Greg Meredith
Gregory Paul Meredith (born February 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames during the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons.
| Greg Meredith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 23, 1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft |
97th overall, 1978 Atlanta Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1984 | ||
Biography
As a youth, Meredith played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
A finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, Meredith attended the University of Notre Dame, where he set the Notre Dame all-time goals record, with 104.[2]
Meredith was a sixth round selection, 97th overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He then played 43 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1980–81 and 1982–83, recording six goals and four assists in the regular season, and three goals and one assist in five playoff games. He retired following the 1983–84 season.
After a knee injury ended his hockey career, Meredith attended business school at Harvard University, where he was a volunteer assistant ice hockey coach. Meredith won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 2005 for prominence as a student athlete and success in business. He was the tenth Notre Dame graduate to win the award.[2] In 2004, Meredith worked as the managing director for Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Upper Canada College | CISAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 38 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 38 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 35 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 40 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bullds | CHL | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 36 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 54 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| CHL totals | 219 | 72 | 67 | 139 | 165 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1979–80 | [3] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1979–80 | [4] |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- "Former Hockey All-American Greg Meredith Will Receive NCAA Silver Anniversary Award". und.com. November 19, 2004. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database