Richard Grenier (ice hockey)

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Richard Grenier
Born (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952 (age 71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Quebec Nordiques
VEU Feldkirch
Kiekkoreipas
EHC Arosa
Villacher SV
Wiener EV
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL Draft 65th overall, 1972
New York Islanders
Playing career 19721990

Richard Grenier (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 games in the National Hockey League.

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Early life

Grenier was born in Montreal. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec. [1]

Career

Grenier played 10 games with the New York Islanders, and 34 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Austrian Hockey League. A naturalized Austrian, he played for the Austria national team at the 1987 World Championship B Pool.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70 Rosemont National QMJHL 60332
1969–70St-Michael CardinauxQAHA
1970–71 Quebec Remparts QMJHL622376997414771430
1970–71 Quebec Remparts M-Cup 70220
1971–72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL6146561028342134
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 101122
1972–73 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 6619203950
1973–74 Fort Worth Wings CHL 702826543952246
1974–75 Fort Worth Texans CHL5511142532
1974–75 New Haven NighthawksAHL183585
1975–76 Beauce Jaros NAHL 73778316082121441812
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 34119204
1976–77 Maine Nordiques NAHL412523481212126182
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL7546307637
1978–79 Binghamton DustersAHL683727643610641013
1979–80 VEU Feldkirch AUT 34604310368
1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL116410061342
1980–81 Kiekkoreipas FIN 3629215036
1981–82 EHC Arosa NLA 34401858
1982–83 EHC ArosaNLA363994817
1983–84 Villacher SV AUT385263115
1984–85 Villacher SVAUT3229457438
1985–86 Villacher SVAUT4136528830
1986–87 Villacher SVAUT2014213522
1987–88 Wiener EV AUT3419264524
1988–89 Wiener EVAUT38112536
1989–90 Wiener EVAUT3728265410
AUT totals274249301550192
WHA totals34119204
NHL totals101122

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1987 Austria WC-B 73472
Senior totals73472

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.