Alexandre Grenier Explained

Alexandre Grenier
Team:Kölner Haie
League:DEL
Former Teams:EC Red Bull Salzburg
Vancouver Canucks
Iserlohn Roosters
Lausanne HC
SCL Tigers
Eisbären Berlin
Position:Right Wing
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:211
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:5 September 1991
Birth Place:Laval, Quebec, Canada
Draft:90th overall
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2012

Alexandre Grenier (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Grenier was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, Grenier played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Charles-Lemoyne.[1]

Grenier made his professional debut playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League during the 2012–13 season. After 25 games with the Red Bulls, Grenier opted to return to North America, signing an AHL deal for the remainder of the season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves on January 6, 2013.[2] After the season with the Wolves, Grenier was belatedly signed by the Canucks to a two-year entry-level contract on April 30, 2013.[3]

In his fourth season within the Canucks organization during the 2015–16 season, Grenier's development was rewarded in receiving his first NHL recall on November 18, 2015. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks later that night in a 4–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre.[4] On March 14, 2016, Grenier was recalled to the Vancouver Canucks, as Brendan Gaunce had been reassigned to the Utica Comets.

On July 1, 2017, Grenier signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers after he did not receive a contract offer from the Canucks.[5] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the duration of the 2017–18 season, notching a professional high 20 goals in amassing 44 points in 72 games.

Having left the Panthers organization as a free agent, Grenier signed a one-year AHL contract with his hometown club, the Laval Rocket, on July 1, 2018.[6]

Following the conclusion of his contract with the Rocket, Grenier as a free agent opted to continue his career in Europe, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season with the German outfit, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on October 15, 2019.[7] After agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Roosters, on February 3, 2020, Grenier joined Lausanne HC on loan to provide depth for the final playoffs push. He made 10 appearances with Lausanne before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later returning to resume his contract with Iserlohn.

On April 27, 2021, Grenier returned to the National League (NL) and agreed to a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers for the 2021–22 season.[8]

Following a return to the DEL with Eisbären Berlin, Grenier left after one season and moved to fellow German club, Kölner Haie, on July 21, 2023.[9]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2008–09St-Jérôme PanthersQJAAAHL2 0 0 0 0
2009–10St-Jérôme PanthersQJAAAHL51 26 28 54 637 1 3 4 2
2010–11St-Jérôme PanthersQJAAAHL33 25 35 60 34
2010–11Quebec RempartsQMJHL31 9 15 24 2915 8 8 16 4
2011–12Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL64 25 39 64 4217 4 12 16 19
2012–13EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL25 5 8 13 21
2012–13Chicago WolvesAHL4 0 0 0 2
2012–13Kalamazoo WingsECHL37 10 21 31 51
2013–14Utica CometsAHL68 17 22 39 56
2014–15Utica CometsAHL67 17 26 43 7123 6 9 15 25
2015–16Utica CometsAHL69 16 32 48 434 2 1 3 2
2015–16Vancouver CanucksNHL6 0 0 0 2
2016–17Utica CometsAHL69 17 28 45 52
2016–17Vancouver CanucksNHL3 0 0 0 0
2017–18Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL72 20 24 44 78
2018–19Laval RocketAHL68 11 16 27 54
2019–20Iserlohn RoostersDEL32 11 12 23 32
2019–20Lausanne HCNL10 4 4 8 4
2020–21Iserlohn RoostersDEL35 12 27 39 123 0 3 3 6
2021–22SCL TigersNL47 13 35 48 47
2022–23SCL TigersNL6 2 0 2 0
2022–23Eisbären BerlinDEL32 6 16 22 14
2023–24Kölner HaieDEL50 14 25 39 493 1 3 4 2
NHL totals9 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-16. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Wolves sign Alexandre Grenier . . 2013-01-06 . 2013-01-06 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130112032242/http://www.chicagowolves.com/news/releases/item/3429-wolves-sign-alexandre-grenier . January 12, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Alexandre Grenier signed to entry-level deal . . 2013-04-30 . 2013-04-30.
  4. Web site: Former K-Wing makes NHL debut with Vancouver . . 2015-11-19 . 2015-11-19.
  5. Web site: Panthers sign forward Alexandre Grenier to one-year contract . . 2017-07-01 . 2017-07-01.
  6. Web site: Rocket agrees to terms on a one-year contract with Laval native Alexandre Grenier . . 2018-07-01 . 2018-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704113319/https://www.rocketlaval.com/en/the-rocket-agrees-to-terms-on-a-one-year-contract-with-laval-native-alexandre-grenier/ . July 4, 2018 . dead .
  7. Web site: Rooster sign Canadian Alexandre Grenier . . October 15, 2019 . October 23, 2019 . German.
  8. Web site: Alexandre Grenier returns to Switzerland, signs with SCL Tigers . 27 April 2021 . 27 April 2021 . swisshockeynews.ch.
  9. Web site: Alexandre Grenier becomes a Shark . . July 21, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . German .