Wayne Groulx

Wayne Groulx
Born	(1965-02-02) February 2, 1965 Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Quebec Nordiques KalPa EHC Lustenau ATSE Graz EC Graz
National team	Austria
NHL draft	172nd overall, 1983 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1985–1995

Wayne Groulx (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian-born Austrian former ice hockey centre. During the 1984–85 NHL season, he played one game for the Quebec Nordiques.

Groulx was drafted 172nd overall by the Nordiques in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and played one game for them during the 1984-85 NHL season. He also played in the International Hockey League for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and in the American Hockey League for the Fredericton Express and Baltimore Skipjacks. Groulx played in Finland's SM-liiga for KalPa before spending six seasons in Austria, with EHC Lustenau and five seasons with EC Graz. He represented Austria in the 1992 World Hockey Championship.

Despite three 100-point campaigns with the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, including winning the Red Tilson Trophy as Most Outstanding Player in 1985, his success never translated beyond the junior level in North America, though he later became a star player in the Austrian Hockey League in the 1990s.

After retiring as a player, Groulx coached the Fort Erie Meteors of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Welland Cougars	GHL		38	44	32	76	44		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		66	25	41	66	66		13	6	8	14	8
1982–83	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		67	44	86	130	54		16	7	9	16	13
1983–84	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		70	59	78	137	48		16	14	22	36	13
1984–85	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		64	59	85	144	102		16	18	18	36	24
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	2	4	7
1985–86	Fredericton Express	AHL		15	2	6	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		55	22	27	49	56		12	4	4	8	26
1986–87	Fredericton Express	AHL		30	11	7	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		38	18	22	40	49		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Canada	Intl.		9	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	KalPa	SM-l		27	17	10	27	54		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		5	5	0	5	15		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EHC Lustenau	AUT		40	40	47	87	—		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	ATSE Graz	AUT		36	42	41	83	87		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	ATSE Graz	AUT		32	26	22	48	85		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	ATSE Graz	AUT		29	14	19	33	—		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	EC Graz	AUT		55	64	38	102	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	EC Graz	AUT		44	20	17	37	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Lakeland Ice Warriors	SuHL		13	7	12	19	22		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				93	40	49	89	105		12	4	4	8	26
AUT totals				236	206	184	390	—		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Austria	WC B		7	7	7	14	43
1993	Austria	WC		6	0	0	0	10

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database