Derek Grant (ice hockey, born 1974)

For other people named Derek Grant, see Derek Grant (disambiguation).

Derek Grant (born March 18, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.

Derek Grant
Born	(1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 51) Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Adirondack Red Wings ECHL South Carolina Stingrays CHL Memphis RiverKings Macon Whoopee Indianapolis Ice
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2001

Early life

Born in 1974 in Cornwall, Ontario, Grant played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Newmarket Royals, Niagara Falls Thunder, and Ottawa 67's.

Career

Grant made his professional debut during the 1994–95 AHL season with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League. He joined the Memphis RiverKings of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the 1995–96 CHL season, where he won the CHL Rookie of the Year Trophy.^[1] Grant remained with the RiverKings for another five seasons, and retired from professional hockey following the 2000–01 CHL season.

In December 2007, as part of the team's 1,000th game celebration, Grant was selected as a member of the All RiverKIngs Team.^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Newmarket Royals	OHL		60	11	24	35	14		7	0	2	2	2
1993–94	Newmarket Royals	OHL		12	2	10	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL		47	30	33	63	333		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		4	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ottawa 67's	OHL		42	22	40	62	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	2	3	4
1995–96	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		52	39	53	92	25		6	5	4	9	8
1995–96	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		59	35	42	77	59		18	7	10	17	6
1997–98	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		55	23	44	67	60		4	2	4	6	0
1998–99	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		65	45	78	123	45		4	0	4	4	8
1999–00	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		63	33	35	68	73		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		23	21	20	41	14		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Macon Whoopee	CHL		14	5	8	13	62		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Indianapolis Ice	CHL		10	4	11	15	23		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				4	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL totals				2	0	0	0	2		3	1	2	3	4
CHL totals				341	205	291	496	361		32	14	22	36	22

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL Rookie of the Year	1995–96	[3]
CHL Leading Points Scorer - Ken McKenzie Trophy	1998–99	[3]