Alexandre Grenier
Alexandre Grenier (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Grenier was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
| Alexandre Grenier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(2).jpg) Grenier in the 2018 AHL All-Star Game | |||
| Born |
September 5, 1991 Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Iserlohn Roosters EC Red Bull Salzburg Vancouver Canucks Lausanne HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
90th overall, 2011 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Grenier played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Charles-Lemoyne.[1]
Grenier made his professional debut playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League during the 2012–13 season. After 25 games with the Red Bulls, Grenier opted to return to North America, signing an AHL deal for the remainder of the season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves on January 6, 2013.[2] At the conclusion of the season with the Wolves, Grenier was belatedly signed by the Canucks to a two-year entry-level contract on April 30, 2013.[3]
In his fourth season within the Canucks organization during the 2015–16 season, Grenier's development was rewarded in receiving his first NHL recall on November 18, 2015. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks later that night in a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre.[4] On March 14, 2016 Grenier was recalled to the Vancouver Canucks, as Brendan Gaunce had been reassigned to the Utica Comets.
On July 1, 2017, Grenier signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers after he did not receive a contract offer from the Canucks.[5] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the duration of the 2017–18 season, notching a professional high 20 goals in amassing 44 points in 72 games.
Having left the Panthers organization as a free agent, Grenier signed a one-year AHL contract with hometown club, the Laval Rocket, on July 1, 2018.[6]
Following the conclusion his contract with the Rocket, Grenier as a free agent opted to continue his career in Europe, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season with German outfit, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on October 15, 2019.[7] After agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Roosters, on February 3, 2020, Grenier joined Lausanne HC on loan to provide depth for the final playoffs push. He made 10 appearances with Lausanne before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later returning to resume his contract with Iserlohn.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | St-Jérôme Panthers | QJAAAHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St-Jérôme Panthers | QJAAAHL | 51 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | St-Jérôme Panthers | QJAAAHL | 33 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 64 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 37 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 68 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 67 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 69 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 69 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 72 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 68 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lausanne HC | NL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2017, 2018 | |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Wolves sign Alexandre Grenier". Chicago Wolves. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- "Alexandre Grenier signed to entry-level deal". Vancouver Canucks. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- "Former K-Wing makes NHL debut with Vancouver". MLive.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- "Panthers sign forward Alexandre Grenier to one-year contract". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- "Rocket agrees to terms on a one-year contract with Laval native Alexandre Grenier". Laval Rocket. July 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- "Rooster sign Canadian Alexandre Grenier" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database