by a doctor in the dressing room during intermissions. Playing with a tonsillar infection for most of the season, Gardiner was often slumped over his crossbar during breaks in games, nearly blacking out. After leaving for a singing lesson on June 10, 1934, Gardiner, a baritone, collapsed. He went into a coma, from which he never woke. Gardiner died on June 13, 1934, from a brain hemorrhage brought on by the infection. In a Montreal Gazette story about Gardiner's untimely death that ran on June 14, 1934, Detroit general-manager Jack Adams declared Gardiner to be "a grand chap; one could not help but like him. He was undoubtedly the finest netminder in the league. What is more, he always played the game as a gentleman." Legacy Gardiner was the first goaltender who caught with his right hand to win the Vezina Trophy. He is the only NHL goaltender to captain his team to a Stanley Cup victory. In 1945, Gardiner became a charter member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 76 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. Gardiner is an Honored Member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Overall, he played 316 NHL games, winning 122, with a goals against average of 2.02 goals, and 42 shutouts. In the playoffs, Gardiner appeared in 21 games, with a 1.43 goals against average and five shutouts. When the British Elite Ice Hockey League introduced a conference system in the 2012–13 season, one of its two conferences was named in honour of Gardiner. An arena in Winnipeg located near his childhood home, was renamed the Charlie Gardiner Arena in 2018. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Source: Hockey Hall of Fame Awards NHL See also List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom Notes References External links 1904 births 1934 deaths Burials at Brookside Cemetery (Winnipeg) Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Blackhawks captains Chicago Blackhawks players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees National Hockey League goaltender captains Scottish emigrants to Canada Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Stanley Cup champions Vezina Trophy winners Winnipeg Maroons players Winnipeg Tigers players