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Canada Alex Grant

#51 Barys Astana / KHL - 22/23
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Date of Birth
Jan 20, 1989
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Antigonish, NS, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Antigonish MHA
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2007 round 4 #118 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
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Grant is a defenseman with a big, booming shot. Add his puck skills and he can be an asset on the powerplay.
Still, he could improve his defensive play.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2013)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Antigonish Bulldogs MJAHL 50 7 9 16 36 - | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
Canada Atlantic U17 WHC-17 6 0 1 1 2 - |
2005-06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 47 4 9 13 58 -33 |
Canada Atlantic U17 WHC-17 5 1 3 4 2 - |
2006-07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 68 12 20 32 108 -32 |
Canada U18 WJC-18 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
2007-08 Saint John Sea Dogs “C” QMJHL 70 15 33 48 96 17 | Playoffs 14 3 11 14 12 -1
2008-09 Saint John Sea Dogs “C” QMJHL 37 9 22 31 51 -7 |
Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 23 4 15 19 11 10 | Playoffs 21 4 5 9 18 -1
2009-10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14 3 2 5 28 8 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 40 7 20 27 36 4 |
2010-11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 0 0 0 2 |
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14 3 2 5 6 -2 | Playoffs 17 2 0 2 13 0
2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 61 10 27 37 73 5 | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 13 1
2012-13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 46 4 16 20 73 -7 | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 27 -4
2013-14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 2 0 2 2 3 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 52 7 20 27 46 2 |
Binghamton Senators AHL 19 2 8 10 6 1 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 10 -3
2014-15 Binghamton Senators AHL 58 6 27 33 57 -17 |
2015-16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 7 -2 |
Springfield Falcons AHL 69 11 31 42 57 -34 |
2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 70 17 32 49 36 8 | Playoffs 17 2 6 8 12 -2
2017-18 Iowa Wild AHL 73 13 23 36 79 -6 |
2018-19 Jokerit KHL 57 13 23 36 52 9 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -4
2019-20 Jokerit KHL 43 5 14 19 14 14 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2020-21 Jokerit KHL 50 6 15 21 28 2 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 24 -3
2021-22 Jokerit KHL 27 5 7 12 17 3 |
Canada OG 3 1 1 2 2 -1 |
2022-23 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 16 1 5 6 2 -3 |
Barys Astana KHL 6 2 1 3 6 2 |
Projected KHL 50 7 14 21 18 -2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2007-08 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 0 0 0 4 - |
2008-09 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 1 1 2 0 - |
2019-20 Team Canada Spengler Cup 3 1 1 2 2 3 |
2021-22 Canada EHT - - - - - - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
KHL
2022-12-06T15:30:00+0200 Barys Astana vs Ak Bars Kazan
2022-12-04T13:00:00+0200 Barys Astana vs Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2022-12-02T15:30:00+0200 Barys Astana vs Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
2022-11-30T16:00:00+0200 Barys Astana @ Traktor Chelyabinsk
2022-11-28T16:00:00+0200 Barys Astana @ Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
2022-11-25T15:30:00+0200 Barys Astana vs Spartak Moskva
2022-11-17T18:30:00+0200 SKA St. Petersburg @ Ak Bars Kazan
2022-11-15T18:30:00+0200 SKA St. Petersburg vs Dinamo Minsk
2022-11-12T12:30:00+0200 SKA St. Petersburg @ Sibir Novosibirsk
2022-11-02T18:30:00+0200 SKA St. Petersburg vs HK Sochi
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 466 73 186 259 0.56 455 -38 | 5 48 6 13 19 0.40 62 -10
CHL Challenge 2 4 1 1 2 0.50 4 - | 0
ECHL 2 54 10 22 32 0.59 42 2 | 1 17 2 0 2 0.12 13 0
EHT 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
KHL 5 199 32 65 97 0.49 119 27 | 3 12 0 1 1 0.08 30 -8
MJAHL 1 50 7 9 16 0.32 36 - | 1 3 1 1 2 0.67 2 -
NHL 2 7 2 0 2 0.29 9 1 | 0
OG 1 3 1 1 2 0.67 2 -1 | 0
QMJHL 4 245 44 99 143 0.58 324 -45 | 2 35 7 16 23 0.66 30 -2
Spengler Cup 1 3 1 1 2 0.67 2 3 | 0
WHC-17 2 11 1 4 5 0.45 4 - | 0
WJC-18 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
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Puckhandling
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Passing
16
Teamwork
14
Strength
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Keven Veilleux (F) 2006-2013 6 Canada U18, QMJHL All-Stars, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Brad Thiessen (G) 2009-2014 5 Norfolk Admirals, Wheeling Nailers, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Dustin Jeffrey (F) 2009-2020 5 Arizona Coyotes, Springfield Falcons, Team Canada, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Eric Tangradi (F) 2009-2013 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/22/2022
11/22/2022 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Barys Astana
07/01/2022
07/01/2022 Confirmed Jokerit SKA St. Petersburg
03/18/2021
03/18/2021 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
12/24/2018
12/24/2018 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
06/15/2018
06/15/2018 Confirmed Iowa Wild Jokerit
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Boston Bruins Minnesota Wild
07/05/2016
07/05/2016 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Boston Bruins
07/03/2015
07/03/2015 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Arizona Coyotes
07/04/2014
07/04/2014 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
03/05/2014
03/05/2014 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Ottawa Senators
07/10/2013
07/10/2013 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
06/24/2013
06/24/2013 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks
08/30/2012
08/30/2012 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
10/29/2008
10/29/2008 Confirmed Saint John Sea Dogs Pittsburgh Penguins
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Drafted 2005, 1 #1 overall by Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

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