Grant Jennings Explained

Played For:Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:May 5, 1965
Birth Place:Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1985
Career End:1998

Grant Curtis Jennings (born May 5, 1965) is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman.

Career

Jennings played Midget AAA for the Notre Dame Hounds of Wilcox, Saskatchewan and then moved onto play Junior A hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos and in the Western Hockey League for the Saskatoon Blades. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals on June 25, 1985. In his NHL career, he played for the Capitals, the Hartford Whalers, the Pittsburgh Penguins (with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992), the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Buffalo Sabres.

Jennings appeared in 389 NHL games, scoring 14 goals and adding 43 assists. He also appeared in 54 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring two goals and recording one assist. He is currently working for ConocoPhillips as an aircraft mechanic in Alaska.[1] He attended the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1983–84Saskatoon BladesWHL64 5 13 18 102
1984–85Saskatoon BladesWHL47 10 24 34 1342 1 0 1 12
1985–86Binghamton WhalersAHL51 0 4 4 109
1986–87Fort Wayne KometsIHL3 0 0 0 0
1986–87Binghamton WhalersAHL47 1 5 6 12513 0 2 2 17
1987–88Binghamton WhalersAHL56 2 12 14 1953 1 0 1 15
1987–88Washington CapitalsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1988–89Hartford WhalersNHL55 3 10 13 1594 1 0 1 17
1988–89Binghamton WhalersAHL2 0 0 0 2
1989–90Hartford WhalersNHL64 3 6 9 1717 0 0 0 17
1990–91Hartford WhalersNHL44 1 4 5 82
1990–91Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL13 1 3 4 2613 1 1 2 16
1991–92Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL53 4 5 9 10410 0 0 0 12
1992–93Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL58 0 5 5 6512 0 0 0 8
1993–94Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL61 2 4 6 1263 0 0 0 2
1994–95Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10 0 2 2 74 0 0 0 0
1994–95Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL25 0 4 4 36
1995–96Buffalo SabresNHL6 0 0 0 28
1995–96Rochester AmericansAHL9 0 1 1 28
1995–96Atlanta KnightsIHL3 0 0 0 193 0 0 0 20
1996–97Quebec RafalesIHL42 2 10 12 79
1997–98San Antonio DragonsIHL44 1 4 5 116
NHL Totals389 14 43 57 80454 2 1 3 72

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4.16.21 THE MARK MADDEN SHOW HR 3 - Mark Madden.