Josh Gratton
Joshua " Josh " Gratton ( born September 9, 1982 in Brantford, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is under contract with the Sary- Arka Karaganda HK since January 2013.
Career
Josh Gratton, who was never drafted in his career, played the first three years of his career as a hockey player in the Ontario Hockey League for the Sudbury Wolves, Windsor Spitfires and Kingston Frontenacs. In the summer of 2003, the Canadians decided on a change in the ECHL, where he made his debut in professional hockey for the San Diego Gulls. In the middle of the season he was released to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League.
After again only half a year, the attacker received a contract with the Philadelphia Phantoms, the farm team of the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he won the Calder Cup in 2004/ 05. This season he also came in a game for the former farm team of the Phantoms, the Trenton Titans of the ECHL, is used. During the 2005/06 season Gratton made his debut for the Flyers in the National Hockey League, but Coyotes was on 9 March 2006 along with two second-round election rights for the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 in exchange for Denis Gauthier of the Phoenix given.
His first NHL goal came Gratton as a player the Coyotes in a game against the Colorado Avalanche on April 11, 2006. During his time in Phoenix Gratton also played 41 times for their AHL farm team San Antonio Rampage. On 28 February 2008 he was given together with Fredrik Sjöström and David LENEVEU in exchange for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya to the New York Rangers, but he came only for their farm team Hartford Wolf Pack for use.
On 9 July 2008 Gratton received at the Nashville Predators a one-year contract for both the NHL team, as well as their AHL farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals. But already on 30 October 2008 Gratton was delivered to his former club Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Tim Ramholt.
The season 2009/10 he joined the Chicago Wolves before he was hired in January 2010 by Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League. However, in one and a half years, he completed just 35 games for Vityaz, after which he moved to the 2011/12 season in the KHL Barys Astana to.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 Calder Cup - winning Philadelphia Phantoms with the
Statistics
(End of season 2010/11)
Family
Josh Grattons brother Brad was also a professional hockey player and is now active as a coach.
His two cousins Chris and Danny were also successful players. Brad's son Nick (* 1996) also plays already in the adult section, since 2012/13 at the Rødovre Mighty Bulls, where he is by the way still active in youth.