John Russell Grisdale (born August 23, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 250 games as a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He also spent several years playing in the minor Central Hockey League, and retired in 1979.
| John Grisdale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 23, 1948 Geraldton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1979 | ||
Grisdale graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1971 from Michigan Technological University where he was a three-year letterman with the Huskies men's hockey team. He had 11 goals and 41 assists for 52 points in 94 career games with the Huskies. He was inducted into the Michigan Technological University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]
He was the commissioner of the BCHL from 2003 to 2018, and resides in the city of Coquitlam.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Dixie Beehives | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 31 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 71 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 47 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 132 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| CHL totals | 190 | 15 | 67 | 82 | 459 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 250 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 346 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Alumni and Friends: John Grisdale – Michigan Technological University. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Canada.com: Fans voice hope of Express' return[permanent dead link] 30 October 2009
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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