Greg Squires Explained

Greg Squires
Birth Date:6 July 1988
Birth Place:White Plains, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:172
Position:Winger
Shoots:Right
League:Allsv
Team:Södertälje SK
Former Teams:Örebro HK
Kunlun Red Star
Graz 99ers
HC TPS
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2012

Gregory Squires (born July 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing under contract with Södertälje SK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career

After graduating from Ann Arbor Huron High School, Squires played for Western Michigan University from 2008–12.[1]

In his first year with the Broncos, Squires played in 41 games and was named a CCHA All-Rookie Team Honorable Mention for his efforts.[1] In February, while playing on a line with senior Patrick Galivan, Squires was the CCHA's top scoring rookie, earning him Rookie of the Month honors.[2] He had also been named Rookie of the Month for January as well.[2]

In his junior year, he played in all 42 games of the season and finished fourth on the team in points with 28.[1] He helped guide the Broncos to the 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament where he assisted on the overtime goal that helped send the Broncos to the Semifinals for the first time in 17 years.[3] He also assisted in the 5–2 win over the University of Michigan in the CCHA Semifinals to help the Broncos reach the CCHA Championship Finals for the first time since 1986.[4] The Broncos later lost to Miami in the CCHA Championship game, with Squires picking up one assist.[5]

Following his collegiate career, Squires signed an ECHL contract with the Stockton Thunder.[6] After playing two games, Squires joined the Starbulls Rosenheim for the 2012–13 season.[7] After one season with Rosenheim, Squires joined the Bietigheim Steelers for the 2013–14 season.[8] Moving on from the German league, Squires joined IK Oskarshamn of the HockeyAllsvenskan in 2014.[9] Squires later joined the Swedish Hockey League's Örebro HK for the 2015–16 season.[10]

Despite agreeing to a contract extension with Örebro, Squires agreed to join the Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League in April 2017.[11] [12] On October 11, 2019, Squires signed a contract with HC TPS.[13] Squires played just 14 regular season games in the Liiga, before leaving Finland to play the remainder of the season with Swiss club, the Ticino Rockets of the Swiss League (SL), affiliate of HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

After sitting out the 2020–21 season, Squires returned to the professional circuit in re-joining former club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on July 22, 2021.[14] Squires contributed with 2 goals and 3 points through 27 regular season games with Kunlun before leaving the club and returning to continue his career in Sweden by joining Allsvenskan club, Södertälje SK, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season on 25 December 2021.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Brunswick SchoolUSHS2618163412
2004–05U.S. National Development TeamNAHL3376132690222
2005–06U.S. National Development TeamNAHL257916321215620
2006–07Indiana IceUSHL551220325373252
2007–08Indiana IceUSHL582446705030006
2008–09Western Michigan UniversityCCHA417222928
2009–10Western Michigan UniversityCCHA364202426
2010–11Western Michigan UniversityCCHA427212831
2011–12Western Michigan UniversityCCHA418111924
2011–12Stockton ThunderECHL2000072136
2012–13Starbulls Rosenheim2.GBun4722264610213811198
2013–14Bietigheim SteelersDEL2543038684615491314
2014–15IK OskarshamnAllsv5118264446
2015–16Örebro HKSHL481311241820002
2016–17Örebro HKSHL4813142710
2017–18Kunlun Red StarKHL100000
2017–18KRS HeilongjiangVHL61120
2018–19Kunlun Red StarKHL59381114
2019–20Graz 99ersEBEL65270
2019–20HC TPSLiiga1404410
2019–20 Swiss League season2019–20HCB Ticino RocketsSL1146106
2021–22Kunlun Red StarKHL272138
SHL totals962625512820000
KHL totals96591422

International

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
CCHA Rookie of the Month January, February2009
CCHA All-Rookie Team Honorable Mention2009

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GREG SQUIRES . wmubroncos.com . November 8, 2018.
  2. News: Kimball . Cody . Hardware handed out to Galivan and Squires . January 1, 2019 . Western Herald . March 8, 2009.
  3. News: Kimball . Cody . For the first time in 17 years, Bronco hockey is headed to the CCHA semifinals . January 1, 2019 . Western Herald . March 13, 2011.
  4. News: Kimball . Cody . WMU hockey advances to CCHA Championships . January 1, 2019 . Western Herald . March 19, 2011.
  5. News: Kimball . Cody . Hockey falls to Miami in CCHA Championship; earns spot in NCAA Tournament . January 1, 2019 . Western Herald . March 20, 2011.
  6. Web site: Drew . David . Former WMU hockey forward Greg Squires signs with ECHL's Stockton Thunder (updated with Squires' reaction) . mlive.com . November 8, 2018 . March 29, 2012.
  7. Web site: Starbulls-Neuzugang Greg Squires . rosenheim24.de . November 8, 2018 . German . September 21, 2012.
  8. Web site: Weidner . Martin . Squires geht nach Bietigheim . rosenheim24.de . November 8, 2018 . German . May 30, 2013.
  9. Web site: Greg Squires - IKO:s nye amerikan . ikoskarshamn.se . November 8, 2018 . Swedish.
  10. Web site: Gamla tränare - och nya spelare i Örebro . expressen.se . November 8, 2018 . Swedish . March 25, 2015 . Från Hockeyallsvenskan hämtar klubben in Oskarshamns energiske Greg Squires, 26, och Björklövens back Alexander Hellström, 27..
  11. Web site: Svensson . Johan . Fick lämna Örebro – Nu får han KHL-kontrakt . expressen.se . November 8, 2018 . April 26, 2017.
  12. Web site: Greg Squires är klar för Kunlun i KHL . expressen.se . November 8, 2018 . May 2, 2017. Swedish.
  13. Web site: TPS vahvisti: Kiinan ja USA:n passit omistava hyökkääjä SM-liigaan . mtvuutiset.fi . October 11, 2019 . Finnish . October 11, 2019.
  14. Web site: Greg Squires is back with Kunlun . . . July 22, 2021 . July 22, 2021.
  15. Web site: Greg Squires signs to play with SSK . . 25 December 2021 . 25 December 2021 . Swedish.