Chris Gratton
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (105 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 1, 1975, Brantford, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 1993 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Pro Career | 1993 – present |
Chris Gratton (born May 1, 1976 in Brantford, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
He began his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who drafted him third overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. The next year he played his rookie year with the team, playing in all 84 games. He was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers before the 1996-97 season; he had perhaps his best season with the Flyers, matching his career high of 62 points and recording a career-best plus/minus rating of +11. He would be traded back to Tampa Bay the next season. Before joining the Panthers he also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Phoenix Coyotes, and Colorado Avalanche.
Gratton's play has been criticized by some for failing to live up to his potential.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 62 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992-93 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 58 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 125 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 42 | ||
| 1993-94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 84 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1996-97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 159 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 52 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 58 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000-01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 102 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 68 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2005-06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 76 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 104 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ||
| 12 seasons | NHL career | 927 | 191 | 318 | 509 | 1455 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 82 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Chris Gratton on HockeyDB
| Preceded by: Bill Houlder |
Tampa Bay Lightning captains 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by: Vincent Lecavalier |
Categories: 1975 births | Living people | Buffalo Sabres players | Canadian ice hockey players | Colorado Avalanche players | Florida Panthers players | Kingston Frontenacs alumni | National Hockey League first round draft picks | Philadelphia Flyers players | Phoenix Coyotes players | Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks | Tampa Bay Lightning players | Ontario sportspeople | Ontario Hockey League first round draft picks
