Grant Ledyard

Grant Stuart Ledyard (born November 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Beginning his career in 1984 as an undrafted free agent, Ledyard spent 18 seasons in the NHL as a journeyman; he played at least one game with nine NHL teams over the course of his career.

Playing career As a youth, Ledyard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Winnipeg.

Ledyard made his NHL debut in the 1984–85 season with the New York Rangers. A journeyman, he played with nine NHL teams during his career. He spent the most time with the Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars, four full seasons each. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. His last NHL season came with the Lightning in the 2001–02 season. In his NHL career, Ledyard appeared in 1,028 regular season games. He scored 90 goals and added 276 assists. In addition, he played in 83 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 6 goals and tallying 12 assists.

Personal life

Ledyard currently lives in the Buffalo area, and was recently awarded head coach position of the Buffalo Junior Sabres.

In 2016, Ledyard and 12 other ex-NHL players joined a class action lawsuit against the NHL for failing to protect its players against brain injuries.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Fort Garry Blues MJHL 49 13 24 37 90 — — — — — 1980–81 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 9 28 37 148 — — — — — 1981–82 Fort Garry Blues MJHL 63 25 45 70 150 — — — — — 1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 80 13 29 42 115 — — — — — 1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 58 9 17 26 71 9 5 4 9 10 1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 36 6 20 26 18 — — — — — 1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 42 8 12 20 53 3 0 2 2 4 1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 27 2 9 11 20 — — — — — 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 7 18 25 78 — — — — — 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67 14 23 37 93 5 0 0 0 10 1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 23 1 7 8 52 — — — — — 1987–88 Washington Capitals NHL 21 4 3 7 14 14 1 0 1 30 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 61 3 11 14 43 — — — — — 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 1 5 6 8 5 1 2 3 2 1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 2 13 15 37 — — — — — 1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 8 23 31 46 6 3 3 6 10 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 5 16 21 45 — — — — — 1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL 5 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 2 14 16 45 8 0 0 0 8 1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 84 9 37 46 42 9 1 2 3 6 1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 38 5 13 18 20 3 0 0 0 2 1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 73 5 19 24 20 — — — — — 1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 67 1 15 16 61 7 0 2 2 0 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 2 13 15 14 — — — — — 1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 22 2 7 9 6 6 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 47 4 8 12 33 2 0 0 0 2 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators NHL 40 2 4 6 8 6 0 0 0 16 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 1 1 4 9 0 1 1 4 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 53 1 3 4 12 — — — — — 2002–03 Brantford Blast OHA-Sr. 6 0 4 4 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Brantford Blast OHA-Sr. 16 2 12 14 20 — — — — — NHL totals 1,028 90 276 366 766 83 6 12 18 96

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1985 Canada WC 3 0 1 1 0 1986 Canada WC 10 0 2 2 10 Senior totals 13 0 3 3 10

Awards and achievements MJHL First Team All-Star (1982) MJHL Top Defenceman (1982) MJHL Most Valuable Player (1982) Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1982) 1983-84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster Played in the World Championships for Team Canada (1985 and 1986) Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005 "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame