Seasons with Rangers: 16 (1974-1990)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 982
Playoff Games with Rangers: 84

Acquired
Selected by Rangers in Round 2 of 1974 NHL Amateur Draft (Second Rangers pick, No. 32 overall).

Departed
Retired following the 1989-90 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1974-1975 Rangers 70 8 37 45 8 93 0 0 2 122 6.6 1975-1976 Rangers 77 6 21 27 -51 93 2 0 0 176 3.4 1976-1977 Rangers 80 11 36 47 0 89 0 2 1 192 5.7 1977-1978 Rangers 78 24 48 72 3 100 8 1 5 180 13.3 1978-1979 Rangers 60 17 36 53 0 66 8 0 1 153 11.1 1979-1980 Rangers 76 21 37 58 -11 103 6 1 3 187 11.2 1980-1981 Rangers 74 27 41 68 0 112 6 0 1 193 14.0 1981-1982 Rangers 29 5 11 16 -11 16 0 0 0 49 10.2 1982-1983 Rangers 10 3 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 12 25.0 1983-1984 Rangers 77 12 44 56 5 117 5 0 0 130 9.2 1984-1985 Rangers 48 16 29 45 -19 42 8 0 2 88 18.2 1985-1986 Rangers 78 20 28 48 9 104 6 1 2 150 13.3 1986-1987 Rangers 61 6 34 40 -6 62 1 1 1 109 5.5 1987-1988 Rangers 51 1 5 6 -9 82 0 0 0 67 1.5 1988-1989 Rangers 58 1 10 11 9 94 0 0 0 49 2.0 1989-1990 Rangers 55 1 9 10 -7 53 0 0 0 26 3.8 Team Totals: 982 179 431 610 -80 1,226 51 6 18 1,883 9.5

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1974-1975 Rangers 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1977-1978 Rangers 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1978-1979 Rangers 18 7 5 12 16 4 1 3 1979-1980 Rangers 9 0 6 6 10 0 0 0 1980-1981 Rangers 14 4 8 12 17 1 0 0 1982-1983 Rangers 8 2 2 4 12 2 0 0 1983-1984 Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1984-1985 Rangers 2 0 3 3 12 0 0 0 1985-1986 Rangers 5 3 1 4 11 0 0 0 1986-1987 Rangers 6 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1988-1989 Rangers 4 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 11 0.0 1989-1990 Rangers 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 3 0.0 Team Totals: 84 17 32 49 -1 106 7 1 3 14

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1971-1972 Chilliwack Chiefs-BCJHL 1971-1972 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 44 1 9 10 126 1972-1973 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 68 22 47 69 169 1973-1974 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 67 33 70 103 170 1974-1975 Rangers 70 8 37 45 8 93 0 0 2 122 6.6 1974-1975 Providence Reds-AHL 7 5 6 11 10 1975-1976 Rangers 77 6 21 27 -51 93 2 0 0 176 3.4 1976-1977 Rangers 80 11 36 47 0 89 0 2 1 192 5.7 1977-1978 Rangers 78 24 48 72 3 100 8 1 5 180 13.3 1978-1979 Rangers 60 17 36 53 0 66 8 0 1 153 11.1 1978-1979 NHL All-Stars-Ch-Cup 1979-1980 Rangers 76 21 37 58 -11 103 6 1 3 187 11.2 1980-1981 Rangers 74 27 41 68 0 112 6 0 1 193 14.0 1981-1982 New York Rangers-DN-Cup 3 1 0 1 1981-1982 Rangers 29 5 11 16 -11 16 0 0 0 49 10.2 1982-1983 Rangers 10 3 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 12 25.0 1983-1984 Rangers 77 12 44 56 5 117 5 0 0 130 9.2 1984-1985 Rangers 48 16 29 45 -19 42 8 0 2 88 18.2 1985-1986 Rangers 78 20 28 48 9 104 6 1 2 150 13.3 1986-1987 Rangers 61 6 34 40 -6 62 1 1 1 109 5.5 1987-1988 Rangers 51 1 5 6 -9 82 0 0 0 67 1.5 1988-1989 Rangers 58 1 10 11 9 94 0 0 0 49 2.0 1989-1990 Rangers 55 1 9 10 -7 53 0 0 0 26 3.8 NHL Totals: 982 179 431 610 -80 1,226 51 6 18 1,883 9.5

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1971-1972 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 5 1 2 3 0 1972-1973 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 5 2 4 6 19 1973-1974 New Westminster Bruins-WCJHL 11 5 6 11 18 1974-1975 Rangers 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1977-1978 Rangers 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1978-1979 Rangers 18 7 5 12 16 4 1 3 1979-1980 Rangers 9 0 6 6 10 0 0 0 1980-1981 Rangers 14 4 8 12 17 1 0 0 1982-1983 Rangers 8 2 2 4 12 2 0 0 1983-1984 Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1984-1985 Rangers 2 0 3 3 12 0 0 0 1985-1986 Rangers 5 3 1 4 11 0 0 0 1986-1987 Rangers 6 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1988-1989 Rangers 4 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 11 0.0 1989-1990 Rangers 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 3 0.0 NHL Totals: 84 17 32 49 -1 106 7 1 3 14

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Nov. 3, 1974 (Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS April 27, 1990 (Rangers vs. Washington Capitals) (playoffs) RANGERS CAPTAIN Oct. 9, 1986 to Dec. 3, 1987 MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS NHL All-Star Game — 1980 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Players` Player Award — 1977-78 (co-winner) Rangers Good Guy Award — 1985-86 "Crumb Bum" Award (Community Service) — 1984-85 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS WHILE WITH RANGERS 1979 Challenge Cup — NHL All-Stars vs. USSR (reserve, did not play) RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most assists — 1977-78, 1980-81 Most playoff assists — 1980 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 7 Minor-league teams: Providence (AHL) 1974 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Gresch Full Name: Ronald Greschner Uniform Numbers: 4 Retired from NHL: 1990 BIOGRAPHY A member of the Rangers for all 16 of his NHL seasons, defenseman Ron Greschner was the heart and soul of the Blueshirts` blueline corps through that the late 1970s and the entire 1980s. Greschner came to the Rangers in 1974 as a highly-touted second-round draft pick, who was coming off a 103-point season for New Westminster of the Western Canadian Junior Hockey League. As if to signal how much of an impact he would make, he fittingly scored his first NHL goal against Hall of Famer Ken Dryden and went on to set a then Rangers rookie record of 37 assists in 1974-75. Greschner was so skilled offensively that the Rangers would occasionally play him at forward as well as defense, and in 1977-78, he registered the first of four 20-goal seasons. His third 20-goal campaign in 1980-81 featured a career-high 27 goals and included time at left win on a line with Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg. Although he stayed relatively free from injuries for most of his first seven seasons, Greschner was limited to just 29 games in 1981-82 due to a pinched nerve in his back and just 10 games in 1982-83 due to a re-aggravation of the back injury. During this time, he still managed to break Brad Park`s record for career points by a Rangers defenseman — a record he held until passed by Brian Leetch in the late 1990s. Injuries continued to dog Greschner in his latter years with the Rangers, as he was hampered by shoulder problems in 1984-85 and a broken left foot two years later. Despite the injuries, he was named captain for the 1986-86 season after filling in for Barry Beck the previous year. Greschner eventually gave up the captaincy during another injury-filled season in 1987-88, but remained with the Rangers for two more years until retiring in 1990 at age 35. Although all of his major team records were later broken by Leetch, Greschner retired from the NHL as the Rangers` all-time leader in points, goals and assists by a defensemen. RELATED CONTENT º Alumni Profile º Alumni Spotlight º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers Captains º Players` Player Award Winners º Rangers Good Guy Award Winners º "Crumb Bum" Award Winners º Rangers All-Time Scoring Leaders º Rangers Career Leaders º Photographic Memory: 1979 Stanley Cup Finals