Greg Stefan

Greg Stefan
Born	(1961-02-11) February 11, 1961 Brantford, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
NHL Draft	128th overall, 1981 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1981–1990

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 goaltending coach for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Drafted in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, Greg 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/Scout with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	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
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
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
1984–85	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		46	21	19	3	2635	190	0	4.33	.860
1985–86	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
1987–88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		33	17	9	5	1854	96	1	3.11	.896
1988–89	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		46	21	17	3	2499	167	0	4.01	.871
1989–90	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

Post season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1980–81	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		6	2	3	298	20	0	4.02
1981–82	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		1	0	0	20	0	0	0.00
1983–84	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	1	2	210	8	0	2.29	.907
1984–85	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	3	138	17	0	7.39	.754
1986–87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		9	4	5	508	24	0	2.83	.905
1987–88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		10	5	4	531	32	1	3.62	.864
1988–89	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		5	2	3	294	18	0	3.67	.881
NHL Totals				30	12	17	1681	99	1	3.53	.875

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
PLY	2007–08	39	16	20	–	3	74	5th in West	Lost in First Round
PLY	2008–09	19	6	11	–	2	14	5th in West	Resigned

Preceded by Mike Vellucci

Head coaches of the Plymouth Whalers 2007–2009

Succeeded by Mike Vellucci

External links

• Greg Stefan's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database