Greg Adams (ice hockey player, 1963)

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CanadaCanada  Greg Adams Ice hockey player
Date of birth 15th August 1963
place of birth Nelson , British Columbia , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 89 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1980-1982 Kelowna Buckaroos
1982-1984 Northern Arizona University
1984-1987 New Jersey Devils
1987-1995 Vancouver Canucks
1995-1998 Dallas Stars
1998-2000 Phoenix Coyotes
2000-2001 Florida panthers
2002-2003 Frankfurt Lions

Gregory Daren "Gus" Adams (born August 15, 1963 in Nelson , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and scout , who during his active career between 1980 and 2003, among other things, 1137 games for the New Jersey Devils , Vancouver Canucks , Dallas Stars , Phoenix Coyotes and Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . He then worked between 2008 and 2009 as a scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL.

Career

Adams played during his junior years between 1980 and 1982 for the Kelowna Buckaroos in the British Columbia Hockey League . The striker then decided to study at Northern Arizona University . In the following two years, Adams became a successful player on the ice hockey team that was active in the American Collegiate Hockey Association .

Through his achievements, the undrafted free agent also drew the attention of the National Hockey League franchises , which secured the rights to his person in June 1984 in the form of the New Jersey Devils . Right at the beginning of the 1984/85 season , Adams made the jump into the NHL roster, but also played a few games in the American Hockey League for the Maine Mariners farm team in his rookie year . After the striker had collected 77 points in his second year in the NHL, his yield fell by 30 points in the 1986/87 season . In the summer of 1987, he was therefore given together with goalkeeper Kirk McLean and a second-round vote in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft to the Vancouver Canucks . In return, Patrik Sundström and the second- and fourth-round voting rights Vancouver came in the same draft to New Jersey.

On the Canadian west coast, Adams was able to build on his old achievements and developed into an indispensable part of the Canucks offensive in the following eight years. In the 1993/94 season he reached the final of the Stanley Cup with the team , which they lost to the New York Rangers . In April 1995, the paths between club and player finally parted ways when he was transferred to the Dallas Stars with Dan Kesa and a five-round vote in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . The Canucks received Russ Courtnall for this . Adams had three solid seasons in the Texan metropolis and decided to join the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent in the summer of 1998 . After two years there, he played another year with the Florida Panthers .

After a one-year break following the 2000/01 season , he joined the Frankfurt Lions from the German Ice Hockey League before the 2002/03 season . Then he ended his active career. Only in the 2008/09 season he appeared after his career as a scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning .

International

For his home country, Adams took part in the 1986 World Championships in Moscow and 1990 in Switzerland . While he only played one game in 1986, in which he also scored a goal and won the bronze medal as third in the tournament, he completed ten tournament games in 1990 and posted nine points scorer. The Canadians finished the world title fights in fourth place.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL 48 40 50 90 16 - - - - -
1981/82 Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL 45 31 42 73 24 - - - - -
1982/83 Northern Arizona University NCAA Ind. 29 14th 21st 35 19th
1983/84 Northern Arizona University NCAA Ind. 26th 44 29 73 24
1984/85 New Jersey Devils NHL 36 12 9 21st 14th - - - - -
1984/85 Maine Mariners AHL 41 15th 20th 35 12 11 3 4th 7th 0
1985/86 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 35 42 77 30th - - - - -
1986/87 New Jersey Devils NHL 72 20th 27 47 19th - - - - -
1987/88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 36 40 76 30th - - - - -
1988/89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 19th 14th 33 24 7th 2 3 5 2
1989/90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65 30th 20th 50 18th - - - - -
1990/91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 55 21st 24 45 10 5 0 0 0 2
1991/92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 30th 27 57 26th 6th 0 2 2 4th
1992/93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 25th 31 56 14th 12 7th 6th 13 6th
1993/94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 68 13 24 37 20th 23 6th 8th 14th 2
1994/95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 5 10 15th 12 - - - - -
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 12 3 3 6th 4th 5 2 0 2 0
1995/96 Dallas Stars NHL 66 22nd 21st 43 33 - - - - -
1996/97 Dallas Stars NHL 50 21st 15th 36 2 3 0 1 1 0
1997/98 Dallas Stars NHL 49 14th 18th 32 20th 12 2 2 4th 0
1998/99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 75 19th 24 43 26th 3 1 0 1 0
1999/00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 69 19th 27 46 14th 5 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Florida panthers NHL 60 11 12 23 10 - - - - -
2001/02 without a contract not played
2002/03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 18th 24 42 88 - - - - -
BCHL total 93 71 92 163 40 - - - - -
NCAA overall 55 58 50 108 43
NHL overall 1056 355 388 743 326 81 20th 22nd 42 16

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1986 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 1 1 0 1 0
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 10 8th 1 9 10
Men overall 11 9 1 10 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Adams, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Gregory Daren (full name); Adams, Gus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Nelson , British Columbia