Josh Gratton

Josh Gratton
Gratton lifts the Calder Cup in 2005.
Born	(1982-09-09) September 9, 1982 (age 42) Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Vityaz Chekhov Barys Astana Rødovre Mighty Bulls Ässät Pori Glasgow Clan
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–2019
Website	joshgratton.com

Josh Gratton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Gratton played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Phoenix Coyotes. His cousin is former NHL forward Chris Gratton.

Playing career

Undrafted, Gratton was first signed to an NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 2004.

On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two second round draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes for Denis Gauthier. He scored his first NHL goal as a Coyote on April 11, 2006, against the Colorado Avalanche.

On February 28, 2008, Gratton was traded along with Fredrik Sjöström and David LeNeveu from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.

On July 9, 2008, the Nashville Predators signed Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract. After starting the 2008–09 season with the Predators' affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals, Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for Tim Ramholt on October 30, 2008. ^[1]

On July 30, 2009, Gratton signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. ^[2] During the 2009-10 season, on January 8, 2010, Gratton was reassigned by Atlanta to Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL. For his participation in a mass brawl against Avangard Omsk on December 10, 2010, he was suspended for 15 games.

On October 1, 2014, Gratton returned to compete in North America for the first time in four years, in accepting a try-out contract with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL to begin the 2014–15 season. ^[3] Gratton secured a one-year contract with the Monarchs and 46 games added 13 points and a physical edge from the fourth line. Gratton appeared in seven post-season games in helping the Monarch capture their first Calder Cup in their final AHL season.

On August 17, 2015, Gratton returned abroad, agreeing to an initial try-out contract with Finnish club, Ässät Pori of the SM-liiga. ^[4]

In July 2018 he signed with the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. In December 2018, Gratton was released by the Clan and he signed with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		44	5	13	18	110		9	1	1	2	25
2001–02	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		14	5	4	9	47		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		46	14	14	28	140		1	1	0	1	7
2002–03	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		15	7	7	14	60		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		47	19	23	42	132		6	2	1	3	8
2003–04	San Diego Gulls	ECHL		30	4	6	10	239		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		21	2	2	4	69		8	0	0	0	35
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		57	9	5	14	246		21	3	3	6	78
2004–05	Trenton Titans	ECHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		53	9	10	19	265		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		3	0	0	0	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		11	1	0	1	30		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		52	1	1	2	188		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		3	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		38	5	9	14	124		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		20	6	6	12	72		4	0	1	1	11
2008–09	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		7	2	3	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		14	1	0	1	41		2	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		19	1	2	3	57		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Chicago Wolves	AHL		21	0	2	2	60		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		11	2	3	5	112		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		24	5	2	7	170		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Barys Astana	KHL		35	1	3	4	91		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Kuban Krasnodar	VHL		8	1	0	1	58		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Saryarka Karaganda	VHL		6	0	1	1	25		15	1	1	2	54
2013–14	Barys Astana	KHL		11	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		46	6	7	13	84		7	0	1	1	11
2015–16	Ässät	SM-liiga		37	3	3	6	81		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Rytíři Kladno	WSM Liga		14	1	2	3	47		11	0	1	1	6
2017–18	Gamyo d'Épinal	Ligue Magnus		22	13	10	23	49		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Nové Zámky	Slovak Extraliga		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Glasgow Clan	EIHL		23	10	13	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		37	4	14	18	123		4	1	0	1	18
AHL totals				280	41	43	84	984		42	3	5	8	137
NHL totals				86	3	3	6	294		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Philadelphia Phantoms)	2005
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs)	2015	[5]

References

1. "Preds make two trades". NHL.com. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
2. "Thrashers sign unrestricted free agents, Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. "Manchester Monarchs training camp roster" (PDF). Manchester Monarchs. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
4. "Josh Gratton to Assat" (in Finnish). Ässät. 2015-08-17. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
5. "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

External links

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