| Greg Adams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1963 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes Florida Panthers Frankfurt Lions | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2002 | ||
Gregory Daren Adams (born August 15, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1984 to 2001.
Before turning pro, Adams played two seasons ('82–83 and '83–84) at Northern Arizona University. He led the nation in scoring his sophomore season. Undrafted, he was then signed by the New Jersey Devils on June 24, 1984. He played three seasons with the Devils until he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on September 15, 1987, along with Kirk McLean for Patrik Sundstrom and a fourth round pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft (Matt Ruchty). The following season, when Greg C. Adams was traded to Vancouver, the younger Greg Adams became identified by the nickname Greg "Gus" Adams. [1]
Adams would go on to play eight seasons in Vancouver. During the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Adams scored a goal in what many Canucks fans believe to be one of the greatest moments in team history. In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Adams scored the game-winning goal in overtime, catapulting the team to their second-ever Stanley Cup Finals berth. He would also score the overtime winner in Game 1 of that Stanley Cup Finals against the New York Rangers.
Adams was traded to the Dallas Stars in the 1994–95 season. [2] After four seasons in Dallas, he moved on to play for the Phoenix Coyotes for two seasons (1998–99 and 1999–2000). After Phoenix, Adams played one season (2000–01) with the Florida Panthers and then retired from the NHL.
Adams was a decent goal scorer who managed to score more than 30 goals four times in his career and had nine seasons with more than 20. Twice he scored over 70 points, once with the Devils (77) and once with the Canucks (76). Unfortunately, Adams was often plagued with the injury bug and only once managed to play one full season. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Nelson Leafs | KIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 48 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 45 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Northern Arizona University | NCAA | 29 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Northern Arizona University | NCAA | 26 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 36 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 41 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 72 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 61 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 68 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 31 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 66 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 50 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 49 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,056 | 355 | 388 | 743 | 326 | 81 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 16 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | WC |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Canada | WC | 4th | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 11 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||
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