Alexandre Grenier

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Alexandre Grenier
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Grenier in the 2018 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age 33)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams
Augsburger Panther
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Vancouver Canucks
Iserlohn Roosters
Lausanne HC
SCL Tigers
Eisbären Berlin
Kölner Haie
NHL draft 90th overall, 2011
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2012present

Alexandre Grenier (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is playing with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Grenier was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

As a youth, Grenier played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Charles-Lemoyne. [1]

Grenier made his professional debut playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League during the 2012–13 season. After 25 games with the Red Bulls, Grenier opted to return to North America, signing an AHL deal for the remainder of the season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves on January 6, 2013. [2] After the season with the Wolves, Grenier was belatedly signed by the Canucks to a two-year entry-level contract on April 30, 2013. [3]

In his fourth season within the Canucks organization during the 2015–16 season, Grenier's development was rewarded with receiving his first NHL recall on November 18, 2015. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks later that night in a 4–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre. [4] On March 14, 2016, Grenier was recalled to the Vancouver Canucks, as Brendan Gaunce had been reassigned to the Utica Comets.[ citation needed ]

On July 1, 2017, Grenier signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers after he did not receive a contract offer from the Canucks. [5] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the duration of the 2017–18 season, notching a professional high 20 goals in amassing 44 points in 72 games.[ citation needed ]

Having left the Panthers organization as a free agent, Grenier signed a one-year AHL contract with his hometown club, the Laval Rocket, on July 1, 2018. [6]

Following the conclusion of his contract with the Rocket, Grenier, a free agent, opted to continue his career in Europe, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season with the German outfit Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on October 15, 2019. [7] After agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Roosters, on February 3, 2020, Grenier joined Lausanne HC on loan to provide depth for the final playoffs push. He made 10 appearances with Lausanne before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later returning to resume his contract with Iserlohn.

On April 27, 2021, Grenier returned to the National League (NL) and agreed to a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers for the 2021–22 season. [8]

Following a return to the DEL with Eisbären Berlin, Grenier left after one season and moved to fellow German club Kölner Haie on July 21, 2023. [9]

Grenier appeared with the Sharks for two seasons, before continuing his tenure in the DEL with rival club, Augsburger Panther, on a one-year contract on June 26, 2025. [10]

Career statistics

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Grenier with Eisbären Berlin (2022)
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 St-Jérôme Panthers QJAAAHL 20000
2009–10St-Jérôme PanthersQJAAAHL512628546371342
2010–11St-Jérôme PanthersQJAAAHL3325356034
2010–11 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 3191524291588164
2011–12 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL6425396442174121619
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 25581321
2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 40002
2012–13 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 3710213151
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL6817223956
2014–15 Utica CometsAHL671726437123691525
2015–16 Utica CometsAHL691632484342132
2015–16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60002
2016–17 Utica CometsAHL6917284552
2016–17 Vancouver CanucksNHL30000
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL7220244478
2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL6811162754
2019–20 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 3211122332
2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 104484
2020–21 Iserlohn RoostersDEL351227391230336
2021–22 SCL Tigers NL4713354847
2022–23 SCL TigersNL62020
2022–23 Eisbären Berlin DEL326162214
2023–24 Kölner Haie DEL501425394931342
2024–25 Kölner HaieDEL4117254218171071712
NHL totals90002
DEL totals190601051651252311132420

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2017, 2018

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Wolves sign Alexandre Grenier". Chicago Wolves. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. "Alexandre Grenier signed to entry-level deal". Vancouver Canucks. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. "Former K-Wing makes NHL debut with Vancouver". MLive.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. "Panthers sign forward Alexandre Grenier to one-year contract". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. "Rocket agrees to terms on a one-year contract with Laval native Alexandre Grenier". Laval Rocket. July 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. "Rooster sign Canadian Alexandre Grenier" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. "Alexandre Grenier returns to Switzerland, signs with SCL Tigers". swisshockeynews.ch. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  9. "Alexandre Grenier becomes a Shark" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  10. "Alexandre Grenier strengthens Panthers offense" (in German). Augsburger Panther. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.