Bruce Greig
| Bruce Greig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1953 High River, AB, CAN | ||
| Died |
May 24, 2008 (aged 55) Nanton, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | California Golden Seals | ||
| NHL Draft |
114th overall, 1973 California Golden Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1984 | ||
Bruce Greig (May 9, 1953 – May 24, 2008) was a professional ice hockey winger who played nine games for the California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League and 60 games for the Calgary Cowboys, Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association.
After retiring from hockey he turned his exploits to powerlifting. He holds several Canadian powerlifting records, and eventually became President of the Canadian Powerlifting Council. He owned and operated a gym in Okotoks, Alberta with his wife, Wendy.[1]
He died in a single-car collision in 2008.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Vancouver Nats | WCHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Flint Generals | IHL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 33 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Tidewater Sharks | SHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | San Diego Hawks | PHL | 40 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 42 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Salem Raiders | EHL | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 213 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Salem Raiders | ACHL | 37 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 212 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 1982–83 | Virginia Raiders | ACHL | 35 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Carolina Thunderbirds | ACHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pineridge Bucks |
ACHL | 37 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Mohawk Valley Comets | ACHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ Diamond, D., Dinger, R., Duplacey, J., Fitzsimmons, E., Kuperman, I., Meagher, G., Pasternak, J., & Zweig, E. (Eds.) (1998). Total Hockey. New York City: Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9
- ↑ Barlow, John (2008-06-04). "Renowned powerlifter killed in car accident". Western Wheel. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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