| Evan McGrath | |
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McGrath (left) in a face-off against Ken André Olimb 2011. |
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| Born | January 14, 1986 Oakville, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| HockeyAllsvenskan team Former teams |
VIK Västerås HK Grand Rapids Griffins Toledo Storm Syracuse Crunch |
| NHL Draft | 128th overall, 2004 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
Evan McGrath, (born January 14, 1986 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player, currently playing with VIK Västerås HK of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan.
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An effective offensive player with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, McGrath was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round (128th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The Wings' organization regarding McGrath as a potential future power forward, though he has thus far had some difficulty adjusting to the pro game.[1] By the end of the 2009-10 season he was re-assigned to the Syracuse Crunch and was not qualified prior to free agency, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.
On September 17, 2010, it was announced that McGrath had signed with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 49 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 64 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 37 | 77 | 114 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHL totals | 267 | 96 | 203 | 299 | 172 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 14 | ||||