Ronald John Greschner (born December 22, 1954) is a Canadian former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) for 16 seasons between

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and

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

. Greschner was selected 32nd overall by the

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in the

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. 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, the most in Rangers franchise history. 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

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by coach

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. 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. guest starring on The Nanny as self on season 3 ep21 The Hockey Show

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* WCHL All-Star Team – 1974

Personal life

Greschner was previously married to supermodel

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. He has five children with his wife, Lori; the family lives in

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. He also led the Ron Greschner Foundation to support

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research and awareness.

References

External links

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Ron Greschner's site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greschner, Ron 1954 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of German descent Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan New Westminster Bruins players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Providence Reds players Vancouver Blazers draft picks 20th-century Canadian sportsmen