Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1960)

Not to be confused with Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1963).

Greg Adams
Born	(1960-05-31) May 31, 1960 (age 63) Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Quebec Nordiques Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1980–1990

Gregory Charles Adams (born May 31, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1990. ^[1]

Playing career

Adams was passed over in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1979. ^[2] In his final year in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Victoria Cougars he scored 62 goals playing on a line with Barry Pederson. He spent the 1980–81 season with the Flyers' farm team, the Maine Mariners, and impressed in a six-game stint in Philadelphia, scoring three goals. ^[3] The following season he appeared in 33 games, scoring 19 points. ^[4]

Adams was traded to the Hartford Whalers in the Mark Howe trade in the summer of 1982. ^[5] In the 1982–83 season, he spent his first full season in the NHL, scoring 10 goals and 23 points in 79 games. He established himself as a gritty, physical presence and registered 216 penalty minutes (PIM), the highest total of his career. ^[4]

Adams was dealt again in the summer of 1983, this time to the Washington Capitals. ^[6] While the Whalers had just 19 wins in 1982–83, ^[7] the Capitals were one of the deepest squads in the league, and he found it more difficult to get ice time. In his first two years in Washington, he scored just eight goals in 108 games, and was demoted briefly to the American Hockey League (AHL). However, he established himself as a key member of the team in the 1985–86 season, and put up surprising numbers with 18 goals and 56 points, along with 152 PIM. He continued to perform well over the next two seasons, posting totals of 14 and 15 goals while providing his usual physical presence. ^[4]

For the 1988–89 season, Adams was moved to the defending Stanley Cup champions Edmonton Oilers. ^[8] However, he struggled to find a niche with the Oilers, scoring just four goals in 49 games, and was dealt again at the trade deadline, this time to the Vancouver Canucks. This created one of the more unusual situations in NHL history, as the Canucks' lineup already featured star winger Greg "Gus" Adams. ^[9]

Adams's stint in Vancouver was brief, scoring four goals in 12 games for the team. ^[4] He was claimed in the 1989 NHL Waiver Draft by the Quebec Nordiques just prior to the 1989–90 season, but spent most of the season in the AHL. He finished the season with the Detroit Red Wings before retiring.

Adams finished his career with 84 goals and 227 career points in 545 NHL games, and recorded 1,173 PIM. ^[4]

Post-playing career

After Adams retired from the NHL, he moved back to Duncan, British Columbia, close to where he grew up. He is now an owner of some Tim Hortons franchises around Duncan. ^[10]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Nanaimo Clippers	BCJHL		62	53	61	114	150		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Victoria Cougars	WHL		71	23	31	54	151		14	5	0	5	59
1979–80	Victoria Cougars	WHL		71	62	48	110	212		16	9	11	20	71
1980–81	Maine Mariners	AHL		71	19	20	39	158		20	2	3	5	89
1980–81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		6	3	0	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Maine Mariners	AHL		45	16	21	37	241		4	0	3	3	28
1981–82	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		33	4	15	19	105		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Hartford Whalers	NHL		79	10	13	23	216		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Washington Capitals	NHL		57	2	6	8	133		1	0	0	0	0
1984–85	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		28	9	16	25	58		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Washington Capitals	NHL		51	6	12	18	72		5	0	0	0	9
1985–86	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	18	38	56	152		9	1	3	4	27
1986–87	Washington Capitals	NHL		67	14	30	44	184		7	1	3	4	38
1987–88	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	15	12	27	153		14	0	5	5	58
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		49	4	5	9	82		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		12	4	2	6	35		7	0	0	0	21
1989–90	Halifax Citadels	AHL		10	6	13	19	18		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		7	1	3	4	17		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		28	3	7	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				545	84	143	227	1,173		43	2	11	13	153

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL
First All-Star Team	1980

References

1. "Caps Alumni Biographies: Greg Adams". NHL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
2. "Flyers A-Z: Adams, Greg". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
3. "The Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday returned left wing Greg Adams..." UPI. February 4, 1981. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
4. "Greg Adams Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
5. Ed, Barkowitz (November 10, 2011). "Howe about that? Former Flyer Mark joins his dad Gordie in hallowed hall". The Phiadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
6. Blumenstock, Kathy (October 4, 1983). "Capitals Trade for Left Wing". Washington Post. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
7. "1982-83 Hartford Whalers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
8. Willis, Jonathan (October 31, 2021). "The day the Edmonton Oilers let Geoff Courtnall slip through their fingers". edmontonjournal. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
9. Rollins, Jen (December 12, 2007). "Will the Real Greg Adams Please Stand Up?". NHL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
10. Gouldin, Warren (September 3, 2018). "Giving back to Cowichan key for owner of six local Tim Hortons". Cowichan Valley Citizen. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database