Alex Grant (ice hockey)

Alex Grant
Grant with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born	(1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 36) 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

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.

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 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

In January 2022, Grant was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Career statistics

Grant with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2013

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
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		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Barys Astana	KHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Avangard Omsk	KHL		9	3	3	6	0
NHL totals				7	2	0	2	9		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				245	43	76	119	137		12	0	1	1	30

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
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

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. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
11. "Alex Grant signs with SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
12. "Alex Grant moves to Barys" (in Kazakh). Barys Astana. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
13. "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
14. 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.
15. 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

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