Derek Grant (ice hockey, born 1974)

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

Derek Grant
Born (1974-03-18) March 18, 1974
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 19942001

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. He made his professional debut during the 1994–95 AHL season with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League, but failed to stick with the professional team. 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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Newmarket Royals OHL 6011243514 70222
1993–94 Newmarket Royals OHL 12210128
1993–94 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 47303363333
1994–95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 400015
1994–95 Ottawa 67's OHL 4222406214
1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 31234
1995–96 Memphis RiverKings CHL 5239539225 65498
1995–96 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 20002
1996–97 Memphis RiverKings CHL 5935427759 18710176
1997–98 Memphis RiverKings CHL 5523446760 42460
1998–99 Memphis RiverKings CHL 65457812345 40448
1999–00 Memphis RiverKings CHL 6333356873
2000–01 Memphis RiverKings CHL 2321204114
2000–01 Macon Whoopee CHL 14581362
2000–01 Indianapolis Ice CHL 104111523
AHL totals 4 0 0 0 15
ECHL totals 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 4
CHL totals 341 205 291 496 361 32 14 22 36 22

Awards and honours

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

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. The Center Of Hockey: CHL Award Winners Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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