Danny Groulx
Danny Groulx | |||
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Born |
LaSalle, Quebec | June 23, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
AHL team Former teams |
Chicago Wolves AHL Worcester Sharks Rockford IceHogs Manitoba Moose Hamilton Bulldogs Grand Rapids Griffins KHL Dinamo Minsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra DEL Kassel Huskies | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2002–present |
Danny Groulx (born June 23, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.
Playing career
In his junior career, Groulx became just the second player in CHL history to win his league's MVP honors as well as the Memorial Cup MVP with the Victoriaville Tigres. He is the only player with this distinction not currently active in the NHL. In his junior career, he racked up 332 points in 341 games. Groulx has also won 3 memorial cups with the Foreurs, Bathurst and Victoriaville.
On August 12, 2002, Groulx was signed as a free agent for the Detroit Red Wings. Groulx then played with Red Wings affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL for the next three seasons before he was loaned to the Manitoba Moose for the completion of the 2004–05 season.
Groulx was invited to the Montreal Canadiens training camp on September 13, 2006. He was re-assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL for the 2006–07 season, where he helped the Bulldogs capture the Calder Cup.
Groulx was invited to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp on September 16, 2008. He was re-assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL for the 2008–09 season, where he posted 40 points in 80 games.
On July 16, 2009, Groulx signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.[1] On March 22, 2013 Groulx was assigned to the Chicago Wolves by the Sharks while Chicago defenceman Derek Joslin was assigned to the Worcester by the Vancouver Canucks as part of an AHL trade.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 61 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
1998–99 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 36 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 36 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1999–2000 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 66 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
2000–01 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 72 | 16 | 71 | 87 | 164 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 46 | ||
2001–02 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 68 | 29 | 83 | 112 | 165 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 68 | ||
2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 79 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 53 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 51 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 58 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | ||
2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 58 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 77 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 80 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 38 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra | KHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 33 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 541 | 44 | 175 | 219 | 481 | 65 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 511 |
References
- ↑ "Sharks sign four players, re-sign Vesce". San Jose Sharks. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Sharks notes: Clowe out Saturday, talks trade rumors, etc.". Comcast. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Danny Groulx. |
- Danny Groulx's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Danny Groulx's career statistics at EliteProspects.com