Greg Fox

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CanadaCanada  Greg Fox Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 12, 1953
place of birth Port McNeill , British Columbia , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1973 , 11th lap, 162nd position
Atlanta Flames
Career stations
1971-1972 Kelowna Buckaroos
1972-1976 University of Michigan
1976-1988 Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1978-1979 Atlanta Flames
1979-1983 Chicago Black Hawks
1983-1985 Pittsburgh Penguins

Gregory Brent "Greg" Fox (born August 12, 1953 in Port McNeill , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 538 games for the Atlanta Flames , Chicago Black Hawks and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1985, among others in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the position of defender . However, Fox celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs by winning the Calder Cup of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1977.

Career

Fox began his junior career in the 1971/72 season with the Kelowna Buckaroos in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL), where he was appointed to the league's First All-Star Team after 44 scorer points in 53 games. The defense attorney then moved to the United States as he began studying at the University of Michigan . There he played for the university's ice hockey team, the Wolverines . With the team he ran for four seasons in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). After his first year of college, the student in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft was selected in the eleventh round in 162nd position by the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). However, he spent three more years on campus, serving as one of three team captains in his final year of play, and graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration .

For the 1976/77 season , the 23-year-old defender moved to the professional field after he had signed a contract with the Atlanta Flames organization. The majority of the following two game years spent Fox but on loan in the squad of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs , the farm team of the Canadiens de Montréal . With him he won the Calder Cup of the American Hockey League (AHL) in his rookie season . During the 1977/78 season , the defensive player finally made his debut for Atlanta in the NHL. After he was promoted to a regular player in the following season, he became part of a total of eight player transfer business in the course of the season. It was the largest barter deal in NHL history to date - based on the number of players involved. Together with Tom Lysiak , Harold Phillipoff , Pat Ribble and Miles Zaharko , Fox was given to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for Ivan Boldirev , Darcy Rota and Phil Russell .

With the Black Hawks, Fox was also a regular in the NHL for the next almost five years. In the course of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1982 and 1983 he reached the conference finals with Chicago. In December 1983, the now 30-year-old was transferred to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Randy Boyd , where he ended the 1983/84 season. After he had played in the 1984/85 season for both the Penguins and their farm team Baltimore Skipjacks , he retired from professional sports after the end of the season.

After retiring, Fox returned to the Atlanta area and opened several restaurants for the Domino's Pizza fast food chain .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1971/72 Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL 53 9 35 44 161 - - - - -
1972/73 University of Michigan NCAA 30th 2 15th 17th 68
1973/74 University of Michigan NCAA 32 0 11 11 64
1974/75 University of Michigan NCAA 36 0 19th 19th 80
1975/76 University of Michigan NCAA 39 1 21st 22nd 99
1976/77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 56 2 14th 16 110 12 0 4th 4th 8th
1976/77 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 1 7th 8th 6th - - - - -
1977/78 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 51 2 10 12 124 9 2 3 5 38
1977/78 Atlanta Flames NHL 16 1 2 3 25th 2 0 1 1 8th
1978/79 Atlanta Flames NHL 64 0 12 12 70 - - - - -
1978/79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 14th 0 5 5 16 4th 0 1 1 0
1979/80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 71 4th 11 15th 73 7th 0 0 0 8th
1980/81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75 3 16 19th 112 3 0 1 1 2
1981/82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 79 2 19th 21st 137 15th 1 3 4th 27
1982/83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 0 12 12 81 13 0 3 3 22nd
1983/84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 24 0 5 5 31 - - - - -
1983/84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 2 5 7th 66 - - - - -
1984/85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 26th 2 5 7th 26th - - - - -
1984/85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 36 3 14th 17th 38 15th 1 4th 5 14th
NCAA overall 147 3 66 69 311
AHL total 143 7th 38 45 272 36 3 11 14th 60
NHL overall 494 14th 92 106 637 44 1 9 10 67

( 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 Fox, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fox, Gregory Brent (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Port McNeill , British Columbia , Canada