Alex Grant (ice hockey)

Alex Grant (born January 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Grant was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (118th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Alex Grant
With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Born	January 20, 1989 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Jokerit Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft	118th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2009–present

Playing career

Grant was selected in the first round (first overall) of the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs,[1] and played four seasons of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Saint John and the Shawinigan Cataractes.[2]

On June 24, 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Grant to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for winger Harry Zolnierczyk.[3] He was re-signed to a one-year contract on July 10, 2013.[4]

Grant scored his first goal in his first NHL game, on November 30, 2013, against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks.[5] Despite scoring a goal in his second successive game with the Ducks, on December 12, 2013, he was reassigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.[6] Approaching the trade deadline on March 5, 2014, Grant was traded by the Ducks to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for minor league right winger Andre Petersson.[7]

On July 2, 2015, Grant was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8]

On July 4, 2016, as a free agent upon the conclusion of his contract with the Coyotes, Grant agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Boston Bruins. He spent the entirety of the 2016–17 season, in the AHL with affiliate, the Providence Bruins, leading the blueline in scoring with 49 points in 70 games. His 17 goals placed him second amongst the league in scoring for defensemen.

On July 1, 2017, Grant familiarly left the Bruins as a free agent and signed his third successive one-year, two-way contract in agreeing to join the Minnesota Wild.[9] Grant was assigned to the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild for the duration of the 2017–18 season. In 73 games he collected 13 goals and 36 points from the blueline.

Unable to add to his NHL experience, as an impending free agent, Grant opted to embark on a career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League on June 15, 2018.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Antigonish Bulldogs	MJAHL		50	7	9	16	36		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL		47	4	9	13	58		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL		68	12	20	32	108		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL		70	15	33	48	96		14	3	11	14	12
2008–09	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL		37	9	22	31	51		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		23	4	15	19	11		21	4	5	9	18
2009–10	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		40	7	20	27	36		6	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		14	3	2	5	28		2	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		14	3	2	5	6		17	2	0	2	13
2010–11	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		61	10	27	37	73		12	2	5	7	13
2012–13	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		46	4	16	20	73		13	2	2	4	27
2013–14	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		52	7	20	27	46		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		2	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Binghamton Senators	AHL		19	2	8	10	6		4	0	0	0	10
2014–15	Binghamton Senators	AHL		58	6	27	33	57		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Springfield Falcons	AHL		69	11	31	42	57		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		5	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Providence Bruins	AHL		70	17	32	49	36		17	2	6	8	12
2017–18	Iowa Wild	AHL		73	13	23	36	79		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Jokerit	KHL		57	13	23	36	52		5	0	0	0	4
2019–20	Jokerit	KHL		43	5	14	19	14		4	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				7	2	0	2	9		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				100	18	37	55	66		9	0	1	1	6

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Canada Atlantic	U17			6	0	1	1	2
2006	Canada Atlantic	U17	6th		5	1	3	4	2
2007	Canada	WJC18	4th		6	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					17	1	4	5	4

References

1. Sea Dogs Trade Alex Grant To Shawinigan Cataractes - OurSports Central
2. Urquhart Recalled; Grant Reassigned to Wheeling - OurSports Central
3. "Ducks acquire Grant". Anaheim Ducks. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
4. "Ducks sign Defenseman Grant to one-year contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
5. "Grant scores in NHL debut". stationnation.ca. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
6. "Steckel, Grant and Yonkman Reassigned to Norfolk". Anaheim Ducks. December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
7. "Senators Trade D Petersson To Ducks For D Grant". TSN.ca. March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
8. "Coyotes sign Grant to one-year, two-way contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
9. "Wild sign five players to two-way contracts". Fox Sports. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
10. "Grant and Kalnins join Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database