Danny Groulx

Danny Groulx (born June 23, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League and Liiga. In 2018, Groulx was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame and named the head coach of Riverains du collège Charles-Lemoyne Midget AAA team.

Playing career Groulx was drafted 11th overall by the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 1997 QMJHL Draft. After winning the 1998 President Cup, Groulx joined the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and later the Victoriaville Tigres. At the conclusion of his major junior career, he racked up 332 points in 341 games and won three Memorial Cups. Groulx holds the distinction for most career points for a defenseman in the QMJHL. Groulx then played with Red Wings affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL for the next three seasons before he was loaned to the Manitoba Moose for the completion of the 2004–05 season.

Groulx was invited to the Montreal Canadiens training camp on September 13, 2006. He was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL for the 2006–07 season, where he helped the Bulldogs capture the Calder Cup.

Groulx signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs on September 4, 2008, and was later invited to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp on September 16, 2008. However, he was reassigned to the IceHogs for the 2008–09 season, where he posted 40 points in 80 games.

On July 16, 2009, Groulx signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks. While with the Sharks American Hockey League affiliate, he was named to the AHL All-Star Classic and won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's best defenseman. He signed a one-year contract with the Sharks on July 2, 2012. On March 22, 2013, Groulx was assigned to the Chicago Wolves by the Sharks while Chicago defenceman Derek Joslin was assigned to the Worcester by the Vancouver Canucks as part of an AHL trade.

Groulx retired from professional hockey after the 2014–15 season which he spent in France with the Dragons de Rouen.

In 2018, Groulx was inducted into QMJHL Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Collège Charles-Lemoyne QMAAA 40 2 26 28 15 3 15 18 1997–98 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 63 4 16 20 61 19 1 4 5 18 1998–99 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 36 3 26 29 55 — — — — — 1998–99 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 36 2 15 17 51 18 0 2 2 6 1999–2000 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 66 12 55 67 131 6 0 4 4 14 2000–01 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 72 16 71 87 164 13 2 19 21 46 2001–02 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 68 29 83 112 165 22 9 30 39 68 2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 71 3 7 10 52 7 0 1 1 7 2003–04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 79 8 13 21 93 3 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 53 1 11 12 90 — — — — — 2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 16 2 5 7 16 13 1 3 4 14 2005–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 51 2 11 13 93 — — — — — 2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 58 0 16 16 62 22 6 6 12 14 2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL 58 4 20 24 32 6 2 1 3 12 2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 77 6 34 40 58 4 0 2 2 2 2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 80 14 52 66 80 10 1 6 7 6 2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 38 2 23 25 50 — — — — — 2011–12 Dinamo Minsk KHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk KHL 20 0 2 2 20 — — — — — 2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 33 4 12 16 24 — — — — — 2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 13 2 4 6 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Assat Liiga 14 1 1 2 12 — — — — — 2014–15 Dragons de Rouen FRA 13 1 9 10 16 4 1 3 4 6 AHL totals 541 44 175 219 481 65 10 19 29 511