Ron Greschner

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Ron Greschner
Born (1954-12-22) December 22, 1954 (age 70)
Goodsoil, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
NHL draft 32nd overall, 1974
New York Rangers
WHA draft 34th overall, 1974
Vancouver Blazers
Playing career 19741990

Ronald John Greschner (born December 22, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons between 1974 and 1990.

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Greschner was selected 32nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played in 982 career NHL games, all with the Rangers, scoring 179 goals and 431 assists for 610 points. He also compiled 1,226 penalty minutes, the most in Rangers franchise history. Greschner's best offensive season was the 1977–78 season when he scored 24 goals and 48 assists for 72 points. Greschner was sometimes deployed as a left wing by coach Craig Patrick. [1]

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Greschner at No. 12 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team’s first 82 seasons. [2] guest starring on The Nanny as self on season 3 ep21 "The Hockey Show".

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 44191012651230
1972–73 New Westminster BruinsWCHL68224769169524619
1973–74 New Westminster BruinsWCHL67337010317011561118
1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 7561110
1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 70837459330112
1975–76 New York RangersNHL776212793
1976–77 New York RangersNHL8011364789
1977–78 New York RangersNHL7824487210030002
1978–79 New York RangersNHL601736536618751216
1979–80 New York RangersNHL76213758103906610
1980–81 New York RangersNHL7427416811214481217
1981–82 New York RangersNHL295111616
1982–83 New York RangersNHL103580822412
1983–84 New York RangersNHL7712445611721012
1984–85 New York RangersNHL4816294542203312
1985–86 New York RangersNHL78202848104531411
1986–87 New York RangersNHL60634406260550
1987–88 New York RangersNHL5115682
1988–89 New York RangersNHL58110119440116
1989–90 New York RangersNHL551910531000016
NHL totals9811794316101,22684173249106

Awards

Personal life

Greschner was previously married to supermodel Carol Alt. He has five children with his wife, Lori; the family lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. He also led the Ron Greschner Foundation to support autism research and awareness. [3]

References

  1. Dupont, Kevin (March 11, 1985). "Greschner Adapts to Forward Role". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 188. ISBN   978-0470736197 . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. "Ron Greschner Foundation". Archived from the original on March 13, 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Rangers captain
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Succeeded by