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'''Ronald John Greschner''' (born December 22, 1954) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] who played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for 16 seasons between [[1974–75 NHL season|1974]] and [[1989–90 NHL season|1990]].
Greschner was selected 32nd overall by the [[New York Rangers]] in the [[1974 NHL amateur draft]]. He played in 982 career NHL games, all with the Rangers, scoring 179 goals and 431 assists for 610 points. He also compiled 1,226 penalty minutes, The most in Rangers franchise history. Greschner's best offensive season was the [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78 season]] when he scored 24 goals and 48 assists for 72 points. Greschner was sometimes deployed as a [[Winger (ice hockey)|left wing]] by coach [[Craig Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dupont |first1=Kevin |title=Greschner Adapts to Forward Role |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/11/sports/greschner-adapts-to-forward-role.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=April 24, 2020 |date=March 11, 1985}}</ref>
In the 2009 book ''100 Ranger Greats'', the authors ranked Greschner at No. 12 all-time of the [[List of New York Rangers players|901 New York Rangers]] who had played during the team’s first [[2008–09 New York Rangers season|82 seasons]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn= 978-0470736197 |date=2009 |access-date=February 3, 2020|page=188}}</ref>
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