Gregg Sheppard

Gregory Wayne Sheppard, born April 23, 1949, was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who most notably played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Sheppard came up in the waning days of the era when teenagers were signed to junior league contracts by NHL teams. He played his junior hockey for the Estevan Bruins of the Western Hockey League, competing for the Memorial Cup in two seasons and starring in his team's Memorial Cup drive in 1968.

In 1969 Sheppard began a three-year professional apprenticeship with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League, earning Second Team All-Star honors in 1971. The following season he was named the league's most valuable player, and he remains the all-time leading career scorer of the franchise.

He joined the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins in 1972, after the parent club lost players to expansion and the new World Hockey Association. Showing both scoring prowess and exemplary defensive and penalty-killing skills, Sheppard had a fine rookie season. With Boston he played in three Stanley Cup Finals, in 1974, 1977, and 1978.