John Russell Grisdale (born August 23, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 250 games as a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He also spent several years playing in the minor Central Hockey League, and retired in 1979.
John Grisdale | |||
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Born |
(1948-08-23) August 23, 1948 (age 74) Geraldton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1970–1979 |
He was the commissioner of the BCHL from 2003 to 2018, and resides in the city of Coquitlam.[1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1966–67 | Dixie Beehives | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 31 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 71 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1975–76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976–77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 47 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 132 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
CHL totals | 190 | 15 | 67 | 82 | 459 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | ||||
NHL totals | 250 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 346 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
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