Josh Gratton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Gratton played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Phoenix Coyotes. His cousin is former NHL forward Chris Gratton.
| Josh Gratton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gratton lifts the Calder Cup in 2005. | |||
| Born |
September 9, 1982 Brantford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Vityaz Chekhov Barys Astana Rødovre Mighty Bulls Ässät Pori Glasgow Clan | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2019 | ||
| Website | joshgratton.com | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Gratton was first signed to an NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 2004.
On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two second 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' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
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.
On October 1, 2014, Gratton returned to compete in North America for the first time in four years, in accepting a try-out contract with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL to begin the 2014–15 season.[3] Gratton secured a one-year contract with the Monarchs and 46 games added 13 points and a physical edge from the fourth line. Gratton appeared in seven post-season games in helping the Monarch capture their first Calder Cup in their final AHL season.
On August 17, 2015, Gratton returned abroad, agreeing to an initial try-out contract with Finnish club, Ässät Pori of the SM-liiga.[4]
In July 2018 he signed with the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. In December 2018, Gratton was released by the Clan and he signed with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.
Career statistics
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | DEN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kuban Krasnodar | VHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Saryarka Karaganda | VHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | ||
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 46 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rytíři Kladno | WSM Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Gamyo d'Épinal | Ligue Magnus | 22 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Nové Zámky | Slovak Extraliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 23 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 37 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| AHL totals | 280 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 984 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 137 | ||||
| NHL totals | 86 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Philadelphia Phantoms) | 2005 | |
| Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) | 2015 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Manchester Monarchs training camp roster" (PDF). Manchester Monarchs. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ "Josh Gratton to Assat" (in Finnish). Ässät. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- JoshGratton.com