Alex Grant (ice hockey)

Alex Grant (born January 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently 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.

Alex Grant
Grant with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born (1989-01-20) January 20, 1989
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
Jokerit
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 118th overall, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2009–present

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 50791636 —————
2005–06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 47491358 —————
2006–07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 68122032108 —————
2007–08 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 7015334896 143111412
2008–09 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 379223151 —————
2008–09 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 234151911 2145918
2009–10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 407202736 60000
2009–10 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1432528 20000
2010–11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 143256 1720213
2010–11 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40000 —————
2011–12 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6110273773 1225713
2012–13 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 464162073 1322427
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 527202746 —————
2013–14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 22022 —————
2013–14 Binghamton Senators AHL 1928106 400010
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 586273357 —————
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 6911314257 —————
2015–16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 50007 —————
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 7017324936 1726812
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 7313233679 —————
2018–19 Jokerit KHL 5713233652 50004
2019–20 Jokerit KHL 435141914 40112
2020–21 Jokerit KHL 506152128 300024
2021–22 Jokerit KHL 27571217 —————
2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 161562 —————
2022–23 Barys Astana KHL 33981720 —————
NHL totals 72029 —————
KHL totals 2263972111133 1201130

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada Atlantic U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 2
2006 Canada Atlantic U17 6th 5 1 3 4 2
2006 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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.
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