Derek Grant (ice hockey, born 1974)

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Derek Grant
Born (1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 49)
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

Derek Grant (born March 18, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.

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Early life

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.

Career

Grant made his professional debut during the 1994–95 AHL season with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League. 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Newmarket Royals OHL 601124351470222
1993–94 Newmarket RoyalsOHL12210128—————
1993–94 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL47303363333—————
1994–95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 400015—————
1994–95 Ottawa 67's OHL4222406214—————
1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL —————31234
1995–96 Memphis RiverKings CHL 523953922565498
1995–96 South Carolina StingraysECHL20002—————
1996–97 Memphis RiverKingsCHL593542775918710176
1997–98 Memphis RiverKingsCHL552344676042460
1998–99 Memphis RiverKingsCHL6545781234540448
1999–00 Memphis RiverKingsCHL6333356873—————
2000–01 Memphis RiverKingsCHL2321204114—————
2000–01 Macon Whoopee CHL14581362—————
2000–01 Indianapolis Ice CHL104111523—————
AHL totals400015—————
ECHL totals2000231234
CHL totals3412052914963613214223622

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CHL Rookie of the Year 1995–96 [3]
CHL Leading Points Scorer - Ken McKenzie Trophy 1998–99 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Wichita Eagle - March 15, 1996 - 3C SPORTS
  2. ↑ "centralhockeyleague.com - News - Back-To-Back RiverKings Set for 1000th Game". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. 1 2 The Center Of Hockey: CHL Award Winners Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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