Greg Tebbutt
Gregory A. "Truck" Tebbutt (May 11, 1957 – December 17, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques and Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1979–80 and 1983–84 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1988, was spent in the minor leagues. A defenceman, he was a rugged enforcer in his own end who also put up solid offensive numbers in junior and the minors.
| Greg Tebbutt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 11, 1957 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died | December 17, 2021 (aged 64) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) Quebec Nordiques Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL Draft |
130th overall, 1977 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| WHA Draft |
49th overall, 1977 Birmingham Bulls | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1988 | ||
Life and playing career
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Tebbutt played junior with the Victoria Cougars, Flin Flon Bombers and Regina Pats in the WCJHL, from 1975 to 1978. He was drafted 130th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in 1977. After scoring 28 goals for the Flin Flon Bombers in 1977-78, Tebbutt split the next year between the Binghamton Dusters and the World Hockey Association (WHA) Birmingham Bulls.[1]
Following the WHA/NHL merger, Tebbutt was claimed on waivers by the Nordiques. Apart from his two-game stint in the NHL he was a solid minor leaguer for the next four years and topped the 20-goal mark twice. In July 1983, Tebbutt signed with Pittsburgh and played 24 games in the 1983–84 season. Following this he returned to the minors before retiring. During the mid-1980s he reached the 200 penalty minute mark and scored 20 goals in three straight seasons in the IHL. Tebbutt's last season was in 1987–88 with the Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL. He died on December 17, 2021, at the age of 64.[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 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 217 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | ||
| 1976–77 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 29 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 40 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 55 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 270 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 45 | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 33 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Erie Blades | EHL | 48 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 138 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 32 | ||
| 1980–81 | Erie Blades | EHL | 35 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 1981–82 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 49 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 148 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 80 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 44 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 125 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 73 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 220 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 87 | ||
| 1985–86 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 77 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 226 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | Saginaw Generals | IHL | 81 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 215 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | ||
| 1987–88 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 24 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 197 | 51 | 124 | 175 | 426 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| IHL totals | 280 | 83 | 197 | 280 | 809 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 145 | ||||
| NHL totals | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Greg Tebbutt hockey statistics & profile". Hockeydb.com. hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- Greg Tebbutt
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database