About John Grisdale
Born 1948. John Grisdale is a Canadian ice hockey player.
John Russell Grisdale (born August 23, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 250 games as a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He also spent several years playing in the minor Central Hockey League, and retired in 1979.
Grisdale graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1971 from Michigan Technological University where he was a three-year letterman with the Huskies men's hockey team. He had 11 goals and 41 assists for 52 points in 94 career games with the Huskies. He was inducted into the Michigan Technological University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
He was the commissioner of the BCHL from 2003 to 2018, and resides in the city of Coquitlam.
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Who is John Grisdale?
Canadian ice hockey defenceman
When was John Grisdale born?
John Grisdale was born on 23 August 1948 in Greenstone.
What is John Grisdale's occupation?
John Grisdale is an ice hockey player.
What nationality is John Grisdale?
John Grisdale is Canadian.
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