Josh Gratton
| Josh Gratton | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1982 Brantford, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Vityaz Chekhov Saryarka Karagandy Barys Astana |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Website | www.joshgratton.com |
Josh Gratton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). His cousin is former NHL forward Chris Gratton.
Playing career
Undrafted, Gratton was first signed to a NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 2004.
On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two 2nd round draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes for Denis Gauthier. He scored his first NHL goal as a Coyote on April 11, 2006 against the Colorado Avalanche.
On February 28, 2008, Gratton was traded along with Fredrik Sjöström and David LeNeveu from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford.
On July 9, 2008 the Nashville Predators signed Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract. After starting the 2008–09 season with the Predators' affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals, Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for Tim Ramholt on October 30, 2008.[1]
On July 30, 2009, Gratton signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.[2] During the 2009-10 season, on January 8, 2010, Gratton was reassigned by Atlanta to Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL.
For his participation in a mass brawl against Avangard Omsk on December 10, 2010, he was suspended for 15 games.
Awards
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 44 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2001–02 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 46 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 47 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 132 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 57 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 246 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 78 | ||
| 2004–05 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vityaz Chekhov | KHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Vityaz Chekhov | KHL | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Barys Astana | KHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 86 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 241 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 910 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 126 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Preds make two trades". NHL.com. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ "Thrashers sign unrestricted free agents, Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
External links
- Josh Gratton's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Josh Gratton's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Josh Gratton's player profile at NHL.com
- JoshGratton.com