Derek Grant

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

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. 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.

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 CHL Leading Points Scorer - Ken McKenzie Trophy 1998–99