Evan McGrath
| Evan McGrath | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 14, 1986 Oakville, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EC VSV Grand Rapids Griffins Syracuse Crunch Frölunda HC HC Davos | ||
| NHL Draft |
128th overall, 2004 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Evan McGrath, (born January 14, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing with EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career
An effective offensive player with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, McGrath was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round (128th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The Wings' organization regarding McGrath as a potential future power forward, though he has thus far had some difficulty adjusting to the pro game.[1] By the end of the 2009-10 season he was reassigned to the Syracuse Crunch and was not qualified prior to free agency, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.
On September 17, 2010, it was announced that McGrath had signed with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[2] In 2011, Evan McGrath signed with Swedish team IK Oskarshamn. And on April 18, 2013 it was announced the McGrath had signed a contract with Frölunda HC.[3]
He also spent the 2014–15 campaign in Sweden, again playing for VIK Västerås HK before transferring to fellow Allsvenskan team IK Oskarshamn.
The 2015-16 season saw him turn out for HC Thurgau of the National League B,[4] the second-tier of Swiss ice hockey. He tallied 11 goals and 25 assists in 25 NLB games.
In April 2016, EC VSV of the Austrian top-flight EBEL signed McGrath for the 2016–17 season.[5]
Personal life
McGrath is married to Maddison Gilmour, daughter of Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 49 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 64 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 37 | 77 | 114 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 59 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 78 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 68 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 57 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 49 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 51 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 52 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 33 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 35 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Davos | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 277 | 53 | 68 | 121 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
- OHL All-Rookie Team (2003)[7]
References
- ↑ "McGrath struggles in pros". Red Wings Central. 18 Feb 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ↑ "Former Detroit Forward Ready For The Club". hockeysverige.se. 17 Sep 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ↑ "Indians agree to terms with Evan McGrath". Frolunda HC. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ↑ Thurgau, Hockey. "Hockey Thurgau verpflichtet Evan McGrath als zweiten Ausländer". www.hockey-thurgau.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ "VSV holt Evan McGrath aus der Schweiz in die EBEL! | EC VSV - Der Adlerhorst im Internet". www.ecvsv.at. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Hunter, Paul (2011-11-11). "For a splendid period of time in Toronto, Gilmour was the Leafs". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.