Grant Potulny

Grant Potulny
Born	March 4, 1980 Grand Forks, ND, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Binghamton Senators Hershey Bears Springfield Falcons San Antonio Rampage Norfolk Admirals DEL Duisburg Foxes
NHL Draft	157th overall, 2000 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2004–2009

Grant Potulny (born March 4, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant head coach with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team. Potulny was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 5th round (157th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Potulny played two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Lincoln Stars, leading his team to win the 1999-2000 Anderson Cup as the team's Most Valuable Player.^[1] Potulny then attended the University of Minnesota where he was a three-year captain with the Minnesota Golden Gophers during his college career.

Immediately following his graduation, Potulny turned professional with the Binghamton Senators playing in their final few regular season games and playoff of the 2003–04 AHL season. He retired from professional hockey following the 2008–09 AHL season.

He is the older brother of Ryan Potulny, who also has played in the NHL as well.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2000–01
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	2002	[2]
WCHA All-Tournament Team	2003	[3]

References

1. Player Bio: Grant Potulny - GOPHERSPORTS.COM - The Official Athletic Site of the Minnesota Gophers
2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
3. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

External links

• Grant Potulny's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Grant Potulny's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database