 During the 1932 – 33 season Gardiner began to develop a tonsil infection that drained his strength . While he initially kept the infection private , Gardiner made his condition public on December 23 , 1932 . Even though he was ill , Gardiner played the next night in Toronto . Though his fifty @-@ five saves were the deciding factor in the Black Hawks win and his performance was so good that both league President Frank Calder and Maple Leafs star forward Charlie Conacher praised him , he was so sick he would collapse on the dressing room floor in between periods with a fever of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit ; after the game Gardiner was rushed to a local hospital . This was the first notable symptom of Gardiner 's health issues . 
