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Alex Grant

current status: In the minors

#52 D | 6'2", 185 lbs. | Pittsburgh

Birth Date:January 20, 1989 (24 years old)
Place of Birth:Antigonish, N.S.
Shoots:R

Experience:0 years
Drafted:Drafted by Pittsburgh in 2007 (4/118).

Movements & Injuries

2013
1/17/2013	Placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2012
9/15/2012	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
8/30/2012	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year two-way contract.
2011
9/22/2011	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2010
10/06/2010	Broken wrist, sidelined indefinitely.
2/12/2010	Re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2009
12/02/2009	Re-assigned to Wheeling (ECHL).
11/16/2009	Re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
10/12/2009	Re-assigned to Wheeling (ECHL).
9/16/2009	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2008
10/27/2008	Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a three-year entry level contract.
9/19/2008	Returned to his junior team (Saint John-QMJHL).
2007
9/11/2007	Returned to his junior team (Saint John-QMJHL).

Career Transactions

2007
6/23/2007	Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (118th overall) in 2007.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	WB/Scranton	AHL	46	4	16	20	-7	73	2	0	-	-	104	0.43
2011-12	WB/Scranton	AHL	61	10	27	37	5	73	7	0	-	-	126	0.61
2010-11	WB/Scranton	AHL	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	5	0.00
	Wheeling	ECHL	14	3	2	5	-2	6	0	0	-	-	38	0.36
2009-10	WB/Scranton	AHL	14	3	2	5	8	28	0	0	-	-	20	0.36
	Wheeling	ECHL	40	7	20	27	4	36	3	0	-	-	-	0.68
2008-09	Shawinigan	QMJHL	23	4	15	19	10	11	1	0	1	-	-	0.83
	Saint John	QMJHL	37	9	22	31	-7	51	5	0	3	-	-	0.84
	Total SNB/Sha	QMJHL	60	13	37	50	3	62	6	0	4	-	-	0.83
2007-08	Saint John	QMJHL	70	15	33	48	17	96	9	1	2	-	-	0.69
2006-07	Saint John	QMJHL	68	12	20	32	-32	108	8	1	2	-	-	0.47
	Canada	WJ18	6	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
2005-06	Saint John	QMJHL	47	4	9	13	-33	58	2	0	0	-	-	0.28
AHL	Total	AHL	125	17	45	62	8	174	9	0	-	-	255	0.50
ECHL	Total	ECHL	54	10	22	32	2	42	3	0	-	-	-	0.59
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	245	44	99	143	-45	324	25	2	8	-	-	0.58
WJ18	Total	WJ18	6	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.00

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	WB/Scranton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	WB/Scranton	AHL	12	2	5	7	1	13	1	0	-	-	23	0.58
2010-11	WB/Scranton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Wheeling	ECHL	17	2	0	2	0	13	0	0	-	-	43	0.12
2009-10	WB/Scranton	AHL	2	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	-	-	2	0.00
	Wheeling	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Shawinigan	QMJHL	21	4	5	9	-1	18	2	0	0	-	-	0.43
2007-08	Saint John	QMJHL	14	3	11	14	-1	12	2	0	0	-	-	1.00
2006-07	Saint John	QMJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Saint John	QMJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	14	2	5	7	-1	13	1	0	-	-	25	0.50
ECHL	Total	ECHL	17	2	0	2	0	13	0	0	-	-	43	0.12
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	35	7	16	23	-2	30	4	0	0	-	-	0.66

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