Alex Grant (ice hockey)
| Alex Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs. | |||
| Born |
January 20, 1989 Antigonish, NS, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Boston Bruins Providence Bruins (AHL) Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes | ||
| NHL Draft |
118th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Alex Grant (born January 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently within the Boston Bruins organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Grant was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (118th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Grant was selected in the first round (first overall) of the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs,[1] and played four seasons of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Saint John and the Shawinigan Cataractes.[2]
On June 24, 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Grant to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for winger Harry Zolnierczyk.[3] He was re-signed to a one-year contract on July 10, 2013.[4]
Grant scored his first goal in his first NHL game, on November 30, 2013, against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks.[5] Despite scoring a goal in his second successive game with the Ducks, on December 12, 2013, he was reassigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.[6] Approaching the trade deadline on March 5, 2014, Grant was traded by the Ducks to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for minor league right winger Andre Petersson.[7]
On July 2, 2015, Grant was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8]
On July 4, 2016, as a free agent upon the conclusion of his contract with the Coyotes, Grant agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Boston Bruins.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Antigonish Bulldogs | MJAHL | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 68 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 70 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 37 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 23 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 40 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 61 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 46 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 52 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 58 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 69 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Atlantic | U17 |  |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ Sea Dogs Trade Alex Grant To Shawinigan Cataractes - OurSports Central
- ↑ Urquhart Recalled; Grant Reassigned to Wheeling - OurSports Central
- ↑ "Ducks acquire Grant". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ "Ducks sign Defenseman Grant to one-year contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ↑ "Grant scores in NHL debut". stationnation.ca. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Steckel, Grant and Yonkman Reassigned to Norfolk". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Senators Trade D Petersson To Ducks For D Grant". TSN.ca. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Grant to one-year, two-way contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
External links
- Alex Grant's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Alex Grant's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database