Norm Gratton Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:165
Played For:New York Rangers
Atlanta Flames
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota North Stars
Birth Date:December 22, 1950
Birth Place:LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Draft:11th overall
Draft Year:1970
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:1970
Career End:1977

Normand Lionel Gratton (December 22, 1950 – December 10, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota North Stars. He played 201 games in the NHL, scoring 39 goals and 44 assists. His brother Gilles also played in the NHL.[1] He died in 2010 at the age of 59.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1967–68Thetford Mines CanadiensQJAHL50 21 47 68 7 4 6 10 2
1968–69Montreal Junior CanadiensOHA53 10 23 33 3714 7 10 17 4
1968–69Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup8 2 6 8 16
1969–70Montreal Junior CanadiensOHA54 32 41 73 6516 10 14 24 12
1969–70Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup12 8 15 23 12
1970–71Omaha KnightsCHL70 19 31 50 5211 6 2 8 0
1971–72New York RangersNHL3 0 1 1 0
1971–72Omaha KnightsCHL68 32 42 74 82
1972–73Atlanta FlamesNHL29 3 6 9 12
1972–73Omaha KnightsCHL11 5 8 13 4
1972–73Buffalo SabresNHL21 6 5 11 126 0 1 1 2
1973–74Buffalo SabresNHL57 6 11 17 16
1974–75Buffalo SabresNHL25 3 6 9 2
1974–75Minnesota North StarsNHL34 14 12 26 8
1975–76Minnesota North StarsNHL32 7 3 10 14
1975–76New Haven NighthawksAHL29 7 7 14 43 0 0 0 0
1976–77Maine NordiquesNAHL52 15 26 41 1611 1 3 4 0
NHL totals201 39 44 83 646 0 1 1 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norm Gratton player profile . Hockey Hall of Fame . 2010-01-30.
  2. Web site: LaSalle Archives . 2014-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808132148/http://www.messagerlasalle.com/Sports/Hockey/2011-05-30/article-2545319/Deces-de-lexhockeyeur-Normand-Gratton/1 . 2014-08-08 . dead .