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USA Mike Grier

a.k.a. "Michael Grier"
#25 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 10/11
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Date of Birth
Jan 05, 1975
Position
RW
Age
48
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Detroit, MI, USA
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1993 round 9 #219 overall by St. Louis Blues
Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
2-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 2

Son: Jayden Grier

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep 22 16 27 43 32 - |
1993-94 Boston Univ. NCAA 39 9 9 18 58 - |
1994-95 Boston Univ. NCAA 37 29 26 55 85 - |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 12 - |
1995-96 Boston Univ. NCAA 38 21 26 47 82 - |
1996-97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 15 17 32 45 7 | Playoffs 12 3 1 4 4 -2
1997-98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 9 6 15 73 -3 | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 13 4
1998-99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 20 24 44 54 5 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 3
1999-00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65 9 22 31 68 9 |
2000-01 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 74 20 16 36 20 11 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 8 -2
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 82 8 17 25 32 1 |
2002-03 Washington Capitals NHL 82 15 17 32 36 -14 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 0
2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 68 8 12 20 32 -19 |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 1 8 9 4 10 |
USA WC 9 1 2 3 8 3 |
2004-05 Did not play |
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81 7 16 23 28 -7 | Playoffs 18 3 5 8 2 3
2006-07 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 16 17 33 43 -5 | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 27 1
2007-08 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 9 13 22 24 -8 | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 2 -2
2008-09 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 62 10 13 23 25 8 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -2
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 10 12 22 14 -4 | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 0
2010-11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 5 11 16 12 0 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -3
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Scout Pro Scout
St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep Asst. Coach
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Scout Pro Scout
St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep Asst. Coach
Boston Terriers PW QC Int PW Head Coach
2016-17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Scout Pro Scout
St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep Asst. Coach
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Scout Pro Scout
St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep Asst. Coach
2018-19 New Jersey Devils NHL Asst. Coach
2019-20 New Jersey Devils NHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep Asst. Coach
2021-22 New York Rangers NHL Hockey Operations Coordinator Hockey Operations Advisor
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL General Manager
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NCAA 3 114 59 61 120 1.05 225 - | 0
NHL 14 1 060 162 221 383 0.36 510 -9 | 11 101 14 14 28 0.28 72 0
USHS-Prep 1 22 16 27 43 1.95 32 - | 0
WC 1 9 1 2 3 0.33 8 3 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 2 2 0.29 12 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Ryan Smyth (F) 1996-2002 6 Edmonton Oilers
Rem Murray (F) 1996-2002 6 Edmonton Oilers
Todd Marchant (F) 1996-2002 6 Edmonton Oilers
Sean Brown (D) 1996-2002 6 Edmonton Oilers
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/01/2011
12/01/2011 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Retired
05/17/2010
05/17/2010 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
08/11/2009
08/11/2009 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Buffalo Sabres
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Cult/Star player for St. Sebastian's School

Career transactions
- 2011-12-01 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-05-09 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2009-08-10 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2006-07-03 • Signed to a three-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2005-08-08 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2004-07-23 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2004-03-09 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres for the rights to Jakub Klepis
- 2003-07-24 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 2002-10-07 • Traded to the Washington Capitals for a 2003 2nd round pick (later traded to NY Islanders; Evgeny Tunik) & a 2003 3rd round pick (Zack Stortini)
- 2002-07-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 1995-08-04 • NHL rights traded to the Edmonton Oilers w/ Curtis Joseph for a 1996 1st round pick (Marty Reasoner) & a 1997 1st round pick (later traded to Los Angeles; Matt Zultek)

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