Drafted in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, Stefan became known for using his stick to clear skaters in front of the net, many times receiving penalties, and sometimes suspensions. He is also known for having played Pee Wee level hockey on the same team as Wayne Gretzky. He played in 299 games, winning 115 of them, before suffering an eventual career-ending knee injury in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.
Stefan began his coaching career in 1993 with the Detroit Jr. Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League in 1993, and contributed to the team's first OHL championship in 1995. He remained with the club, which had relocated from Detroit to Plymouth, Michigan, and became the Plymouth Whalers, until 1998, before taking a job with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. After moving around the Hurricanes system as a scout, and even as an assistant coach, Stefan returned to Plymouth in December 2007 to become the head coach of the club, taking over for Mike Vellucci, who would solely focus on his general manager duties.
The Whalers posted a record of 16–20–3 under Stefan, after starting the season with an 18–8–3 record under Vellucci, however, the team would make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. In the first round of the post-season, the Whalers were quickly eliminated by the Kitchener Rangers in four games. Stefan came back to Plymouth for a second season in 2008–09, however, after a start of 6–11–2, he resigned from the position to return to the Carolina Hurricanes organization as a scout. In 2006, Stefan won the Stanley Cup as goalie coach and scout with the Carolina Hurricanes.
greg, stefan, gregory, steven, stefan, born, february, 1961, brantford, ontario, retired, professional, hockey, goaltender, national, hockey, league, currently, serves, goaltending, coach, flint, firebirds, ontario, hockey, league, born, 1961, february, 1961, . Gregory Steven Stefan born February 11 1961 in Brantford Ontario is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Flint Firebirds in the Ontario Hockey League Greg StefanBorn 1961 02 11 February 11 1961 age 61 Brantford Ontario CanadaHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight180 lb 82 kg 12 st 12 lb PositionGoaltenderCaughtLeftPlayed forAdirondack Red Wings AHL Detroit Red Wings NHL NHL Draft128th overall 1981Detroit Red WingsPlaying career1981 1990 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 3 Coaching record 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditAs a youth Stefan played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Brantford which included Wayne Gretzky and Len Hachborn 1 Drafted in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings Stefan became known for using his stick to clear skaters in front of the net many times receiving penalties and sometimes suspensions He is also known for having played Pee Wee level hockey on the same team as Wayne Gretzky He played in 299 games winning 115 of them before suffering an eventual career ending knee injury in a game against the Edmonton Oilers Stefan began his coaching career in 1993 with the Detroit Jr Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League in 1993 and contributed to the team s first OHL championship in 1995 He remained with the club which had relocated from Detroit to Plymouth Michigan and became the Plymouth Whalers until 1998 before taking a job with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League After moving around the Hurricanes system as a scout and even as an assistant coach Stefan returned to Plymouth in December 2007 to become the head coach of the club taking over for Mike Vellucci who would solely focus on his general manager duties The Whalers posted a record of 16 20 3 under Stefan after starting the season with an 18 8 3 record under Vellucci however the team would make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference In the first round of the post season the Whalers were quickly eliminated by the Kitchener Rangers in four games Stefan came back to Plymouth for a second season in 2008 09 however after a start of 6 11 2 he resigned from the position to return to the Carolina Hurricanes organization as a scout In 2006 Stefan won the Stanley Cup as goalie coach and scout with the Carolina Hurricanes Career statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV 1978 79 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 33 1635 133 0 4 88 1979 80 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 17 8 6 0 897 58 0 3 88 1980 81 Oshawa Generals OHL 46 23 14 3 2407 174 0 4 34 6 2 3 298 20 0 4 02 1981 82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 2 0 120 10 0 5 00 1981 82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 29 11 13 3 1571 99 2 3 78 1 0 0 20 0 0 0 00 1982 83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 6 16 9 1847 139 0 4 52 853 1983 84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 19 22 2 2600 152 2 3 51 876 3 1 2 210 8 0 2 29 9071984 85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 21 19 3 2635 190 0 4 33 860 3 0 3 138 17 0 7 39 7541985 86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 10 20 5 2068 155 1 4 50 856 1986 87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 20 17 3 2351 135 1 3 45 875 9 4 5 508 24 0 2 83 9051987 88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 17 9 5 1854 96 1 3 11 896 10 5 4 531 32 1 3 62 8641988 89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 21 17 3 2499 167 0 4 01 871 5 2 3 294 18 0 3 67 8811989 90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 1 5 0 359 24 0 4 01 837 1989 90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 1 0 1 128 7 0 3 28 887 1990 91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 2 0 1 0 66 7 0 6 36 759 NHL Totals 299 115 127 30 16333 1068 5 3 92 868 30 12 17 1681 99 1 3 53 875Coaching record EditTeam Year Regular season Post seasonG W L T OTL Pts Finish ResultPLY 2007 08 39 16 20 3 74 5th in West Lost in First RoundPLY 2008 09 19 6 11 2 14 5th in West ResignedReferences Edit Pee Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA PDF Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament 2018 Archived from the original PDF on 2019 03 06 Retrieved 2019 01 11 External links EditGreg Stefan career statistics at The Internet Hockey DatabasePreceded byMike Vellucci Head coaches of the Plymouth Whalers2007 2009 Succeeded byMike Vellucci Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greg Stefan amp oldid 1078126630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
