Grant Ledyard

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CanadaCanada  Grant Ledyard Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 19, 1961
place of birth Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 89 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1979-1980 Fort Garry Blues
1980-1981 Saskatoon Blades
1981-1982 Fort Garry Blues
1982-1984 Tulsa Oilers
1984-1985 New York Rangers
1985-1988 Los Angeles Kings
1988-1989 Washington Capitals
1989-1993 Buffalo Sabers
1993-1997 Dallas Stars
1997-1998 Vancouver Canucks
1998-1999 Boston Bruins
1999-2000 Ottawa Senators
2001 Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas Stars
2001-2002 Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-2004 Brantford Blast

Grant Stuart Ledyard (born November 19, 1961 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , coach and official who played 1111 games for the New York Rangers , Los Angeles Kings , Washington during his active career between 1979 and 2004 Capitals , Buffalo Sabers , Dallas Stars , Vancouver Canucks , Boston Bruins , Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Ledyard celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning medals at the world championships in 1985 and 1986 .

Career

Ledyard played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League during his junior years between 1979 and 1982 . Since the defender was not drafted , the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League secured the services of Ledyard in the summer of 1982 and initially used him in the Central Hockey League with the Tulsa Oilers , with whom he won the league championship in 1984 could.

For the 1984/85 season Ledyard finally rose to the NHL roster of Rangers, but also spent parts of the season in the American Hockey League with the New Haven Nighthawks . For the season 1985/86 the Canadian established himself in the squad of the Broadway Blueshirts , but was given up to the Los Angeles Kings in December 1985 together with goalkeeper Roland Melanson . These received in return a four-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 1987 and Brian MacLellan . Further transfers to the Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabers followed by March 1989 . The defender remained loyal to the Sabers until the end of the 1992/93 season . He then moved to the Dallas Stars as a free agent for four years . With the beginning of the 1997/98 season , numerous brief engagements with the Vancouver Canucks , Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators followed , which he left after the 1999/2000 season.

It then lasted until January 2001, before Ledyard found a new employer in the Tampa Bay Lightning . For the Florida franchise , the Canadian only ran 14 times because the Lightning gave him to the Dallas Stars for the rest of the season. From there he returned as a free agent for the 2001/02 season. After the season he announced the end of his playing career, but played sporadically in the Ontario Hockey Association for the next two years .

From 2005 Ledyard pursued a career as a coach and functionary. Between 2005 and 2007 he initially worked as an assistant coach at Canisius College , followed by a two-year stint as head coach of the Buffalo Junior Sabers in the Ontario Junior Hockey League . In the 2009/10 season , the Canadian was Director of Player Development for his ex-team Buffalo Sabers.

International

Ledyard represented his home country at the 1985 and 1986 World Championships . He won a silver medal in 1985 and a bronze medal in 1986. In total, he played 13 games for the Canadian national team , in which he posted three assists and ten penalty minutes. In addition, he took part in the Spengler Cup 2000 with Team Canada .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1979/80 Fort Garry Blues MJHL 49 13 24 37 90 - - - - -
1980/81 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 9 28 37 148 - - - - -
1981/82 Fort Garry Blues MJHL 63 25th 45 70 150 - - - - -
1982/83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 80 13 29 42 115 - - - - -
1983/84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 58 9 17th 26th 71 9 5 4th 9 10
1984/85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 36 6th 20th 26th 18th - - - - -
1984/85 New York Rangers NHL 42 8th 12 20th 53 3 0 2 2 4th
1985/86 New York Rangers NHL 27 2 9 11 20th - - - - -
1985/86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 7th 18th 25th 78 - - - - -
1986/87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67 14th 23 37 93 5 0 0 0 10
1987/88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 2 1 3 4th - - - - -
1987/88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 23 1 7th 8th 52 - - - - -
1987/88 Washington Capitals NHL 21st 4th 3 7th 14th 14th 1 0 1 30th
1988/89 Washington Capitals NHL 61 3 11 14th 43 - - - - -
1988/89 Buffalo Sabers NHL 13 1 5 6th 8th 5 1 2 3 2
1989/90 Buffalo Sabers NHL 67 2 13 15th 37 - - - - -
1990/91 Buffalo Sabers NHL 60 8th 23 31 46 6th 3 3 6th 10
1991/92 Buffalo Sabers NHL 50 5 16 21st 45 - - - - -
1992/93 Rochester Americans AHL 5 0 2 2 8th - - - - -
1992/93 Buffalo Sabers NHL 50 2 14th 16 45 8th 0 0 0 8th
1993/94 Dallas Stars NHL 84 9 37 46 42 9 1 2 3 6th
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 38 5 13 18th 20th 3 0 0 0 2
1995/96 Dallas Stars NHL 73 5 19th 24 20th - - - - -
1996/97 Dallas Stars NHL 67 1 15th 16 61 7th 0 2 2 0
1997/98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 2 13 15th 14th - - - - -
1997/98 Boston Bruins NHL 22nd 2 7th 9 6th 6th 0 0 0 2
1998/99 Boston Bruins NHL 47 4th 8th 12 33 2 0 0 0 2
1999/00 Ottawa Senators NHL 40 2 4th 6th 8th 6th 0 0 0 16
2000/01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14th 2 2 4th 12 - - - - -
2000/01 Dallas Stars NHL 8th 0 1 1 4th 9 0 1 1 4th
2001/02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 53 1 3 4th 12 - - - - -
2002/03 Brantford Blast OHA-Sr. 6th 0 4th 4th 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Brantford Blast OHA-Sr. 16 2 12 14th 20th - - - - -
MJHL total 112 38 69 107 240 - - - - -
CHL total 138 22nd 46 68 186 9 5 4th 9 10
AHL total 44 8th 23 31 30th - - - - -
NHL overall 1028 90 276 366 766 83 6th 12 18th 96
OHA-Sr. total 22nd 2 16 18th 20th - - - - -

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1985 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 3 0 1 1 0
1985 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 10 0 2 2 10
Men overall 13 0 3 3 10

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Ledyard, Grant
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ledyard, Grant Stuart (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba