Scott Gruhl

Scott Gruhl
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Teams	NHL Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins AHL Binghamton Dusters New Haven Nighthawks Baltimore Bandits IHL Saginaw Gears Muskegon Mohawks Muskegon Lumberjacks Fort Wayne Komets Milwaukee Admirals Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Richmond Renegades CHL Houston Apollos
Born	(1959-09-13)September 13, 1959, Port Colborne, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro Career	1979 – 1996

Scott Gruhl (b. September 13, 1959 in Port Colborne, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Left winger Scott Gruhl was an offensive player who spent parts of three years in the NHL during the 80s. Although his NHL impact was minimal, he was a top goal scorer in college and one of the most productive IHL scorers of all-time.

Born in Port Colborne, Ontario Gruhl spent two years at Northeastern University, then scored 94 points for the OHA's Sudbury Wolves in 1978–79. A few months later he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings and played a handful of games for them.

Beginning in 1979–80, Gruhl was a dominant scorer in the IHL. He scored 56 goals for the Saginaw Gears that season, his first of seven years with at least 40 goals.

In 1984–85, Gruhl was presented the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP after scoring 62 goals for the Muskegon Mohawks. He followed up with 59 goals the next season with Muskegon Lumberjacks. Overall, Gruhl was named to the IHL first all-star team once and second all-star squad three times and played on four Turner Cup champions. He also dressed for six games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987–88 after signing as a free agent. The tricky forward played a couple of years in the ECHL before retiring in 1996. Gruhl left the game as the top goal scorer in the IHL history in terms of combined regular season and playoff totals.

He was assistant coach of the Richmond Renegades from 1994 to 1996 and coach from 1996 to 1998.

Gruhl's career is profiled with a chapter in the book Journeymen: 24 Bittersweet Tales of Short Major League Sports Careers by Kurt Dusterberg.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Northeastern University	NCAA		17	6	4	10	0
1977–78	Northeastern University	NCAA		28	21	38	59	46
1978–79	Sudbury Wolves	OHA		68	35	49	84	78
1979–80	Saginaw Gears	IHL		75	53	40	93	100		7	2	6	8	16
1979–80	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		4	1	0	1	6
1980–81	Saginaw Gears	IHL		77	56	34	90	87		13	11	8	19	12
1980–81	Houston Apollos	CHL		4	0	0	0	0
1981–82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		73	28	41	69	107		4	0	4	4	2
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	2	1	3	2
1982–83	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		68	25	38	63	114		12	3	3	6	22
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	0	2	2	4
1983–84	Muskegon Mohawks	IHL		56	40	56	96	49
1984–85	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		82	62	64	126	102		17	7	16	23	25
1985–86	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		82	59	50	109	178		14	7	13	20	22
1986–87	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		67	34	39	73	157		15	5	7	13	54
1987–88	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		55	28	47	75	115		6	5	1	6	12
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		6	1	0	1	0
1988–89	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		79	37	55	92	163		14	8	11	19	37
1989–90	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		80	41	51	92	206		15	8	6	14	26
1990–91	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		59	23	47	70	109		19	4	6	10	39
1991–92	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		78	44	61	105	196		6	2	2	4	48
1992–93	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		73	34	47	81	290		12	4	11	15	14
1993–94	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		28	6	9	15	102
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		30	15	12	27	85		5	1	4	5	26
1994–95	Richmond Renegades	ECHL		49	31	40	71	288		17	9	9	18	68
1995–96	Richmond Renegades	ECHL		60	46	39	85	236		7	3	5	8	18
1995–96	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL								2	0	1	1	0
3 years	Totals	NHL		20	3	3	6	6

Awards

• IHL Second All-Star Team (1980, 1986, 1992)
• IHL First All-Star Team (1984, 1985)
• James Gatschene Memorial Trophy (MVP - IHL) (1985)

External links

• Scott Gruhl's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database