. It should/could be easier for a goalie though, the levels are likely to be more consistent and less sudden drops or spikes, more of an overall workout than a player who needs bursts of energy. Max Domi has shown that you can play hockey at the highest level as a T1D but I would bet that sometimes it just doesn't go according to plan in games (Max never admitted to any NHL game issues in his book but at this point of his career I won't buy it lol). At the very least it's something for the team to integrate into their game prep and processes, experience working with Max probably helps a bit. Very interesting to follow Gardner and how he battles with it. Predictability, discipline and work ethic would be my guesses and hopefully those traits will carry to his actual training too.
 
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ThirdPeriodTurtle said:
Oh, he's a type 1 diabetic. That's very interesting and tough for a professional athlete. It should/could be easier for a goalie though, the levels are likely to be more consistent and less sudden drops or spikes, more of an overall workout than a player who needs bursts of energy. Max Domi has shown that you can play hockey at the highest level as a T1D but I would bet that sometimes it just doesn't go according to plan in games (Max never admitted to any NHL game issues in his book but at this point of his career I won't buy it lol). At the very least it's something for the team to integrate into their game prep and processes, experience working with Max probably helps a bit. Very interesting to follow Gardner and how he battles with it. Predictability, discipline and work ethic would be my guesses and hopefully those traits will carry to his actual training too.
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Sasha Zverev is T1 diabetic and he plays tons of five set matches. Now granted they get sideline breaks between every 4th or 5th game and in between sets but its still 3-5 hours on court every time.
 
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Let's hope he fairs better than our other 2nd round goalie pick Oscar Dansk did.

This is the 3rd highest a goalie has ever been drafted by the CBJ behind Pascal LeClaire and Dansk.
 
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Through his success, he has never let it get to his head, but rather use it to progress forward. One of his most beneficial traits – he always wants to learn from others. During practices with Saskatoon, he would watch his teammates to help him get an edge up in some way. Outside of the WHL, he also admires such NHL goaltenders as Jeremy Swayman and Thatcher Demko, breaking their skills down to learn a thing or two.

“I really try to model my game after Jeremy Swayman. I really like him as a goaltender,” Gardner said. “Then I mean he's a bit opposite of me, but Thatcher Demko. I really like watching him and taking things to implement into my game, even though there's quite a bit of a drastic size difference between us."
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