Richard Grenier (ice hockey)

Richard Grenier
Born (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Quebec Nordiques
VEU Feldkirch
Kiekkoreipas
EHC Arosa
Villacher SV
Wiener EV
National team  Austria
NHL draft 65th overall, 1972
New York Islanders
Playing career 1972–1990

Richard Grenier (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 games in the National Hockey League.

Early life

Grenier was born in Montreal. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec.[1]

Career

Grenier played 10 games with the New York Islanders, and 34 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Austrian Hockey League. A naturalized Austrian, he played for the Austria national team at the 1987 World Championship B Pool.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Rosemont National QMJHL 6 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
1969–70 St-Michael Cardinaux QAHA — — — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 62 23 76 99 74 14 7 7 14 30
1970–71 Quebec Remparts M-Cup — — — — — 7 0 2 2 0
1971–72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL 61 46 56 102 83 4 2 1 3 4
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1972–73 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 66 19 20 39 50 — — — — —
1973–74 Fort Worth Wings CHL 70 28 26 54 39 5 2 2 4 6
1974–75 Fort Worth Texans CHL 55 11 14 25 32 — — — — —
1974–75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 18 3 5 8 5 — — — — —
1975–76 Beauce Jaros NAHL 73 77 83 160 82 12 14 4 18 12
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 34 11 9 20 4 — — — — —
1976–77 Maine Nordiques NAHL 41 25 23 48 12 12 12 6 18 2
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 75 46 30 76 37 — — — — —
1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 68 37 27 64 36 10 6 4 10 13
1979–80 VEU Feldkirch AUT 34 60 43 103 68 — — — — —
1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 11 6 4 10 0 6 1 3 4 2
1980–81 Kiekkoreipas FIN 36 29 21 50 36 — — — — —
1981–82 EHC Arosa NLA 34 40 18 58 — — — — — —
1982–83 EHC Arosa NLA 36 39 9 48 17 — — — — —
1983–84 Villacher SV AUT 38 52 63 115 — — — — — —
1984–85 Villacher SV AUT 32 29 45 74 38 — — — — —
1985–86 Villacher SV AUT 41 36 52 88 30 — — — — —
1986–87 Villacher SV AUT 20 14 21 35 22 — — — — —
1987–88 Wiener EV AUT 34 19 26 45 24 — — — — —
1988–89 Wiener EV AUT 38 11 25 36 — — — — — —
1989–90 Wiener EV AUT 37 28 26 54 10 — — — — —
AUT totals 274 249 301 550 192 — — — — —
WHA totals 34 11 9 20 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Austria WC-B 7 3 4 7 2
Senior totals 7 3 4 7 2

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
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