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Graboski, Krzystof (1973- ) See Krzysztof Oliwa Grabovskis, Evalds (- ) International Career : Assistant Coach for Latvia in the 1999 World Championships Pool A. Grace, Kevan (1948- ) Born in Ayr, Scotland. Forward. Qualified as a level 2 coach and coached both senior & junior hockey at the Jet Centre Coleraine in Northern Ireland 1997-99. Club Career : Played for Ayr Bruins 1975-76, Southampton Vikings 1978-80, Richmond Flyers 1980-81, Southampton Vikings 1981-84, Oxford City Stars 1984-86 and Southampton Vikings 1986-87. Medals : Won the Icy Smith Cup in 1976. Won British League Division One 1983-84. Grace, Norman (- ) International Career : Played for Great Britain 1930-31. Grace, Tommy (1917- ) International Career : Played for Great Britain 1939. Gracie, Bob (1910-1963) Born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Forward. Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs 1930-33, Boston Bruins & New York Americans 1933-34, New York Americans & Montreal Maroons 1934-35, Montreal Maroons 1935-38, Montreal Canadiens & Chicago Blackhawks & Cleveland Barons 1938-39, Cleveland Barons & Indianapolis Capitals 1939-40, Buffalo Bisons 1940-41, Buffalo Bisons & Pittsburgh Hornets & Hershey Bears 1941-42, Hershey Bears & Washington Lions 1942-43, Pittsburgh Hornets 1943-45, Pittsburgh Hornets & Hollywood Wolves 1945-46, Hollywood Wolves 1946-47 and Fresno Falcons 1947-48. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1932 & 1935. Graham, David (1959- ) Netminder. International Career : Played for Great Britain 1989-91. Honours : BIHWA All-Star goalie 1989. Graham, Dirk (1959- ) Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Forward.  International Career : Played for Canada in the 1987 World Championships and the 1991 Canada Cup. Club Career : Played for Regina Pats 1976-79, Dallas Black Hawks 1979-80, Fort Wayne Komets & Toledo Goaldiggers 1980-81, Toledo Goaldiggers 1981-83, Minnesota North Stars & Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1983-84, Minnesota North Stars & Springfield Indians 1984-85, Minnesota North Stars 1985-87, Minnesota North Stars & Chicago Blackhawks 1987-88 and Chicago Blackhawks 1988-95. Honours : Won the Frank J Selke Trophy in 1991. Graham, James 'Jimmy' (-before 1965) Inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame on 25 March 1965. Graham was also an outstanding soccer player, who played for Edmonton C. N. R. and Edmonton Radials and numerous times for the Edmonton All-Stars against British touring teams. International Career : Coached Canada (Edmonton Mercurys) at the 1950 World Championships. Club Career : Played for Edmonton Superiors 1932-33. Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1950 (head coach). Graham, Leth (1894-1944) Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing. Club Career : Played for Ottawa Senators 1913-14 & 1920-22, Hamilton Tigers 1922-23 and Ottawa Senators 1923-26. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1921. Grahame, Ron (- ) Netminder. Club Career : Played for Houston Aeros. Honours : Won the Ben Hatskin Trophy 1974-75 and 1976-77. Won the AVCO World Trophy MVP Award 1975. WHA All-Star B Team 1975-76. Granato, Catherine 'Cammi' (1971- ) Born in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. Forward. Sister of Tony Granato. International Career : Played for USA (Women) in the 1998 & 2002 Olympics (Women) and the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 & 2001 World Championships (Women). Medals : Won Olympic (Women) gold in 1998. Won Olympic (Women) silver in 2002. Won World Championship (Women) silver in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 & 2001. Honours : Captain of USA (Women) at the 1998 Olympic (Women). Granato, Don (1967- ) Born in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.  Club Career : Played for Columbus Chill 1992-93. Coached Green Bay Gamblers 1994-97, Columbus Chill 1997-99, Peoria Rivermen 1999-00 and Worcester Ice Cats 2000- . Granato, Tony (1964- ) Born in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. Left-wing. Brother of Cammi Granato. Club Career : Played for New York Rangers 1988-90, Los Angeles Kings 1990-96 and San Jose Sharks 1996-01. Coached Colorado Avalanche 2002-04  (assistant until December 2002, then head coach) and Colorado Avalanche (assistant) 2004- . Honours : Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy 1997. Granberg, Thomas (1975- ) Born in Sweden. Forward. Club Career : Played for IFK T�by and Basingstoke Bison 1995-96. Granby Bisons Played in the Qu�bec Major Junior Hockey League 1983-85. Home ice : Team colours :  All-time best players : Patrick Roy Retired jersey numbers : 30 Granby Pr�dateurs Qu�bec, Canada. Franchise moved to Cape-Breton Screaming Eagles for the 1997-98 season. Home ice : Team colours : Head coach : Michel Therrien 1995-97,  Honours : Won the Memorial Cup in 1996 Won the Presidents Cup in 1995-96. Won the John Rougeau Trophy in 1995-96. Gr�nbyhallen Uppsala, Sweden. Home ice for : Almtuna IS Capacity : 2,850 Ice pad size : Grand Place Grenoble, France.   Home ice for : CSG Grenoble Capacity : 2,042 Ice pad size : Grand Rapids Griffins [web site] Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1996. Played in the International Hockey League 1996-01 and the American Hockey League 2001- .   Home ice : Van Andel Arena Team colours : silver, gold, blue, green & red Affiliations have included : Detroit Red Wings 2002-08, Edmonton Oilers 2006-07, Muskegon Fury 2006-07, Ottawa Senators 1999-02, Toledo Storm 2006-07 General manager : Bob McNamara 1996- Head coach : Dave Allison 1996-97, Dave Allison & Bob McNamara 1997-98, Guy Charron 1998-00, Bruce Cassidy 2000-02, Danton Cole 2002-04, Danton Cole & Greg Ireland 2004-05, Greg Ireland 2005-   Honours : Won the International Hockey League (Eastern Conference) 1999-00 & 2000-01. Won the Fred A Huber Trophy 2000-01. Won the American Hockey League (West Division) 2001-02 Won the American Hockey League (Central Division) 2002-03. Won the American Hockey League (Western Conference) 2002-03 & 2005-06. Won the American Hockey League (North Division) 2005-06. Won the American Hockey League 2005-06. Grand Rapids Junior Grizzlies Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Junior B team founded in 1998. Played in the Central States Hockey League 1998-99. Name changed to Grand Rapids Junior Owls prior to the 1999-00 season. Home ice : Team colours :  Grand Rapids Junior Owls [web site] Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Formerly the Grand Rapids Junior Grizzlies. Played in the Central States Hockey League 1999- . Home ice : Southside Community Ice Center Team colours :  General manager : Mike Flanagan Head coach : Mike Flanagan Grand Rapids Owls Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. The Dayton Gems team was relocated to Grand Rapids in December 1977 as the Grand Rapids Owls. Played in the International Hockey League 1977-80. The team suspended operations pending the building of a new stadium that did not materialize. Home ice : Stadium Arena Team colours : red, white & black Affiliations included : Pittsburgh Penguins General manager : Edward 'Moe' Bartoli 1977-79, Keith Sprunk 1979-80 Head coach : Nick Polano 1977-78, Edward 'Moe' Bartoli 1978-79, Bill Selman 1979-80 Honours : Won the Fred A Huber Trophy in 1978-79. Grand Rapids Rockets Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Played in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League 1949-50 and the International Hockey League 1950-56. Three time losing finalists for the Joseph Turner Memorial Cup - 1951, 1952 & 1953. Due to financial problems and poor crowds, the team moved to Huntington, West Virginia after the 1955-56 season and became the Huntington Hornets. Home ice : The Stadium Team colours : blue & gold Head coach : Lou Trudell 1950-52 Team captain : Bobby Moy 1949-52 Honours : Won the J P McGuire Trophy in 1950-51 & 1951-52. Grande Prairie Athletics Canada. Played in the North Peace Hockey League. Home ice :  Team colours :  Grandstand Trophy See BBC 'Grandstand TV Trophy' Grandy, Charles 'Charlie' (1939- ) Born in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Arrived in Australia in 1963 - played for the St George club in New South Wales. Moved to Melbourne in 1964 where he began playing for the Blackhawks. Returned to Canada in 1966 before returning to Australia in 1971. Also represented Victoria in the Goodall Cup 1972-81. Father of Glenn Grandy. International Career : Played for Australia in the 1963 Olympic Qualification Tournament and the 1974 & 1979 (Pool C) World Championships. Club Career : Played for St George 1963-64, Victoria Blackhawks 1964-66 & 1971-81. Honours : Captain of Australia in 1974 & 1979. Captain of Victoria on numerous occasions between 1972-81.  Grandy, Glenn Alan Neal (- ) Left-wing. Son of Charlie Grandy. International Career :  Played for Austalia in the 1990, 1996 & 1997 (Pool D) and 1992 & 1995 (Pool C) World Championships. Medals : Won World Championship Pool D silver in 1990. Won World Championship Pool C bronze in 1992. Granstr�m, Holger (- ) Born in Finland. Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 (player). Grant, Danny (1946- ) Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Right-wing. Club Career : Played for Peterborough Petes 1962-66 (plus one game for Quebec Aces in 1964-65 & one game for Montreal Canadiens in 1965-66), Houston Apollos 1966-67, Houston Apollos & Montreal Canadiens 1967-68, Minnesota North Stars 1968-74, Detroit Red Wings 1974-77, Detroit Red Wings & Los Angeles Kings 1977-78 and Los Angeles Kings 1978-79. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1968. Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1969, 1970 & 1971. Grant, Guy (- ) International Career : Played for Australia. Grant, Joe (- ) International Career : Played for Canada in the 1980 Olympics. Grant, Michael 'Mike' (1874-?) Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Played defence. Club Career : Played for Montreal Victorias. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1895, 1896, 1897 & 1898. Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950. Graovac, Tom (- )  Netminder.  International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1980-81. Gras, Laurent (- ) Forward. International Career : Played for France in the 1997, 1998 & 2004 World Championships Pool A, the 1998 & 2002 Olympics, the 1999 World Championship Qualification Tournament, the 2001 & 2002 World Championship Division I (Group A), the 2003 & 2005 World Championship Division I (Group B), the 2004 Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament and the 2005 Olympic Qualification Tournament. Club Career : Played for HC Amiens Somme 1996-97. Medals : Won World Championship Division I (Group A) silver in 2001 & 2002. Won World Championship Division I (Group B) gold in  2003. Won World Championship Division I (Group B) silver in 2005. Honours : Won the Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy in 1996-97. Grashoppers Club Z�rich, Switzerland. Home ice : Team colours : Honours : Won the Swiss International Championship 1932-33. Gratton, Chris (1975- ) Born Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Centre. International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1992-93. Played for Canada in the 1997 and 1998 World Championships. Club Career : Played for Kingston in the OHL 1991-93, Tampa Bay Lightning 1993-97 and Philadelphia Flyers 1997-98, Philadelphia Flyers & Tampa Bay Lightning 1998-99 and Tampa Bay Lightning & Buffalo Sabres 1999-2000.   Medals : Won World Junior Championships gold in 1993. Gratton, Dan (1966- ) Born Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Centre. Owner and founder of hockey placement agency TransWorldHockey.com. International Career : Played for the Canada (Junior) in 1984-85. Played for Team Canada in 1989-90 & 1991. Club Career : Played for Oshawa Generals 1982-85, Oshawa Generals & Ottawa 67's & Belleville Bulls 1985-86, New Haven Nighthawks 1986-87, Los Angeles Kings & New Haven Nighthawks 1987-88, New Haven Nighthawks & Flint Spirits 1988-89, Team Canada 1989-90, Kalamazoo Wings & Team Canada 1990-91, Brantford Smoke & Lyss (Switzerland) 1991-92, Brantford Smoke & IK Aalborg 1992-93, Brantford Smoke & Hamilton Canucks & Fassa Canazei HC (Italy)  1993-94, Slough Jets 1994-96 and Muskegon Fury 1996-98. Gravel, Fran�ois (1968- ) Netminder. International Career : Played for France in the 1997, 1998 & 1999 World Championships, the 1998 Olympics, the 1999 World Championship Qualification Tournament and the 2000 Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament. Club Career : Played for Angers 1996-97. Honours : Won the Jean Ferrand Trophy in 1996-97. Gravelle, Orval (- ) International Career : Played for Canada in the 1948 Olympics. Club Career : Played for Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers in 1947-48. Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1948. Graves, Adam (1968- ) Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Centre/Right-wing. International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1987-88. Played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1999 World Championships. Club Career : Played for Windsor in the OHL 1985-87, Detroit Red Wings 1987-90, Edmonton Oilers 1990-91, New York Rangers 1991-01 and San Jose Sharks 2001- . Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1990 & 1994. Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1993-94. Graves, Jim (1958- ) Born in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. Netminder. Between 1977-88 he lived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he formed a senior club called Edmonton Vikings and was player/manager.  The team went on several world tours - Scotland in 1983, New Zealand & Australia in 1986 and Sweden, Finland & Russia in 1988. Currently he is Managing Director of Big Stick Management [web site]. International Career : Coached Ireland in the 2004 & 2005 World Championship Division III (assistant). Club Career : Played for Ayr Bruins 1974-77, Richmond Flyers 1988-89, Streatham Redskins 1989-90, Bracknell Bees & Trafford Metros & Lee Valley Lions 1990-91, Lee Valley Lions 1991-92, Nottingham Panthers 1992-93, Romford Raiders 1993-94 and Castlereagh Knights 1996-97. Medals : Won the Icy Smith Cup in 1976. Honours : Autumn Cup All-Star A Team goalie 1976-77. Gray, Alex (1899-1986) Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Right-wing. Club Career : Played for Port Arthur Ports 1922-27, New York Rangers 1927-28, Toronto Maple Leafs & Toronto Ravinas 1928-29 and Cleveland Indians 1929-33. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1928. Won the Allan Cup in 1925 & 1926. Graz (ATSE Graz) Graz, Austria. Home ice : Team colours : Honours : Won the Austrian Championship in 1975. Graz (HC Graz) Graz, Austria. Play in the Austrian Bundesliga. Home ice : Team colours : Grazinger, Robert (- ) Born in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. International Career : Played for the USA in the 1956 World Championships. Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1956. Greaffe, Jimmy (- ) Born in Belgium. President of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation from 1959 to 1960. Great Britain Mens National Team See Great Britain Great Britain Supporters Club [web site] The Great Britain ice hockey supporters club was founded in 1993 by Allan Petrie & Annette Petrie. The British Ice Hockey Association, the governing body back in 1993, gave their permission for the creation of the GBSC. The club has over 400 members, representatives at most British clubs and raises funds by the sale of merchandise, raffles and special events. The club gives financial support to the national teams at all levels. As the world's only fan club for a national team its members are renowned for their fanatical support of their country wherever the team play.  Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena Fraser, Michigan, USA.  Home ice for : Motor City Mechanics Capacity : 3,400 Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet 'Great One, The' Nickname for Wayne Gretzky. Great Plains Athletic Conference Referred to as GPAC. "Great Stanley Cup Playoffs" A book by Bill Libby, published in 1972 by Random House, New York, USA. Great Western Forum Inglewood, California, USA. Built in 1966. Home ice for : Los Angeles Kings Capacity : 16,005 Ice pad size :  200 feet x 85 feet Greater Toronto Hockey League [web site] Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A member partner of the Ontario Hockey Federation. Responsible for all Minor hockey and Senior/Adult Recreational hockey programs in Toronto and Mississauga. Greaves, Simon (1978- ) Club Career : Played for Nottingham Panthers 1995-96. Grech, Paul (1968- ) Club Career : Played for Swindon Wildcats 1992-93, Lee Valley Lions 1993-94, Slough Jets & Lee Valley Lions 1994-95, Chelmsford Chieftains & Slough Jets 1995-96. Greece Mens National Team See Greece Greek Championship First contested 1989. The league folded in 1994. Greek Ice Hockey [web site] A good looking web site dedicated to ice hockey in Greece. Covers Greek ice hockey history, teams and league. It also covers the exploits of the national team of Greece at the World Championships. Green, Art (1921- ) International Career : Played for Great Britain 1939-48. Green, Braden (1975- ) Club Career : Played for Newcastle Warriors & Swindon Wildcats 1995-96. Green, Chris (1970- ) Club Career : Played for Chelmsford Chieftains 1995-96. Green, Christopher Redvers 'Red' (1899-?) Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.  Club Career : Played for Boston Bruins. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1929. Green, Dan (- ) Born in Berkshire, England. Netminder. Club Career : Played for Bracknell Bees 2004-05 and Basingstoke Bison 2005-07. Green, Frankie (1919-?) Born in Cork, Ireland. Centre/left-wing. His parents emigrated to Canada when he was a baby. He learnt to play hockey in Winnipeg. Suffered a serious head injury during 1946-47 season when crashing into the boards. Died in the 1970s. International Career : Played for England against Scotland 1947-48. Played for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympics at St Moritz (finished 7th highest goal scorer overall). Club Career : Played for Wembley Monarchs & Southampton Vikings 1936-37, Milan Black And Red Devils 1937-38, Wembley Lions 1939-40, Wembley Monarchs 1946-47 and Wembley Lions 1947-48. Green, Mark (- ) Centre. Atlanta Flames 9th pick (165th overall) in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1975-76. Club Career : Played for Sherbrooke Beavers 1974-78, Hampton Aces 1978-79 and Port Huron Flags 1980-81. Green, Mark R (1967-2004) Born in Massena, New York, USA. Left-wing. Winnipeg Jets 8th pick (176th overall) in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Following his hockey career, he worked in car sales as a sales manager. In October 2004, he was found hanging in an outbuilding of a home owned by his estranged wife, the death was ruled a suicide. In August 2004, he had been charged with stealing US$9,350 from his dealership and US$7,500 from one his customers - charges were still pending at the time of his death.  Club Career : Played for Clarkson University 1987-91, Johnstown Chiefs 1991-92, Louisville Ice Hawks & Atlanta Knights 1992-93, South Carolina Stingrays 1993-94, Utica Blizzard & Adirondack Red Wings 1994-95, Daytona Beach Breakers & Utica Blizzard 1995-96, Saginaw Lumber Kings 1996-97, Saginaw Lumber Kings & Fayetteville Force 1997-98, Macon Whoopee 1998-99, Lubbock Cotton Kings 1999-00 and Macon Whoopee 2000-01. Coached Saginaw Lumber Kings 1997-98 (assistant). Honours : Won the Colonial Hockey League�Regular Season MVP Trophy 1994-95. Green, Mike (1985- ) Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Defenceman. Washington Capitals 3rd pick (29th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Green, Morten (1982- ) Right-wing.  International Career : Played for Denmark (Junior) in 1998. Played for Denmark in the 1999 World Championship Pool B. Honours : Top goal scorer in the European Championship (Junior) Pool B in 1998 with eight goals. Green, Richard Douglas 'Rick' (1956- ) Born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Washington Capitals 1st pick (1st overall) in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. International Career : Played for Canada in the 1979, 1981, 1982 & 1990 World Championships. Club Career : Played for London Knights 1972-76, Washington Capitals 1976-82, Montreal Canadiens 1982-89, HC Meran 1989-90, Detroit Red Wings 1990-91 and New York Islanders 1991-92. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1986. Green, Ted (1940- ) Born in Eriksdale, Manitoba, Canada. Defenceman. He was sidelined for the 1969-70 season with a head injury following the Wayne Maki stick swinging incident in an exhibition game between Boston Bruins and St Louis Blues on 19th September 1969. Both players were taken to court by the police for the incident and both were acquitted of assault charges.  Club Career : Played for Boston Bruins 1960-72, New England Whalers 1972-75 and Winnipeg Jets 1975-79. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1972. Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1968-69. Green, Travis (1970- ) Born in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. Centre. New York Islanders 2nd pick (23rd overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. International Career : Played for Canada in the 1996 & 1998 World Championships. Club Career : Played for Capital District Islanders 1990-92, Capital District Islanders & New York Islanders 1992-93, New York Islanders 1993-97, New York Islanders & Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1997-98, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1998-99, Phoenix Coyotes 1999-01, Toronto Maple Leafs 2001-03, Boston Bruins 2003-04, Boston Bruins 2005-06 and Anaheim Ducks 2006- . Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1996. Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 39 Green, Wilfred 'Shorty' (1986-1960) Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Played right-wing. Club Career : Played for Sudbury Wolves 1918-23, Hamilton Tigers 1923-25 and New York Americans 1925-27. Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. Green Bay Bobcats Green Bay, Wiscounsin, USA. Played in the USHL. Home ice : Team colours :  Head coach : Paul Coppo Green Bay Gamblers Green Bay, Wiscounsin, USA. Played in the USHL 1994- . Home ice : Team colours :  Greenback, Kelly (- )  International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1974-75. Greenberg Jewelers Inc [web site] Brooklyn Park, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1950. The company makes jewelry charms with hockey themes - players, goalies, sticks, skates - they also have hockey earings and pins. They also sell hockey watches. You can use a credit card to order and overnight delivery is available within the USA. Greenhouse, Carl (1972- ) Club Career : Played for Chelmsford Chieftains 1995-96. Greenlaw, Jeff (1968- ) Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing. International Career : Played for Team Canada & Canada (Junior) in 1985-86. Club Career : Played for Washington Capitals 1986-87 (also four games for Binghamton Whalers), Binghamton Whalers 1987-88 (also one play-off game for Washington Capitals), Baltimore Skipjacks 1988-93 (also 11 games in 1990-91, 5 games 1991-92 and 16 games in 1992-93 for Washington Capitals) and Cincinnati Cyclones 1993-99 (also four games for Florida Panthers 1993-94). Player-coach with the Austin Ice Bats 1999- . Greensboro Coliseum [web site] Morrisville, North Carolina, USA. Home ice for : Greensboro Monarchs 1989-95, Carolina Monarchs 1996-97, Carolina Hurricanes 1997-99, Greensboro Generals 1999-  Capacity : 21,500 Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet Greensboro Generals (1959-77) Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Played in the Eastern Hockey League 1959-73 and the Southern Hockey League 1973-77. The team folded on the 7th January 1977. Home ice : Greensboro Coliseum 1974-75, Piedmont Sports Arena Team colours :  Affiliations have included : Deroit Red Wings 1975-76, Michigan Stags 1974-75, New York Islanders 1974-75, Washington Capitals 1975-76 General manager : Ann McGinnis 1974-75 Head coach : Bobby Perreault 1974-75, Garry MacMillan 1975-76 Greensboro Generals (1999- ) [web site]   Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1999-04. Home ice : Greensboro Coliseum Team colours : black, red blue & white General manager : Matthew G Brown, Rick Adduono 2002-04 Head coach : Jeff Brubaker, Graeme Townshend, Rick Adduono 2002-04 Greensboro Monarchs Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1989-95. Home ice : Greensboro Coliseum Team colours :  Affiliations have included : Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1993-95 Head coach : Jeff Brubaker 1989-90 Honours : Won the Jack Riley Cup in 1990. Greenville Grrrowl [web site] Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Founded in 1998. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1998- .  Home ice : BI-LO Center Team colours : grey, gold, blue & white Affiliations have included : Atlanta Thrashers 1999-04, Boston Bruins 1998-02 General manager : Byron K Rucker Head coach : John Marks 1998-  Honours : Won the Patrick J Kelly Cup in 2002. Greenwood, Harold (1894- ) International Career : Played for Great Britain 1928. Medals : Won European Championship bronze in 1928. Greer, Brian (1974- ) Born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Netminder. Club Career : Played for Muskegon Fury 1995-97 and Bracknell Bees 1997- . Medals : Won the Superleague in 1999-00. Honours : BIHWA All-Star goalie 1999-00. Gregg, Randall John 'Randy' (1956- )  Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Defenceman.  International Career : Played for Team Canada in 1979-80 & 1987-88. Played for Canada in the 1980 & 1988 Olympics and in the 1984 Canada Cup. Club Career : Played for University of Alberta 1975-79, Team Canada 1979-80, Kokudo Keikaku 1980-81, Kokudo Keikaku & Edmonton Oilers 1981-82, Edmonton Oilers 1982-87, Team Canada & Edmonton Oilers 1987-88, Edmonton Oilers 1988-90 and Vancouver Canucks 1991-92. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 & 1990. Honours : Captain of Canada at the 1980 Olympics. Gregor, Frantisek (1938- ) Born in Bratislava, Slovakia. A tough defenseman who didn't mind throwing his weight around. Very good around his own goal. He also had a very hard shot. Played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovakian league, 480 games (77 goals). International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia 47 times (7 goals) appearing in two World Championships (1961 and 1963) and the 1964 Olympics. Club Career : Played for Slovan Bratislava 1955-57, Dukla Jihlava 1957-59, Slovan Bratislava 1959-70 and VSZ Kosice 1970-72. Gregory, Dave (1967- ) Club Career : Played for Murrayfield Royals & Swindon Wildcats 1995-96. Gregory, Jim (- ) International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1982 Medals : Junior World Championship gold in 1982. Greig, Jack (1973- ) Born in Huntington, New York, USA. Left-wing. He holds the team record with the Dayton Ice Bandits with 45 penalty minutes in one game. Club Career : Played for Huntsville Channel Cats 1995-96, Dayton Ice Bandits 1996-97, Fort Worth Fire, Nashville Ice Flyers and San Angelo Outlaws 1997-98. Grenier, Lucien (- ) Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1969. Grenoble City at the foot of the Alps in France. Hosted the Xth Winter Olympics in 1968. Grenoble (CSG Grenoble) Grenoble, France. Founded 1963. Most prominent CSG (Club Sportive sur Glace) Grenoble players : Christopher Ville, Philippe Bozon, Jean-Philippe Lemoine, Christian Pouget, St�phane Barin, Bohuslav Ebermann, Jean Le Blond, Bernard Le Blond, Garry Brown, Larry Huras, Philippe Treille and Christobal Huet. Name changed in 1991 to HC Grenoble. Home ice : Grand Place Team colours : Blue, red and white Honours : Won the French Championship in 1981, 1982 and 1991. Grenoble (HC Grenoble - Les Br�leurs De Loups) [web site] Varces, France. Name changed from CSG Grenoble to HC Grenoble in 1991. Play in the Division Elite of the French League. Played in the Alpenliga in 1995. Played in the Continental Cup in 1997-98. Played in the European Hockey League in 1998-99. From 1999-2000, because of financial problems, HC Grenoble were excluded from the Ligue Elite championship and played in Division 3. Home ice : Patinoire Cl�menceau Team colours : blue and red Honours : Won the French Championship in 1998. Gretzky, Keith (- ) Born in Canada. Club Career : Played for Ayr Bruins 1989-90. Gretzky, Wayne (1961- ) [web site] Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Known as 'The Great One'. Gretzky wore the number 99 on his shirt and when he retired from playing on 18th April 1999, following a game in New York between the Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL also retired the shirt number. He became a minority joint owner of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2001. International Career (playing) : Played for Canada (Junior) in the 1978 Junior World Championships. Played for Canada 1982 World Championships, the 1981, 1984, 1987 & 1991 Canada Cups, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Olympics.  International Career (managing) : General Manager of Canada at the 2002 Olympics. Club Career (playing) : First played as a professional with the Indianapolis Racers in the WHA. First played in the National Hockey League in the 1979-80 season. Played eight games for Indianapolis Racers in 1978 before moving to Edmonton Oilers in November 1978. Played for Edmonton Oilers 1978-88, Los Angeles Kings 1988-1996, St Louis Blues 1996 and New York Rangers 1996-99. Club Career (coaching) : Coached Phoenix Coyotes 2005- . Medals : Won World Championship (Junior) bronze in 1977-78. Won the Stanley Cup in 1984, 1985, 1987 & 1988. Won Canada Cup gold in 1991. Won Olympic gold in 2002 (general manager). Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2000 (player). Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999 (player). Won the Art Ross Trophy 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 1994. Won the Hart Memorial Trophy 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 & 1989. Won the Lester B Pearson Award 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 & 1987. Won the Lady Byng Trophy 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994 & 1999. Won the Conn Smythe Trophy 1985 & 1988. Won the Lester Patrick Trophy 1994. Won the Lou Kaplan Trophy 1978-79. NHL Plus-Minus Leader in 1982. NHL Plus-Minus Award in 1984, 1985 & 1987. NHL All-Star First Team centre 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 & 1990-91. NHL All-Star Second Team centre 1979-80, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1996-97 & 1997-98. NHL All-Star Roster 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 & 1997. NHL North American All-Star Roster 1998 & 1999. WHA All-Star B Team centre 1978-79. Captain of the Edmonton Oilers 1983-88 and Los Angeles Kings 1989-96. His number 99 shirt has been retired by the NHL. His number 99 shirt has been retired at Edmonton Oilers & Los Angeles Kings.  Gretzky.com  [web site] The Wayne Gretzky Official Web Site. Managed for him, and with content from the man himself, by Faceoff.com. Grey, Mike (1975- ) Centre. International Career : Played for Denmark in the 1999 World Championship Pool B. Grier, Mike (1975- ) Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Right-wing. St Louis Blues 7th pick (219th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Club Career : Played for Edmonton Oilers 1996-02 and Edmonton Oilers & Washington Capitals 2002- . Griffis, Silas Seth 'Si' (1883-1950) Born in Onaga, Kansas, USA. Defenceman. Club Career : Played for Kenora Thistles 1905-07 and Vancouver Millionaires 1911-19. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1907 & 1915. Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950. Griffiths, Frank (- ) Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993. Griffoens IHC See Geel Griffoens Grigoriadis, Michalis (1958- ) Defenceman/Forward. International Career : Played for Greece in the 1998 and 1999 World Championships. Grigoriev, V (- ) Coach. Club Career : Coached Krylia Sovetov Moscow 1981-82. Grimsby Buffaloes [web site] i. Grimsby, South Humberside, England. Played in the Southern League (three seasons between 1970 and 1978), the English League North 1978-82 and the British League Division Two 1982-83. Home ice : Grimsby Ice Rink Team colours :  ii. Grimsby, South Humberside, England. Reformed in 1998. Played in the English League Division 1 1998-99 and the ENHL 2000- . Home ice : Grimsby Ice Rink Team colours :  Grimsby Dynamos Played in the SIHA Junior League 1976-77. Home ice :   Team colours :  Grimsby Ice Rink Grimsby, South Humberside, England. Home ice for : Capacity : 1,300 seats Ice pad size : 120 feet x 60 feet Grimsby Redwings Grimsby, South Humberside, England. Founded as Grimsby Ice Hockey Club in 1935. When the ice rink closed in the mid 1950s, the team played games around the country for the next four years before folding. Played in the Midland Intermediate League 1951-55. Home ice : Grimsby Ice Rink Team colours : maroon 1935-50; red, white & blue 1950-55 Grimshaw Huskies Canada. Canada. Played in the North Peace Hockey League. Home ice :  Team colours :  Grindlay, James 'Jamie' (1971- ) Born in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Netminder.  Club Career : Played for Medway Bears 1988-89 & 1990-91, Medway Bears & Streatham Redskins 1991-92, Lee Valley Lions 1992-93 and Chelmsford Chieftains 1993-96. Grodno (Neman Grodno) Grodno, Belorussia. Neman is name of a river. Played in the Eastern Europe Hockey League and the Belarussian League. Home ice : Grodno Ice Arena Team colours : red & black Grodno Ice Arena Grodno, Belorussia.  Home ice for : Neman Grodno Capacity : 2,700 Ice pad size : 200 feet x 100 feet GroKo Hockey See Lule� HF Groleau, Sam (1974- ) Club Career : Played for Ayr Scottish Eagles 1996-99. Medals : Won the British Championship 1998. Won the Superleague 1997-98. Won the Benson and Hedges Cup 1997. Won the Express Cup 1997-98. Honours : BIHWA All-Star forward 1998. Gr�nstrand, Jari (- ) Defenceman. Club Career : Played for Tappara Tampere. Honours : SM-liiga All Star Team defenceman 1986. Gr�nvall, Janne (- ) Club Career : Played for Lukko Rauma. Honours : Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy in 1990-91. Groschl, Tamas (1980- ) Right-wing. International Career : Played for Hungary in the 1999 World Championship Pool B. Grosek, Michal (1975- ) Born in Vyskov, Czechoslovakia. Left-wing. Club Career : Played for TJ Gottwaldov 1992-93, Tacoma Rockets & Winnipeg Jets & Moncton Hawks 1993-94, Winnipeg Jets & Springfield Falcons 1994-95, Winnipeg Jets & Springfield Falcons & Buffalo Sabres 1995-96, Buffalo Sabres 1996-99 and Buffalo Sabres & Chicago Blackhawks 1999-2000. Grosic, Igor (1977- ) Left-wing. International Career : Played for Croatia in the 1999 World Championship Pool C. Club Career : Played for Medvescak. Gross Misconduct i. Officials' Signal - the official places both hands on his hips several times and points at the penalized player. Grosso, Don (- ) Club Career : Played for Detroit Red Wings. Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1943. Grosvenor House A Played in the English League Division 2 1931-34. Home ice : Park Lane Rink Team colours : Honours : Won the English League Division 2 in 1931-32. Grosvenor House Canadians London, England. Founded in 1929 by F L 'Freddie' Summerhayes. Played in the English League 1931-34. The team transferred to Wembley Canadians for the 1934-35 season. Home ice : Park Lane Rink Team colours : Honours : Won the English League in 1933-34. Grubb, Martin (1976- ) Club Career : Played for Dumfries Vikings 1993-95 and Dumfries Border Vikings 1995-96. Grubb, Ricky (1977- ) Netminder. International Career : Played for Great Britain 1995. Honours : BIHWA All-Star goalie 1997. Gruber, Chris (1967- ) Born in Gillingham, Kent, England. Forward. Club Career : Played for Medway Bears 1987-89, Romford Raiders 1989-90, Medway Bears 1990-96. Medals : Won the English League 1991-92. Won the English League Play-offs in 1992. Grums IK Hockey [web site] V�rmland, Sweden. Founded 1920. Grums have played 11 seasons in the top Swedish divisions. Home ice : Billerudshallen Team colours : Red and blue Grunander, Arne (1918-1987) Born in Sweden.  Swedish Ice Hockey Association council member from 1968 and President 1978-83. He donated over 40 years of his life for the development of ice hockey at national and international levels. Under his guidance Sweden maintained its position as one of the leading ice hockey nations in the world. He was the IIHF auditor for several years. Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. Gr�ner IL Oslo, Norway. Home ice : Gr�nerhallen Team colours : violet & white Gruth, Hendryk (1957- ) Born in Poland. International Career : Captained Poland in the 1989 World Championships. Club Career : Played for Z�rcher SC. Coached HC Thurgau 1998- .