Benoît Gratton
Benoît Gratton | |
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Born | Montreal, QC, CAN | 28 December 1976
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shot | Left |
EBEL team Former teams |
Vienna Capitals Washington Capitals Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens HC Lugano Hamburg Freezers |
NHL Draft | 105th overall, 1995 Washington Capitals |
Playing career | 1996–2014 |
Benoît Jacques Joseph Gratton (born 28 December 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing and Captaining the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Selected 105th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Gratton spent several seasons in the Capitals' system before he was traded to the Calgary Flames in 1999. After spending several seasons in the Flames' organization, he was claimed on waivers in 2001 by the Montreal Canadiens. Since 2004, Gratton has been playing hockey in Europe and is entering his seventh season of playing for the Vienna Capitals.[1]
References
- ↑ "Phil Horsky remains; first base squad fixed" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
External links
- Benoît Gratton's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Benoît Gratton's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database