Ron Greschner
Born (1954-12-22) December 22, 1954
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.

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. 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 441910126 51230
1972–73 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68224769169 524619
1973–74 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 673370103170 11561118
1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 7561110
1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 708374593 30112
1975–76 New York Rangers NHL 776212793
1976–77 New York Rangers NHL 8011364789
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 78244872100 30002
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 6017365366 18751216
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 76213758103 906610
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 74274168112 14481217
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 295111616
1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 103580 822412
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 77124456117 21012
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 4816294542 203312
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 78202848104 531411
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 606344062 60550
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 5115682
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 581101194 40116
1989–90 New York Rangers NHL 55191053 1000016
NHL totals 9811794316101,226 84173249106

Awards

  • WCHL All-Star Team – 1974

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.
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