Wayne Groulx

Wayne Groulx
Born (1965-02-02) February 2, 1965 (age 59)
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Nordiques
KalPa
EHC Lustenau
ATSE Graz
EC Graz
National team  Austria
NHL draft 172nd overall, 1983
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1985–1995

Wayne Groulx (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian-born Austrian former ice hockey centre. During the 1984–85 NHL season, he played one game for the Quebec Nordiques.

Groulx was drafted 172nd overall by the Nordiques in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and played one game for them during the 1984-85 NHL season. He also played in the International Hockey League for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and in the American Hockey League for the Fredericton Express and Baltimore Skipjacks. Groulx played in Finland's SM-liiga for KalPa before spending six seasons in Austria, with EHC Lustenau and five seasons with EC Graz. He represented Austria in the 1992 World Hockey Championship.

Despite three 100-point campaigns with the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, including winning the Red Tilson Trophy as Most Outstanding Player in 1985, his success never translated beyond the junior level in North America, though he later became a star player in the Austrian Hockey League in the 1990s.

After retiring as a player, Groulx coached the Fort Erie Meteors of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Welland Cougars GHL 38 44 32 76 44 — — — — —
1981–82 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 25 41 66 66 13 6 8 14 8
1982–83 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 67 44 86 130 54 16 7 9 16 13
1983–84 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 70 59 78 137 48 16 14 22 36 13
1984–85 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 64 59 85 144 102 16 18 18 36 24
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds M-Cup — — — — — 4 2 2 4 7
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 15 2 6 8 12 — — — — —
1985–86 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 55 22 27 49 56 12 4 4 8 26
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 30 11 7 18 8 — — — — —
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 38 18 22 40 49 — — — — —
1986–87 Canada Intl. 9 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
1987–88 KalPa SM-l 27 17 10 27 54 — — — — —
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 5 5 0 5 15 — — — — —
1988–89 EHC Lustenau AUT 40 40 47 87 — — — — — —
1989–90 ATSE Graz AUT 36 42 41 83 87 — — — — —
1990–91 ATSE Graz AUT 32 26 22 48 85 — — — — —
1991–92 ATSE Graz AUT 29 14 19 33 — — — — — —
1992–93 EC Graz AUT 55 64 38 102 — — — — — —
1993–94 EC Graz AUT 44 20 17 37 — — — — — —
1994–95 Lakeland Ice Warriors SuHL 13 7 12 19 22 — — — — —
IHL totals 93 40 49 89 105 12 4 4 8 26
AUT totals 236 206 184 390 — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Austria WC B 7 7 7 14 43
1993 Austria WC 6 0 0 0 10

See also

References

  1. ^ Keegan, Thomas (2007). Junior Hockey Guide. Canada: Athletic Guide Publishing. p. 350. ISBN 9781601791023..


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