Ron Greschner

Ron Greschner

Born	(1954-12-22) December 22, 1954 Goodsoil, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New York Rangers AHL Providence Reds
NHL Draft	32nd overall, 1974 New York Rangers
WHA Draft	34th overall, 1974 Vancouver Blazers
Playing career	1974–1990

Ronald John Greschner (born December 22, 1954) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 16 seasons between 1974 and 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.

In 2009, Greschner was ranked No. 12 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).

Career statistics

			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	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	68	22	47	69	169	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	67	33	70	103	170	—	—	—	—	—
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	47	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	61	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
16 seasons	NHL total		982	179	431	610	1226	84	17	32	49	106

Personal life and charity work

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.^[1]