Kelly Greenbank

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Kelly Greenbank
Born (1955-11-17) 17 November 1955 (age 67)
Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Rhode Island Reds
Fort Worth Texans
Oklahoma City Stars
VEU Feldkirch
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL Draft 34th overall, 1975
Montreal Canadiens
WHA Draft 20th overall, 1975
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 19751992

Kelly Greenbank (born 17 November 1955) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey right winger.

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Greenbank was drafted 34th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 20th overall by the Cleveland Crusaders in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft but never played in either league. Instead, he played in the American Hockey League for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs and the Central Hockey League for the Fort Worth Texans and the Oklahoma City Stars between 1975 and 1980.[ citation needed ]

In 1980, Greenbank moved to Austria to sign for VEU Feldkirch. He remained with Feldkirch right up until his retirement in 1992, playing thirteen seasons with the team. He became an Austrian citizen during his spell and became eligible to play for the Austrian national team, with whom he competed in the men's tournaments at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 673346798
1973–74 Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL1758132
1973–74 Winnipeg Clubs WCHL5326315713
1974–75 Winnipeg ClubsWCHL62505110151
1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 6212324419
1976–77 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL28411156
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL5220254512
1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 19691521474116
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL7628346220
1979–80 Oklahoma City StarsCHL134372
1979–80 VEU Feldkirch Austria 2936387436
1980–81 VEU FeldkirchAustria2229305912
1981–82 VEU FeldkirchAustria
1982–83 VEU FeldkirchAustria
1983–84 VEU FeldkirchAustria
1984–85 VEU FeldkirchAustria37292756
1985–86 VEU FeldkirchAustria4433498227
1986–87 VEU FeldkirchAustria3817234040
1987–88 VEU FeldkirchAustria3411243514
1988–89 VEU FeldkirchAustria46152439
1989–90 VEU FeldkirchAustria281515308
1990–91 VEU FeldkirchAustria3717213818
1991–92 VEU FeldkirchAustria4112132518
AHL totals142366810437
Austria totals356214264478173

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kelly Greenbank Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.