Michael Grabner
Michael Grabner | ||||||
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Born |
Villach, Austria | 5 October 1987|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
EC VSV Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Arizona Coyotes | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 14th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2003–2020 |
Michael-René Grabner (born 5 October 1987) is an
Grabner played one more season in the WHL before moving to the
Playing career
Early career
Grabner was born in Villach, and began playing hockey at the age of five.[1] He played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Austria.[2]
Grabner joined his
Grabner left Austria to join Spokane for the
The following
He entered the
He participated in his first NHL training camp in 2006, before being returned to the Chiefs for the 2006–07 season. Early in his third WHL season, he suffered a hip pointer after receiving a slash.[10] Due to lingering pain from the injury he was in and out of the lineup for several games before being sidelined for a month in November and early-December.[10] In mid-February, he recorded six goals in a span of three games to be named WHL and CHL Player of the Week ( 12–18 February 2007).[11] Grabner with 39 goals and 16 assists in 55 games for a point-per-game pace over the course of the season. However, he was criticized by his coach for his lack of physical play.[12]
Manitoba Moose and Vancouver Canucks
After the Chiefs were eliminated from the 2007 WHL playoffs, Grabner joined the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose for their final two games of the regular season and the playoffs. Grabner joined the Moose for his first full professional season in 2007–08, recording 44 points in 74 games as a rookie.
The
Coming off a successful second AHL season, Grabner was expected to challenge for a roster spot at the Canucks'
Upon recovering, he returned to the Moose on 27 December 2009,[19] until being recalled on 17 March 2010, following an injury to Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson.[20] On 2 April, Grabner scored his first NHL career hat trick in a 5–4 shootout win against the Anaheim Ducks.[21] Remaining with the club for the 2010 playoffs, Grabner notched his first career NHL post-season goal against Antti Niemi (the same goaltender he scored his first regular season goal against) on 1 May 2010, in the opening game of the second round against the Chicago Blackhawks.[22]
New York Islanders
During the
Grabner played his first game with the Islanders on 11 October 2010, against the
On 21 October 2013, Grabner was suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of
Toronto Maple Leafs
On 17 September 2015, after five seasons with the Islanders, Grabner was traded to Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Taylor Beck, Carter Verhaeghe, Matt Finn, Tom Nilsson, and goaltender Christopher Gibson, and made alternate captain of the Maple Leafs.[36] The trade was primarily to free up roster spots for the Maple Leafs, who were one away from the maximum of 50 organizational contracts.[37]
Throughout the year, Grabner failed to score at his previous pace as with the Islanders, but was a decent addition on the penalty kill and had some hot streaks.
New York Rangers
On 1 July 2016, Grabner signed a two-year, $3.2 million contract with the New York Rangers.[40] Grabner got off to a hot start with the Rangers, scoring his first hat-trick as a Ranger against the Tampa Bay Lightning on 30 October.[41] He finished second on the team in goals with 27, his highest single-season total since his rookie season in 2010–11.
New Jersey Devils
With the Rangers committed to a full rebuild, Grabner was traded on 22 February 2018 to the
Arizona Coyotes
As a free agent from the Devils in the off-season, Grabner agreed to a three-year, $10.05 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on 1 July 2018.[44] After playing in 25 games for the Coyotes, garnering 11 points, Grabner was listed as being out indefinitely due to an eye injury as a result of a stick clipping his eye. He finished first in the NHL in the shorthanded goals category by the end of the season; of Grabner's nine total goals, six were scored shorthanded, despite playing in only 41 games (half the season) due to the eye injury.[45] After two seasons with the Coyotes, on 3 October 2020, Grabner was placed on waivers by the Coyotes and bought out from the final year of his contract.[46]
International play
Grabner made his international debut with Austria in Division I play of the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Underaged for the tournament at sixteen-years-old,[3] he scored three goals and an assist in five games.[47] The following year, he competed for Austria in Division I of the 2005 World Junior Championships, held in Great Britain.[48] He recorded three points in four games as Austria finished third in Group A. Several months later, he was named to his second under-18 team for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships, where Austria again competed in Division I play. Grabner tied for second in team-scoring with four goals and an assists over five games.[49] Austria finished in fifth place out of six teams in Group A, coming within a loss of being relegated to Division II for the next year.[50] He joined Austria in their qualifying tournament for the 2010 Winter Olympics in early 2009 and led the four team tournament in scoring with five goals; Austria finished second to Germany and failed to qualify for the Olympics.[51]
It was during the
He also represented Austria in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, where he scored five goals and made one assist. He scored a hat-trick against Finland. He finished tied for first in goal-scoring and tied for fifth in points. He led Austria in scoring.[citation needed]
Personal life
On 31 March 2011, Grabner's wife Heather, whom he met while playing in Spokane, gave birth to a baby boy.[53]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | VSV EC
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AUT U20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | VSV EC | AUT U20 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | VSV EC | EBEL
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14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 67 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 55 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 74 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 66 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 38 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | VSV EC | EBEL | 17 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | New York Islanders | NHL | 45 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | New York Islanders | NHL | 64 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 46 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 640 | 175 | 101 | 276 | 110 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Austria | WJC18 Div I | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
2005 | Austria | WJC-I | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2005 | Austria | WJC18 Div I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | |
2009 | Austria | OLYQ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2012 | Austria | WC-IA | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
2014
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Austria | OLY | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | Austria | OLYQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 35 | |||
Senior totals | 15 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Source:[54]
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2006 | |
NHL | ||
Rookie of the Month (February) | 2011 | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | 2011 |
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database