Rangers hire Mike Grier

[Leetch3]

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[rangers1314]

Hope he's as sharp as his brother.

 

[Tob]

The post has been learning a lot of things ever since Colonel Sanders showed back up.

We're going to turn into a fat and old BU frat house by the end of the summer.

 

[cwede]

We're going to turn into a fat and old BU frat house by the end of the summer.

confused by this,
perhaps missing an inside joke

Grier is 46 and was still playing 70+ NHL games 10 years ago
BU's Grier and Drury younger than BU's Quinn and (added after correction) BC's Leetch

 

[Tob]

confused by this,
perhaps missing an inside joke

Grier is 46 and was still playing 70+ NHL games 10 years ago
BU's Grier and Drury younger than BU's Quinn and Leetch

you have given this way more thought than I have. I didn't know Leetch was BU. Brian has definitely got a real gut going over the years. Dru looks like he's got a good skin care routine going as well. I need to give this some more thought.

 

[nyr2k2]

I liked Grier as a player. He was also a tough dude. Not in the sense that he was going to best you up, but he was just a tough, hard-nosed type of guy that was never easy to play against. Probably not a coincidence.

 

[rangers1314]

I totally forgot Grier played 1,000 games.

 

[cwede]

Grier was the first American Black player I was aware of

Black players in ice hockey - Wikipedia
First American-born and exclusively American-trained Black player in a NHL game: Mike Grier (1996–97)
First American born Black player to surpass 20 goals in a single NHL season: Mike Grier (1998–99)

turns out Val James and (ugh) Donald Brashear were USA born, and reached NHL before, but they were developed in Canada

 

[Blueshirt Believer]

you have given this way more thought than I have. I didn't know Leetch was BU. Brian has definitely got a real gut going over the years. Dru looks like he's got a good skin care routine going as well. I need to give this some more thought.

I thought Leetch played for Boston College?

 

[cwede]

I thought Leetch played for Boston College?

aargh - you are correct, my bad

 

[Loff]

Whenever I see Grier's name, these clips pop up in mah head:

 

[nsvoyageurs]

Grier played for Sather's Oilers.

 

[pld459666]

Solid all around player from what I remember.

Hard working forward. Not a lot of glitz to his game.

If thats the culture that Drury is building, I'm for it.

Just stay away from Torts.

The epitome of Square peg, Round hole with this roster make up

 

[nyr2k2]

As a sophomore at BU, Grier had 29 goals and 26 assists and Drury, a freshman, had 12 and 15. The next year Grier went 21-26 and was drafted by St. Louis, and Drury exploded for 35-32 in 37 games.

Those teams also had Jay Pandolfo who is an assistant with Boston.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Hopefully he is not teaching the kids how to fight, hopefully Glass is already doing that

 

[Lion Hound]

What has Greir been doing since his playing days?

 

[RangersFan1994]

What has Greir been doing since his playing days?

Worked with the Devils but not sure if that is his most recent job in the NHL

 

[FIRE DRURY]

What has Greir been doing since his playing days?

He was a scout for the Blackhawks for a few years then became an assistant coach for the Devils. He’s been involved.

 

[cwede]

What has Greir been doing since his playing days?

A great feature of EliteProspects is that they track staff as well as players

Mike Grier at eliteprospects.com

 

[Crease]

Thread title should clarify not for head coach.

 

[will1066]

Thread title should clarify not for head coach.

They hired Grier as AHO

 

[Tob]

Makes me wonder how substantial of a role did Brian Leetch and the other legendary alums truly had. At face value, i'd imagine this will add to the strength of the FO in the long run.

 

[egelband]

Is he related to Pam Grier? Hubba hubba!

 

[bobbop]

Grier was the first American Black player I was aware of

Black players in ice hockey - Wikipedia
First American-born and exclusively American-trained Black player in a NHL game: Mike Grier (1996–97)
First American born Black player to surpass 20 goals in a single NHL season: Mike Grier (1998–99)

turns out Val James and (ugh) Donald Brashear were USA born, and reached NHL before, but they were developed in Canada

Long Island’s Val James.

 

[bobbop]

Is he related to Pam Grier? Hubba hubba!

Yes he is