Grant Marshall

Grant Marshall
Born June 9, 1973 (1973-06-09) (age 38)
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 1992
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1992–2008
"Grant Marshall" is also the name of the musician better known as Daddy G (of Massive Attack).

Grant Marshall (born June 9, 1973) is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger who currently works on behalf of the Devils Alumni Association. He played for the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils of the NHL. He last played for the Devil's minor league affiliate, Lowell, during the 2007-08 season.

Marshall was drafted 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Marshall has played 624 career NHL games, scoring 84 goals and 130 assists for 214 points. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999 as well as with the New Jersey Devils in 2003. He scored the series-clinching goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning in triple overtime. He also assisted on Jeff Friesen's series clinching goal in the following round.

On December 4, 1990, Marshall was checked into boards from behind in a game vs. Sudbury Wolves. He suffered temporary paralysis but made a full recovery to play in the NHL.

On September 8, 2008, it was announced that he had decided to retire and that he would remain in the Devils' organization working for the team's alumni.[1]

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Preceded by
Brandon Convery
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
1992
Succeeded by
Kenny Jönsson