Brian McGrattan Ice hockey player

Brian McGrattan (born September 2, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a fourth round selection of the Los Angeles Kings, 104th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft but never signed with the team. He signed with the Ottawa Senators organization in 2002 and made his NHL debut with the team three years later. McGrattan has also played with the Phoenix Coyotes and Nashville Predators and, as a career journeyman, with five American Hockey League (AHL) teams. An enforcer, he holds the AHL record for most penalty minutes in one season with 551, set in 2004–05 with the Binghamton Senators. McGrattan overcame an alcohol abuse problem that plagued him early in his career and has become a partner with the NHL's substance abuse program and mentor to fellow players.

Personal facts

Brian McGrattan
Birth dateSeptember 02, 1981
Birth place
Hamilton Ontario , Ontario , Canada
Height (meters)1.9304
Weight (Kilograms)106.596

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Ice hockey player

Career start2002
draft104th Overall
draft team
Los Angeles Kings
draft year1999
former team
Ottawa Senators
Nashville Predators
Phoenix Coyotes
league
National Hockey League
position
Winger (ice hockey)
shootsRight
teams
Calgary Flames

Brian McGrattan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467977