Alex Grant (born January 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Barys Astana in 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Grant with the Springfield Falcons in 2015 | |||
| 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 | ||
| team Former teams |
Free agent Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Jokerit SKA Saint Petersburg Barys Astana | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
118th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
editGrant 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 signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Arizona Coyotes.[8]
On July 4, 2016, Grant signed a one-year, two-way deal as a free agent with the Boston Bruins. He spent the entire 2016–17 season in the AHL with affiliate, the Providence Bruins, first among the league's defensemen in scoring with 49 points in 70 games and second in goals scored with 17.
On July 1, 2017, Grant left the Bruins as a free agent to sign his third successive one-year, two-way contract with 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.
Grant signed a one-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League on June 15, 2018.[10]
After four seasons with Jokerit, Grant left the club after their withdrawal from the KHL due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a free agent into the off-season, Grant opted to continue his tenure in the KHL, signing a one-year deal with Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg, on July 1, 2022.[11] In the 2022–23 season, Grant made just 16 appearances on the blueline with SKA before he was traded to Kazakhstani based club, Barys Astana, on November 22, 2022.[12]
International play
editIn January 2022, Grant was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[13][14][15]
Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 50 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Barys Astana | KHL | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Barys Astana | KHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 234 | 40 | 73 | 113 | 137 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||||
International
edit| 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 | |
| 2006 | Canada | IH18 | 
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OG | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Sea Dogs Trade Alex Grant To Shawinigan Cataractes - OurSports Central
- ^ Urquhart Recalled; Grant Reassigned to Wheeling - OurSports Central
- ^ "Ducks acquire Grant". Anaheim Ducks. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "Ducks sign Defenseman Grant to one-year contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Grant scores in NHL debut". stationnation.ca. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Steckel, Grant and Yonkman Reassigned to Norfolk". Anaheim Ducks. December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Grant to one-year, two-way contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Wild sign five players to two-way contracts". Fox Sports. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Grant and Kalnins join Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. June 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Alex Grant signs with SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Alex Grant moves to Barys" (in Kazakh). Barys Astana. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 25, 2022). "Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Mike (January 25, 2022). "Canada Names Men's 2022 Olympic Hockey Roster". The Hockey News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database