Grant Stevenson

Grant Stevenson
Date of birth	October 15, 1981
place of birth	Spruce Grove , Alberta , Canada
Nickname	diesel
size	183 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Right wing
number	# 16
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1999-2000	Bonnyville Pontiacs
2000-2001	Grand Prairie Storm
2001-2003	Minnesota State Mankato
2003-2007	San Jose Sharks
2007-2008	Quad City Flames
2008-2009	Chicago Wolves
2009	Kloten Flyers
2009-2010	Hamilton Bulldogs
2010-2011	Augsburg panther

Grant Stevenson (born October 15, 1981 in Spruce Grove , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . In the course of his career he was active for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League and the Augsburger Panther in the German Ice Hockey League . Stevenson, he is the grandson of Hockey Hall of Fame member Glenn Hall .

Career

After Stevenson had initially played in junior teams in his hometown, he began 1999 a commitment in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the Bonnyville Pontiacs . There he was named Rookie of the Year within the team at the end of the season . The following season he moved to the Grand Prairie Storm , which also played in the AJHL. In his second AJHL season, he improved his offensive statistics and took part in the league's All-Star Game.

After his time in Alberta, Stevenson began playing Mankato at Minnesota State University . After a good first season, he became a top performer in his sophomore year of college, and by the end of the year was the highest-scoring player in his sophomore year nationwide. Stevenson then dropped out in 2003, after he had signed a professional contract with the San Jose Sharks in April of the same year .

With the San Jose Sharks Stevenson was first used for the seasons 2003/04 and 2004/05 in the lower class American Hockey League with the Cleveland Barons . In his first season there he impressed especially in the playoffs, where he recorded seven assists in nine games. After a bad start to the 2004/05 season, the Canadian was sent to the ECHL for two games , but was able to confirm his statistics from the previous year at the end of the AHL season. The following summer Stevenson worked hard and started with 16 points in 17 games in the new season before the Sharks called him on November 23, 2005 for the first time in the NHL squad. He collected a total of 22 points in 47 season appearances and was also on the ice in five playoff games.

For the 2006/07 season Stevenson played again in the AHL with the Worcester Sharks , the new farm team San Joses, and moved after his contract as a free agent to the Calgary Flames , who also use him in the farm team, the Quad City Flames . In the further course of the season, Stevenson could not recommend himself for the Flames' NHL squad, which meant that his one-year contract was not extended. He then signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers , who also sent him to their farm team, the Chicago Wolves .

For the 2009/10 season , Grant Stevenson moved to the Kloten Flyers , where he occupied one of the five foreign licenses. However, he could not meet expectations, so he was replaced by Mark Bell shortly after the start of the season . Stevenson was without a club until November 2009 before being signed by the Hamilton Bulldogs . However, he only stayed there a year before he moved to the German Ice Hockey League with the Augsburg Panthers .

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 WCHA First All-Star Team
• 2003 NCAA West Second All-American Team

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1999-00	Bonnyville Pontiacs	AJHL		63	20th	38	58			-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Grand Prairie Storm	AJHL		53	24	49	73	62		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Minnesota State University, Mankato	NCAA		38	8th	8th	16	36
2002-03	Minnesota State University, Mankato	NCAA		38	27	36	63	38
2003-04	Cleveland Barons	AHL		71	13	26th	39	45		9	0	7th	7th	6th
2004-05	Cleveland Barons	AHL		77	14th	25th	39	70		-	-	-	-	-
	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		2	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Cleveland Barons	AHL		17th	8th	8th	16	8th		-	-	-	-	-
	San Jose Sharks	NHL		41	10	12	22nd	14th		5	0	0	0	4th
2006-07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		59	14th	25th	39	30th		6th	2	0	2	2
2007-08	Quad City Flames	AHL		80	30th	43	73	58		-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Chicago Wolves	AHL		59	10	11	21st	31		-	-	-	-	-
2009	Kloten Flyers	NLA		3	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		53	8th	9	17th	22nd		19th	1	9	10	8th
AJHL total				116	44	87	131			-	-	-	-	-
NCAA overall				76	35	44	79	74
ECHL total				2	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
AHL total				416	97	147	306	264		34	3	16	19th	16
NHL overall				47	10	12	22nd	14th		5	0	0	0	4th
NLA total				3	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-

( 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 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung , Kloten found replacement for Grant Stevenson - fifth foreigner for Kloten , September 28, 2009
2. ↑ del.org, Grant Stevenson becomes a panther  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

• Grant Stevenson at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Grant Stevenson at hockeydb.com (English)