Alex Grant (ice hockey player)

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Grant in the jersey of the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (2012)

Grant in the jersey of the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (2012)
Date of birth January 20, 1989
place of birth Antigonish , Nova Scotia , Canada
size 193 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2007 , 4th lap, 118th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
2004-2005 Antigonish Bulldogs
2005-2008 Saint John Sea Dogs
2008-2009 Shawinigan Cataractes
2009-2011 Wheeling Nailers
2010-2013 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2013-2014 Norfolk Admirals
Anaheim Ducks
2014-2015 Binghamton Senators
2015-2016 Arizona Coyotes
Springfield Falcons
2016-2017 Providence Bruins
2017-2018 Iowa Wild
since 2018 Jokerite

Alex Grant (born January 20, 1989 in Antigonish , Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Jokerit in the Continental Hockey League since June 2018 .

Career

youth

Alex Grant began playing ice hockey with the local Antigonish Bulldogs in his native Antigonish . In the summer of 2005, he moved to the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ) after he was selected in the corresponding LHJMQ Entry Draft 2005 in first place. The defender quickly gained a foothold at the Sea Dogs and already had a record of 12 goals and 20 assists in 68 games in his second season. This was followed by the 2007 NHL Entry Draft , in which he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 118th position. For the time being, however, he stayed with the Sea Dogs, in which he increased again in the following season 2007/08 and came to 48 scorer points in 70 games; He also reached the play-off semi-finals with the team , but was eliminated there with a sweep against the Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda .

During the 2008/09 season he was transferred (together with a five-round draft pick) from the Sea Dogs to the Shawinigan Cataractes , also playing in the LHJMQ ; In return, the Sea Dogs Danick Gauthier , a first and a second round draft pick. With the Cataractes he reached the final of the Coupe du Président this season , but had to admit defeat to the Drummondville Voltigeurs 3: 4 . He was then old enough to sign an entry level contract with the Penguins and began the season with their farm team , the Wheeling Nailers , in the ECHL . During the season he was also on the ice for the Penguins' AHL farm team, the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins . Also in the 2010/11 season he commuted between AHL and ECHL, where he had to pause a large part of the season due to a wrist injury.

After his injury, he became a key player in the AHL, where he came in 61 missions on 10 goals and 27 assists. The Penguins took this as an opportunity to extend his contract for another year in the summer of 2012.

Constant change

However, there was not a single NHL mission for Grant in the entire 2012/13 season, so the Penguins gave him in June 2013 in exchange for Harry Zolnierczyk to the Anaheim Ducks . He signed a one-year contract with the Ducks and played for the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL. In November, Grant received his first appointment to the NHL squad of the Ducks, which he followed directly with his first NHL goal on his NHL debut on November 30, 2013 against the San Jose Sharks .

In March 2014, he was transferred to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for André Petersson , initially under contract with their farm team, the Binghamton Senators . After he was only used in the AHL until the end of the 2014/15 season, he joined the Arizona Coyotes as a free agent and played there mainly for the Springfield Falcons in the AHL. Also as a free agent, Grant signed a new one-year contract with the Boston Bruins in July 2016 , as well as with the Minnesota Wild the following year .

In the summer of 2018, Grant decided to move to Europe for the first time by signing a contract with the Jokerit in the Continental Hockey League (KHL).

International

At the international level, Grant was on the ice at the World U-17 Hockey Challenges 2005 and 2006 and for Canada's U18 junior team at the U18 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2004/05 Antigonish Bulldogs MJAHL 50 7th 9 16 36 3 1 1 2 2
2005/06 Saint John Sea Dogs LHJMQ 47 4th 9 13 -33 58 - - - - - -
2006/07 Saint John Sea Dogs LHJMQ 68 12 20th 32 -32 108 - - - - - -
2007/08 Saint John Sea Dogs LHJMQ 70 15th 33 48 +17 96 14th 3 11 14th -1 12
2008/09 Saint John Sea Dogs LHJMQ 37 9 22nd 31 –7 51 - - - - - -
2008/09 Shawinigan Cataractes LHJMQ 23 4th 15th 19th +10 11 21st 4th 5 9 -1 18th
2009/10 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 14th 3 2 5 +8 28 2 0 0 0 -2 0
2009/10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 40 7th 20th 27 +4 36 - - - - - -
2010/11 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 4th 0 0 0 +2 0 - - - - - -
2010/11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14th 3 2 5 -2 6th 17th 2 0 2 ± 0 13
2011/12 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 61 10 27 37 +5 73 12 2 5 7th +1 13
2012/13 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 46 4th 16 20th –7 73 13 2 2 4th -4 27
2013/14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 52 7th 20th 27 +2 46 - - - - - -
2013/14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 2 0 2 +3 2 - - - - - -
2013/14 Binghamton Senators AHL 19th 2 9 10 +1 6th 4th 0 0 0 -3 10
2014/15 Binghamton Senators AHL 58 6th 27 33 -17 57 - - - - - -
2015/16 Springfield Falcons AHL 69 11 31 42 -34 57 - - - - - -
2015/16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 -2 7th - - - - - -
2016/17 Providence Bruins AHL 70 17th 32 49 +8 36 17th 2 6th 8th -2 12
2017/18 Iowa Wild AHL 73 13 23 36 –6 79 - - - - - -
2018/19 Jokerite KHL 57 13 23 36 +9 52 5 0 0 0 −4 4th
2019/20 Jokerite KHL
LHJMQ total 245 44 99 143 -45 324 35 7th 16 23 -2 30th
ECHL total 54 10 22nd 32 +2 42 17th 2 0 2 ± 0 13
AHL total 466 73 186 259 -38 455 48 6th 13 19th -10 62
NHL overall 7th 2 0 2 +1 9 - - - - - -
KHL total 57 13 23 36 +9 52 5 0 0 0 −4 4th

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2005 Canada Atlantic WHC Bronze medal 6th 0 1 1 2
2006 Canada Atlantic WHC 6th place 5 1 2 3 2
2007 Canada U18 World Cup 4th Place 6th 0 0 0 ± 0 0
Juniors overall 17th 1 4th 5 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b oursportscentral.com: "Sea Dogs Trade Alex Grant To Shawinigan Cataractes" (January 5, 2009, accessed December 6, 2013)
  2. ↑ a b Alex Grant on hockeysfuture.com (accessed December 6, 2013)
  3. ↑ nhl.com: "Ducks Acquire Defenseman Grant From Pittsburgh In Exchange For Left Wing Zolnierczyk" (English, June 24, 2013, accessed December 6, 2013)
  4. ↑ nhl.com: "Ducks Sign Defenseman Grant to One-Year Contract" (English, July 10, 2013, accessed on December 6, 2013)
  5. ↑ nhl.com: "Ducks Recall Defenseman Grant from Norfolk (AHL)" (English, November 29, 2013, accessed on December 6, 2013)
  6. ↑ nhl.com: "Previous Game: Late Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Shootout Loss" (English, November 30, 2013, accessed December 6, 2013)
  7. ↑ senators.nhl.com: "Alex Grant on being acquired by Ottawa, joining Binghamton" (English, March 12, 2014, accessed April 28, 2014)
Squad of Jokerit in the 2020/21 season
personal data
SURNAME Grant, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Antigonish , Nova Scotia , Canada