Daimon Gardner

Photo by: Jason Soria

Position:
Forward
Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 205
Hometown:
Eagle Lake, Ontario
Previous Team:
Clarkson (NCAA)
High School:
Warroad
S/C:
L
NHL Rights:
Vancouver Canucks | 4th Round | 112nd Overall | 2022 NHL Draft

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District … 2024-25 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference ... 2023-24 AHCA All-American Scholar

NHL: Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fourth round (112nd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 32 games in first season with SCSU and sophomore campaign, scoring five goals and nine assists for 14 points … Had one game-winning goal with 49 shots on goal … Ranked fifth on the team in points (14) and assists (nine) while ranking sixth in goals (five) … Had an assist in 4-0 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Scored first goal as a Husky with the game-winner and a +2 mark on the ice in a 4-3 win over Augustana (Oct. 25) … Found the back of the net against No. 2 Boston College (Nov. 1) … Had a goal at Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 11) and against Arizona State (Jan. 18) … Had a three-assist weekend against No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 21-22) … Scored in 2-1 upset on the road over No. 6 Denver (March 1).

Before SCSU: Spent his freshman season at Clarkson (2023-24) where he scored one goal and five assists for six points in 29 games … Played one season full-time and two seasons part-time in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers (2020-22) and Tri-City Storm (2022-23) … In 2022-23, scored 42 points (12 goals / 30 assists) in 46 games while helping the Storm advance to the USHL playoffs … Starred for the Warroad Warriors in the 2021-22 season, where he was one of the top-scoring players in the state in his senior campaign, scoring 45 goals and 38 assists for 83 points while leading the Warriors to a runner-up finish in the 2022 Class A state tournament … Was selected in the fourth round (112^th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks … Attended the Vancouver Canucks’ summer development camp in July 2024.

Personal: Comes from a long line of siblings with collegiate hockey experience, as his older sisters played at North Dakota (Kayla, 2013-17) and Minnesota State (Demi, 2016-19; Mariah, 2017-21).