Derek Grant (ice hockey, born 1974)
Derek Grant (born March 18, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
| Derek Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1974 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
AHL Adirondack Red Wings ECHL South Carolina Stingrays CHL Memphis RiverKings Macon Whoopee Indianapolis Ice | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2001 | ||
Born in 1974 in Cornwall, Ontario, Grant played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Newmarket Royals, Niagara Falls Thunder and Ottawa 67's. He made his professional debut during the 1994–95 AHL season with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League, but failed to stick with the professional team. He joined the Memphis RiverKings of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the 1995–96 CHL season, where he won the CHL Rookie of the Year Trophy.[1] Grant remained with the RiverKings for another five seasons, and retired from professional hockey following the 2000–01 CHL season.
In December 2007, as part of the team's 1,000th game celebration, Grant was selected as a member of the All RiverKIngs Team.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 60 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 47 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 42 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 52 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 59 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 55 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 65 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 63 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Macon Whoopee | CHL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Indianapolis Ice | CHL | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| CHL totals | 341 | 205 | 291 | 496 | 361 | 32 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 22 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL Rookie of the Year | 1995–96 | [3] |
| CHL Leading Points Scorer - Ken McKenzie Trophy | 1998–99 | [3] |
References
- Wichita Eagle - March 15, 1996 - 3C SPORTS
- "centralhockeyleague.com - News - Back-To-Back RiverKings Set for 1000th Game". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- The Center Of Hockey: CHL Award Winners Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database