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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.

Ron Greschner
Born	(1954-12-22) December 22, 1954 (age 67) 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	1974–1990

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		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		48	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		60	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				981	179	431	610	1,226		84	17	32	49	106

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 heads the Ron Greschner Foundation to support autism research and awareness.[3]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Ron Greschner at IMDb
• Official Website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Barry Beck	New York Rangers captain 1986–87	Succeeded by Kelly Kisio

На других языках

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Ronald John „Ron“ Greschner (* 22. Dezember 1954 in Goodsoil, Saskatchewan) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1971 und 1990 unter anderem 1065 Spiele für die New York Rangers in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Verteidigers bestritten hat. Greschner war zwischen 1986 und 1987 der 20. Mannschaftskapitän in der Franchise-Geschichte der New York Rangers.

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