Marc-André Gragnani
| Marc-André Gragnani | |||
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Gragnani during a Canucks' practice in 2012 | |||
| Born |
March 11, 1987 L'Île-Bizard, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes HC Lev Praha SC Bern | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
87th overall, 2005 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Canada
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| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Czech Republic | |
Marc-André Gragnani (born March 11, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 87th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his four-year Quebec Major Junior Hockey League career with the PEI Rocket, Gragnani began his professional career within the Sabres organization in 2007–08. He spent four-and-a-half seasons playing between the Sabres and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks in February 2012. He played only half a season with Vancouver before signing with Carolina as a free agent. On July 3rd, 2015, Gragnani signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Playing career
He played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for P.E.I. Rocket and his minor hockey for the Dauphins de Deux-Rives. He was drafted in the third round, 87th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres and signed a professional contract with the Sabres in June 2007.
Although originally drafted as a defenceman, Gragnani shifted to the left wing position during his first professional season.[1] He made his NHL debut on February 23, 2008, for the Sabres.
In April 2009, he established a new record for Portland defencemen with 51 points in the regular season. He also set the Portland franchise record for assists by a defenceman in a single season with 42. In 2011, he broke both of his own records, by registering 48 assists and 60 points, in a single season, as a defenceman.
Gragnani was called up to the parent Buffalo Sabres in March 2011. His first NHL goal was a game-winning overtime goal in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 3, 2011. Gragnani signed a two-year contract extension with the Sabres in the 2011 offseason.
After making the Sabres lineup for the first time out of training camp and earning a regular roster spot to begin the 2011–12 season, he was made a consistent healthy scratch by February 2012. At the NHL trade deadline, on February 27, he was traded along with forward Zack Kassian to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Cody Hodgson and defenceman Alexander Sulzer. By that point in the season, Gragnani had played only once in the Sabres' previous month of games. Joining Vancouver, he was made a healthy scratch for the team's first game following the trade before making his Canucks debut on March 1,[2] a 2–0 win against the St. Louis Blues.[3] He finished the year playing in 14 games for Vancouver and did not appear in the playoffs.[4]
At season's end Gragnani did not play in enough games to earn unrestricted free agent status and would remain a restricted free agent if he was tendered a qualifying offer. With no intention of re-singing Gragnani the Canucks unsuccessfully attempted to trade him at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Unable to move Gragnani Vancouver chose not to give him a qualifying offer.[4] As an unrestricted free agent Gragnani signed a one-year two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[5]
On May 22, 2013, he signed a two-year contract in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Lev Praha of the Czech Republic.[6] In the 2013–14 season, Gragnani scored just 9 points in 42 games, however helped the club reach the Gagarin Cup finals in the post-season.
With the Bankruptcy of Lev Praha leading to the club folding, Gragnani settled the remaining year of his contract to become a free agent.[7] On July 10, 2014, Gragnani moved to the Swiss National League A, signing a one-year deal with SC Bern.[8]
On July 3, 2015, after two seasons abroad, Gragnani returned to the NHL in signing as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 61 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 62 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 65 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 76 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 66 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 63 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 42 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 49 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| | 2005 České Budějovice | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada | WJC18 |  |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2011 | [10] |
| Eddie Shore Award | 2011 | [11] |
References
- ↑ "Sabres call up Gragnani". wgr550.com. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ↑ "Marc-Andre Gragnani makes Canucks debut - on the left side". The Province. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ↑ "Canucks 2, Blues 0". Vancouver Canucks. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- 1 2 Ziemer, Brad (2012-06-26). "Rome, Gragnani won't be back next season with the Canucks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ "Carolina inks D Gragnani". The Miami Herald. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ "The D-men cometh: Gragnani & Ševc". LevPraha.cz. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "Nemen, Vrana and Engren move to Atlant". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ↑ "Marc-Andre Gragnani to SCB". SC Bern. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ "Devils sign defenseman Gragnani". New Jersey Devils. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ↑ "2010-11 First and Second All-Stars named". American Hockey League. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ↑ "Gragnani Named AHL’s Outstanding Defenseman". Portland Pirates. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
External links
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- Marc-André Gragnani's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database