Lloyd Gifford Gronsdahl (May 10, 1921 in Norquay, Saskatchewan â December 15, 1989) was a professional ice hockey player who played ten games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1941âÂÂ42 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1951, was spent in various minor leagues.
Gronsdahl scored one NHL goal. It came on March 3, 1942 in Boston's 5-3 win over Toronto at Boston Garden.
Gronsdahl enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force serving in Canada and also overseas at Leeming Yorkshire where RCAF 427 Lion and 429 Bison Heavy Bomber squadrons were stationed. He attained the rank of Leading AircraftsMan. Boston Bruin Gronsdahl and fellow NHL player Alf Pike ( NY Rangers) played hockey with the Station's undefeated "Millward's Pucksters".