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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ron Greschner
Selected in second round
No. 32 overall by New York Rangers

Born December 22, 1954
Position: Defense / Center / L. Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: New Westminster (WCHL)               
Birthplace: Goodsoil, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Goodsoil, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1971-72 ChilliwackBCJHL -- ---- ----
  New WestminsterWCHL 441 910 126
1972-73 New WestminsterWCHL 6822 4769 169
1973-74 New WestminsterWCHL 6733 70103 170

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team:
1973-74 (New Westminster)
New Westminster Captain: 1973-74
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 11 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Set WCHL/WHL record (since broken) for points by a defenseman in one season with 103 in 1973-74. ... Played for Edmonton (WCHL) and was team captain in  1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. ... Played senior league hockey against players in their 20s and 30s when he was just 12 years old.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 3, 1974 (Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers)
Number:  4 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGPGATP PIM
1974-1990 N.Y. Rangers982 179431610 1,226
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1975-1990 N.Y. Rangers84 1732 49106

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1980
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1979 (N.Y. Rangers)
N.Y. Rangers West Side Association Players' Player Award: 1977-78 (shared)
N.Y. Rangers "Crumb Bum" Award (Youth Service): 1985
N.Y. Rangers Good Guy Award (Media Vote): 1985-86
N.Y. Rangers Captain: Oct. 9, 1986, to Dec. 3, 1987
N.Y. Rangers Records: Most penalty minutes, career (1,226)
N.Y. Rangers Assists Leader: 1977-78 (48), 1980-81 (41)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Points Leader: 1987 (5, tie)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (6, tie), 1987 (5)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985 (12)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Scored his first NHL goal vs. Montreal's Ken Dryden on Dec. 8, 1974. ... Set N.Y. Rangers rookie record (since broken) with 37 assists in 1974-75. ... Set N.Y. Rangers record (since broken) for assists by a rookie defenseman with 37 assists in 1974-75. ... Paired on defense with Dave Farrish for N.Y. Rangers in 1976-77. ... Played a few shifts at center for N.Y. Rangers during 1970s. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with separated shoulder. ... Played left wing on line with Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg for N.Y. Rangers during 1980-81 season and 1981 playoffs. ... Paired on defense with Carol Vadnais and Barry Beck for N.Y. Rangers in 1981-82. ... Missed most of 1981-82 season recovering from pinched nerve in back, an injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' game vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 18, 1981. Missed final 25 games of season and entire 1981 playoffs. ... Broke Brad Park's record for points by N.Y. Rangers defenseman on Nov. 11, 1981, when he registered an assist for his 379th point. ... Missed most of 1982-83 season recovering from back injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' 1982 training camp. Did not return to action until Feb. 5, 1983, and then re-injured back in N.Y. Rangers' game vs. Winnipeg on Feb. 20, 1983. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with separated left shoulder, an injury that required postseason surgery to resection his distal clavicle. ... Played center for most of 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons. ... Served as N.Y. Rangers captain while Barry Beck was injured during 1985-86 season. ... Missed remainder of 1986 playoffs after fracturing right hand in Game 5 of N.Y. Rangers' Patrick Division semifinal series vs. Philadelphia on April 15, 1986. ... Missed start of 1986-87 season with fractured left foot, suffered in N.Y. Rangers' preseason game on Oct. 2, 1986. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with series of injuries. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with series of injuries. ... Suspended for final three regular-season games in 1988-89 for "abuse of an official." The incident occurred in N.Y. Rangers' game vs. Pittsburgh on March 25, 1989, after Pittsburgh defenseman Rod Buskas pulled Greschner's hair during a second period fight. Angry that the officials had not seen the hair-pulling, Greschner spit water at linesman Ron Asselstine after arguing the lack of a penalty call. Greschner was thrown out of the game and was suspended on March 27, 1989. ...  Was not offered a contract by N.Y. Rangers after the 1989-90 season, released on July 17, 1990. ... Ended career with N.Y. Rangers as team's all-time leader in points, goals and assists by a defensemen (records all broken by Brian Leetch).
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (AHL)
Challenge Cup: 1979
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1974 (by Vancouver, No. 34 overall in Round 3)
1974-75: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Providence).
Miscellaneous: Played on N.Y. Rangers team that competed in Sweden's 1981 DN Cup tournament. ... Avid tennis player during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Appeared on soap opera Ryan's Hope in July 1980. ... Began running Ron Greschner Hockey Camp during summer of 1985. ... Made workout video with Carol Alt during summer of 1987. ... Worked as extra in Italian film starring Carol Alt during summer of 1987. ... Served a judge for Miss Universe contest in Japan in May 1988. ... Honored by Muscular Dystrophy Association with humanitarian award for his charitable work on Aug. 31, 1988. ... Appeared in episode of TV's The Nanny in 1996.
Personal: Ex-husband of model Carol Alt (married Nov. 21, 1983, separated in 1996, divorced in 2001). ... Father owned only local hotel in Goodsoil, Saskatchewan (pop. 250).

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SNAPSHOT '74
Total Selected: 246
Forwards: 138
Defense: 84
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 171
College Players: 44
Canadian: 200
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 40
U.S.-Born: 39
European: 6
Reached NHL: 98
Won Stanley Cup: 15
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 21
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 5
Picks Traded: 13
 
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