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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Richard Grenier
Selected in fifth round
No. 65 overall by New York Islanders

Born September 18, 1952
Position: Center
Height: 5-11   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Verdun (QMJHL)                              
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 St. MichaelQAAA -- ---- ----
1970-71 QuebecQMJHL 6223 7699 74
1971-72 VerdunQMJHL 6146 56102 83

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1971 (Quebec)
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 6, 1973 (Detroit at N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers:  20 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1973 N.Y. Islanders10 112 2

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1972-73:
Played on first New York Islanders team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Beauce (NAHL); Quebec (WHA); Maine (NAHL); Binghamton, Nova Scotia (AHL); Feldkirch (Austria); Reipas (Finland); Arosa (Switzerland); Villach, Wien (Austria)
World Championships: 1987 (Austria) (third place, Pool B)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Switzerland Championship:
1982 (Arosa)
Austria Championship: 1990 (Feldkirch)
NAHL All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Beauce)
NAHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Maine)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
AHL Goals Leader: 1977-78 (Binghamton) (46 goals)
NAHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (Maine) (12 goals)
Switzerland Goals Leader: 1981-82 (Arosa) (40 goals)
1975-76: Played on NAHL regular-season champion (Beauce).
1976-77: Played 34 regular-season games for Quebec team that went on to win WHA Avco Trophy, but did not appear in any playoff games.

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SNAPSHOT '72
Total Selected: 152
Forwards: 88
Defense: 47
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 121
College Players: 25
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 11
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 0
Reached NHL: 67
Won Stanley Cup: 11
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 1
Picks Traded: 24
 
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