| Danny Gruen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1952 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades Cleveland Crusaders Colorado Rockies Minnesota Fighting Saints Calgary Cowboys | ||
| NHL Draft | 58th overall, 1972 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1983 | ||
Daniel Patrick Gruen (born June 26, 1952) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 49 games in the National Hockey League and 181 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Colorado Rockies, Detroit Red Wings, Michigan Stags, Winnipeg Jets, Cleveland Crusaders, Calgary Cowboys, and Minnesota Fighting Saints.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Fort William Canadiens | TBJHL | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort William Canadiens | TBJHL | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Thunder Bay Vulcans | TBJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Thunder Bay Vulcans | MNTBHL | 36 | 30 | 60 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 68 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 194 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 57 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | WHA | 34 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 80 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 29 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 34 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 30 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 65 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 24 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hampton Aces | EHL | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Thunder Bay Twins | CASH | 36 | 17 | 48 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 181 | 56 | 61 | 117 | 185 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Preceded by Ross Perkins | CHL Leading Scorer tied with Lyle Moffat 1972–73 | Succeeded by Wayne Schaab |
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