2008-09 Alex Grant
Alex Grant, D, 4th round, 118th overall
As typical with the Penguins 2007 draft class, Alex Grantwas drafted as a project player who possessed good size, skills, and mobility. Also typical of this Penguin draft class, Grant has missed significant time to injury. Grant was drafted after his second season in the QMJHL. He was the top defenseman on a languishing Saint John team, posting solid offensive numbers (12 goals and 20 assists through 68 games) but also a garish minus-32. He would follow that season up with comparable offensive totals (15 goals and 33 assists through 70 games) but more importantly, a plus-17 rating. For the 2008-09 season, Grant finally started looking like a complete defenseman. He was traded mid-way through the season to the Shawinigan Cataractes and finished the season with 50 points in 60 games. Grant would start is professional career with the Penguins ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers. He would play well at the ECHL level and would be rewarded with several call-ups to the AHL. Entering the 2010-11 season, Grant was expecting to compete for a regular spot in the AHL lineup. Instead, during a September exhibition game, Grant was awkwardly slammed into the boards, breaking his wrist, and missing all but last two months of the season. Alex Grant is currently assigned as a defenseman for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. LOA from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
As typical with the Penguins 2007 draft class, Alex Grantwas drafted as a project player who possessed good size, skills, and mobility. Also typical of this Penguin draft class, Grant has missed significant time to injury. Grant was drafted after his second season in the QMJHL. He was the top defenseman on a languishing Saint John team, posting solid offensive numbers (12 goals and 20 assists through 68 games) but also a garish minus-32. He would follow that season up with comparable offensive totals (15 goals and 33 assists through 70 games) but more importantly, a plus-17 rating. For the 2008-09 season, Grant finally started looking like a complete defenseman. He was traded mid-way through the season to the Shawinigan Cataractes and finished the season with 50 points in 60 games. Grant would start is professional career with the Penguins ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers. He would play well at the ECHL level and would be rewarded with several call-ups to the AHL. Entering the 2010-11 season, Grant was expecting to compete for a regular spot in the AHL lineup. Instead, during a September exhibition game, Grant was awkwardly slammed into the boards, breaking his wrist, and missing all but last two months of the season. Alex Grant is currently assigned as a defenseman for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. LOA from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
