Greg Meredith

Gregory Paul Meredith (born February 23, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.

Greg Meredith
Born (1958-02-23) February 23, 1958
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
NHL Draft 97th overall, 1978
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 1980–1984

Biography

As a youth, Meredith played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]

A finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, Meredith attended Notre Dame, where he set the Notre Dame all-time goals record, with 104.[2]

Meredith was a sixth round selection, 97th overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He then played 43 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1980–81 and 1982–83, recording six goals and four assists in the regular season, and three goals and one assist in five playoff games. He retired following the 1983–84 season.

After a knee injury ended his hockey career, Meredith attended business school at Harvard University, where he was a volunteer assistant ice hockey coach. Meredith won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 2005 for prominence as a student athlete and success in business. He was the tenth Notre Dame graduate to win the award.[2] In 2004, Meredith worked as the managing director for Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc.[2]

Awards and honours
Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1979–80 [3]
AHCA West All-American 1979–80 [4]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. "Former Hockey All-American Greg Meredith Will Receive NCAA Silver Anniversary Award". und.com. November 19, 2004. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.


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