Ron Greschner

Ron Greschner
Born (1954-12-22) December 22, 1954
Goodsoil, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
New York Rangers
AHL
Providence Reds
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1974
New York Rangers
WHA Draft 34th overall, 1974
Vancouver Blazers
Playing career 1974–1990

Ronald John Greschner (born December 22, 1954) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the 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.

In 2009, Greschner was ranked No. 12 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 44 1 9 10 126 5 1 2 3 0
1972–73 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68 22 47 69 169 5 2 4 6 19
1973–74 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 67 33 70 103 170 11 5 6 11 18
1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 7 5 6 11 10 — — — — —
1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 70 8 37 45 93 3 0 1 1 2
1975–76 New York Rangers NHL 77 6 21 27 93 — — — — —
1976–77 New York Rangers NHL 80 11 36 47 89 — — — — —
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 78 24 48 72 100 3 0 0 0 2
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 60 17 36 53 66 18 7 5 12 16
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 76 21 37 58 103 9 0 6 6 10
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 74 27 41 68 112 14 4 8 12 17
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 29 5 11 16 16 — — — — —
1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 10 3 5 8 0 8 2 2 4 12
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 77 12 44 56 117 2 1 0 1 2
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 47 16 29 45 42 2 0 3 3 12
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 78 20 28 48 104 5 3 1 4 11
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 61 6 34 40 62 6 0 5 5 0
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 51 1 5 6 82 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 58 1 10 11 94 4 0 1 1 6
1989–90 New York Rangers NHL 55 1 9 10 53 10 0 0 0 16
NHL totals 982 179 431 610 1226 84 17 32 49 106

Personal life and charity work

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 heads the Ron Greschner Foundation to support autism research and awareness.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://rongreschnerfoundation.com/index.htm "Ron Greschner Foundation"
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Barry Beck		 New York Rangers captain
1986–87 		Succeeded by
Kelly Kisio
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