Richard Grenier (ice hockey)
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| Richard Grenier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Grenier in 1976 postcard | |||
| Born |
September 18, 1952 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Quebec Nordiques VEU Feldkirch Kiekkoreipas EHC Arosa Villacher SV Wiener EV | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL draft |
65th overall, 1972 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1990 | ||
Richard Grenier (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 games in the National Hockey League and 34 games in the World Hockey Association.
Grenier was born in Montreal. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec.[1]
Career
Grenier played 10 games with the New York Islanders, and 34 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Austrian Hockey League. A naturalized Austrian, he played for the Austria national team at the 1987 World Championship B Pool.
