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Greg Bignell (born May 9, 1969) is the current general manager and head coach of the Cambridge Winterhawks of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, and a former professional ice hockey player. ==Playing career== Bignell played his junior hockey with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL from 1986–1990 as a defenceman. He would improve on his point totals each year with the Bulls, as he would register 12 points in 64 games in his rookie season of 1986–87, improve to 15 points in only 48 games in 1987–88, score 6 goals and 33 points in 1988–89, and again score 6 goals, and earn a junior career high 41 points in 1989–90. Bignell was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 10th round, 200th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. After his junior career was finished, Bignell went on to play with the Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL in 1990–91, scoring 7 goals and 28 points, and recording a team high 265 penalty minutes as the Admirals finished in 1st place in the East Division. An injury late in the season had Bignell sidelined for the playoffs, as the Admirals won the Riley Cup. Bignell started the 1991–92 season with the Toledo Storm in the ECHL, and play only 22 games with the club, earning 5 assists and 167 penalty minutes, before he was traded to the Richmond Renegades. With Richmond, Bignell suited up for 12 regular season games, scoring a goal and 2 assists, along with 42 penalty minutes. Richmond advanced to the playoffs, and Bignell earned an assist in 6 playoff games, as the Renegades would lose to Bignell's former team, the Hampton Roads Admirals, in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Bignell played the 1992–93 season with the Brantford Smoke of the COHL, scoring 2 goals and 24 points in 57 games, along with 201 penalty minutes, as the Smoke finished on top of the league standings. Bignell scored a goal and added 3 assists in 15 playoff games, as Brantford captured the Colonial Cup, defeating the St. Thomas Wildcats in the finals. He returned to Brantford for the 1993–94 season, but only appeared in 29 games, scoring 2 goals and adding 7 assists, along with 94 penalty minutes, before retiring from hockey at the age of 24. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Bignell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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