Lindsay Grigg

Lindsay Grigg (born May 26, 1993) is a women’s ice hockey player. Having played at the NCAA level with the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey program,[1] she was a member of the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League during the 2015–16 NWHL season,[2][3][4][5] the first in league history. Grigg has also competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team. For the 2016–17 season, Grigg has signed a contract to play with the HV71 club, part of Sweden's Riksserien league.[6][7][8]

Lindsay Grigg
Born (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position Forward/Defence
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 HV71
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
Inline World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 China
Gold medal – first place2016 Italy
Gold medal – first place2012 Colombia

Playing career

During the 2010–11 PWHL season, Grigg played for the Oakville Hornets, serving as team captain. Of note, she would also have the honor of the captaincy bestowed upon her during her junior and senior seasons at RIT.

NCAA

With 6:17 left in the second overtime of the 2014 College Hockey American championship game, Grigg scored the game-winning goal, as RIT won their first conference championship in NCAA Division I play, prevailing by a 2–1 tally against the Mercyhurst Lakers.[9]

During her junior season at RIT, Grigg blocked 127 shots, which led the NCAA, setting a new program record.[10] Of note, she would lead the Tigers in scoring during her senior season.

Inline hockey

Grigg joined the Canadian women's senior inline hockey team in 2012, capturing a gold medal at the World Championships.[11] With Canada's inline team, she was their scoring leader at the 2016 Inline World Hockey Championships in Asiago, logging ten points.[12] Of note, she ranked fifth overall among all female competitors[13]

In addition, Grigg served as an assistant coach for the Canadian junior women’s inline hockey team that competed at the FIRS world junior championships in 2014, hosted by France.[14]

Awards and honours
  • 2014–15 CHA Best Defensive Forward[15]
  • 2015 CHA All-Tournament Team
  • 2015 College Hockey America All-Academic honors[16]

Career stats
   
Season Team League GPGAPTSPIM
2011–12[17] RIT Tigers ECAC West (Div. III) 30814228
2012–13 RIT Tigers ECAC West (Div. III) 36212145
2013–14 RIT Tigers CHA 38318216
2014–15 RIT Tigers CHA 39711187
2015–16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 150226
2016–17 HV71 Jönköping SDHL 33810188[18]

References
  1. "Grigg thriving in Rochester". Inside Halton. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  2. Wilczewski, William (August 1, 2015). "Defenseman Grigg is potential double-threat for new Buffalo Beauts". Lockport Star. Lockport. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. Biddle, Matthew (October 12, 2015). "History at center ice: Professional women's hockey launches debut year in Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. "Beauts add two players". The Buffalo News. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  5. "Buffalo Beauts Sign Defensemen Lindsay Grigg and Kelly McDonald". Women's Hockey Life. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  6. Cimini, Kaitlin (July 21, 2016). "Lindsay Grigg heads to Sweden for two seasons". Today's Slapshot. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  7. "Lindsay Grigg – An International Women's Hockey Star in the Making". The Sport Screen. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. "Lindsay Grigg nästa nyförvärv till HV71 Dam" (in Swedish). hv71.se. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  9. "Women's hockey makes history in just its second Division I season". RIT Athletics. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  10. "Grigg and McDonald, Beauts First Blue Liners". NWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  11. "McGill grad garners gold as Canada doubles USA to win world inline hockey championship". McGill University. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  12. "FIRS World Championships: Canada". Federation Internationale de Roller Skating. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  13. "Asiago Roana 12-25 June 2016 Inline World Hockey Championships Statistics". ihwc2016.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  14. "Seven of nine Canadian inline hockey team players from Oakville". Inside Halton. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  15. "CHA Womens' Hockey Regular Season Awards". College Hockey America. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  16. "Fourteen RIT women's hockey student-athletes earn 2015 College Hockey America All-Academic honors". RIT Tigers Athletics. 2015-07-06. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  17. "Lindsay Grigg Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  18. "Lindsay Grigg Career Statistics". European Ice Hockey Online. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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