# Richard Grenier (ice hockey)

Richard Grenier (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 games in the National Hockey League.

## Early life

Grenier was born in Montreal. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec.

## Career

Grenier played 10 games with the New York Islanders, and 34 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Austrian Hockey League. A naturalized Austrian, he played for the Austria national team at the 1987 World Championship B Pool.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1969–70 | Rosemont National | QMJHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | St-Michael Cardinaux | QAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 1970–71 | Quebec Remparts | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QMJHL | 61 | 46 | 56 | 102 | 83 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1972–73 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 66 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 70 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1974–75 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 55 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 73 | 77 | 83 | 160 | 82 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 12 |
| 1976–77 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Maine Nordiques | NAHL | 41 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 75 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 68 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| 1979–80 | VEU Feldkirch | AUT | 34 | 60 | 43 | 103 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980–81 | Kiekkoreipas | FIN | 36 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | EHC Arosa | NLA | 34 | 40 | 18 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | EHC Arosa | NLA | 36 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Villacher SV | AUT | 38 | 52 | 63 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Villacher SV | AUT | 32 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Villacher SV | AUT | 41 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Villacher SV | AUT | 20 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Wiener EV | AUT | 34 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Wiener EV | AUT | 38 | 11 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Wiener EV | AUT | 37 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUT totals | AUT totals | AUT totals | 274 | 249 | 301 | 550 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1987 | Austria | WC-B | | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |