Grant Ledyard

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Grant Ledyard
Born (1961-11-19) November 19, 1961 (age 62)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19842002

Grant Stuart Ledyard (born November 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Beginning his career in 1984 as an undrafted free agent, Ledyard spent 18 seasons in the NHL as a journeyman; he played at least one game with nine NHL teams over the course of his career. [1]

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Playing career

As a youth, Ledyard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Winnipeg. [2]

Ledyard made his NHL debut in the 1984–85 season with the New York Rangers. A journeyman, he played with nine NHL teams during his career. He spent the most time with the Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars, four full seasons each. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. His last NHL season came with the Lightning in the 2001–02 season. In his NHL career, Ledyard appeared in 1,028 regular season games. He scored 90 goals and added 276 assists. In addition, he played in 83 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 6 goals and tallying 12 assists.

Personal life

Ledyard currently lives in the Buffalo area, and was recently awarded head coach position of the Buffalo Junior Sabres.

In 2016, Ledyard and 12 other ex-NHL players joined a class action lawsuit against the NHL for failing to protect its players against brain injuries. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Fort Garry Blues MJHL 4913243790
1980–81 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7192837148
1981–82Fort Garry BluesMJHL63254570150
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 80132942115
1983–84 Tulsa OilersCHL589172671954910
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 366202618
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 42812205330224
1985–86 New York RangersNHL27291120
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL527182578
1986–87 Los Angeles KingsNHL6714233793500010
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL32134
1987–88 Los Angeles KingsNHL2317852
1987–88 Washington Capitals NHL21437141410130
1988–89 Washington CapitalsNHL613111443
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL13156851232
1989–90 Buffalo SabresNHL672131537
1990–91 Buffalo SabresNHL608233146633610
1991–92 Buffalo SabresNHL505162145
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL50228
1992–93 Buffalo SabresNHL50214164580008
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL84937464291236
1994–95 Dallas StarsNHL38513182030002
1995–96 Dallas StarsNHL735192420
1996–97 Dallas StarsNHL67115166170220
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL492131514
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL22279660002
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL4748123320002
1999–2000 Ottawa Senators NHL402468600016
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL1422412
2000–01Dallas StarsNHL8011490114
2001–02 Tampa Bay LightningNHL5313412
2002–03 Brantford Blast OHA-Sr. 60440
2003–04Brantford BlastOHA-Sr.162121420
NHL totals1,02890276366766836121896

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1985 Canada WC 30110
1986 CanadaWC1002210
Senior totals1303310

Awards and achievements

See also

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References

  1. "Winnipeg Blues Hall of Fame calls on Ledyard" Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. Drapack, Michael (February 3, 2016). "NHL concussions lawsuit: 12 more ex-players join". cbc.ca. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. "Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.