Greg Pankewicz

Greg Pankewicz (born October 6, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Pankewicz played 21 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames. He recorded three assists and 22 penalty minutes in his NHL career. From 2003 to 2009, he played for the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League.

Greg Pankewicz
Born (1970-10-06) October 6, 1970
Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Senators
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1991–2009

Pankewicz turned pro in 1992, and spent most of his 16 seasons in the minor leagues, recording over 500 professional goals. In 2006–07, he helped lead the Eagles to their second Ray Miron President's Cup title in three years. Pankewicz's 32 points in the playoffs set a CHL league record, and earned him the playoff MVP.[1]

In 2009, Pankewicz retired from the Eagles and as franchise leading goal-scorer he was the first Eagle to have his number 89 retired by the team. Pankewicz subsequently joined the team as an assistant coach.[2]

Pankewicz became famous after a 19 February 2011 game between the Eagles and the Mississippi RiverKings. Enraged by the referee, he stripped half naked on the players' bench, throwing his suit, shirt and shoes on the ice before exiting shirtless.[3]

At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Pankewicz left the Colorado Eagles, after four seasons as an assistant coach to pursue other ventures.[4]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 56 26 18 44 307 — — — — —
1989–90 Regina Pats WHL 63 14 24 38 136 10 1 3 4 19
1990–91 Regina Pats WHL 72 39 41 80 134 8 4 7 11 12
1991–92 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 59 41 39 80 214 — — — — —
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 62 23 20 43 163 — — — — —
1993–94 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 69 33 29 62 241 — — — — —
1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 75 37 30 67 161 6 1 1 2 24
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 28 9 12 21 99 — — — — —
1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 45 9 16 25 164 5 4 0 4 8
1996–97 Manitoba Moose IHL 79 32 34 66 222 — — — — —
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 76 42 34 76 246 3 0 0 0 6
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 30 10 14 24 84 — — — — —
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 18 0 3 3 20 — — — — —
1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 10 2 3 5 7 11 4 1 5 10
1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 62 22 19 41 134 5 2 1 3 18
2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 72 22 24 46 231 7 1 1 2 10
2001–02 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 63 39 46 85 306 3 2 0 2 8
2002–03 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 67 46 41 87 340 4 3 1 4 0
2003–04 Colorado Eagles CHL 59 46 50 96 142 4 4 1 5 10
2003–04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Colorado Eagles CHL 47 32 49 81 101 16 10 6 16 45
2005–06 Colorado Eagles CHL 64 47 43 90 298 12 6 11 17 36
2006–07 Colorado Eagles CHL 18 20 16 36 92 25 17 15 32 64
2007–08 Colorado Eagles CHL 58 24 52 76 249 13 6 9 15 80
2008–09 Colorado Eagles CHL 58 38 47 85 248 15 5 5 10 62
NHL totals 21 0 3 3 22 — — — — —

References
  1. "Pankewicz earns playoffs MYP hardware". Central Hockey League. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. "Pankewicz retires, Becomes assistant coach". Central Hockey League. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  3. "Hockey coach strips half naked and throws clothes". Yahoo! Sports. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  4. "Aaron Schneekloth retires, replaces Greg Pankewicz as assistant coach". Coloradoan. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-23.


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