Chris Gratton
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 230 lb (105 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July
5 1975 , Brantford, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 1993 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Pro Career | 1993 – present |
Christopher Gratton (born July 5, 1975 in Brantford, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Chris Gratton played his minor hockey in his hometown of Brantford playing for such programs as the Brantford Nodrofsky Steelers (same program Wayne Gretzky played in many years earlier) and the Brantford CKPC Knights. As a 15-year old, he played one season with the Jr B Brantford Classics. In 1991, Chris was selected 3rd overall in the OHL Priority Selection by the Kingston Frontenacs. In 1993, he was selected 3rd overall in the NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers before the 1996-97 season and had perhaps his best season with the Flyers in 1997-98, when he matched his career high of 62 points and recorded a career-best plus/minus rating of +11. He was traded back to Tampa Bay the next season. Before joining the Panthers he also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Phoenix Coyotes, and Colorado Avalanche. He was traded back to the Lightning again on June 13, 2007 in exchange for a second round draft pick in the 2007 or 2008 NHL Entry draft's [1].
Youngest player to reach 1,000 NHL games
During the 2006-2007 season, Chris became the youngest player in NHL history to reach the milestone of 1,000 games played.
Gratton traded back to Tampa Bay
"They say in life that the third time is the charm," Lightning general manager Jay Feaster stated. "And we truly believe that his third time in a Lightning uniform is going to be a great one for Chris and our team."
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 62 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992-93 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 58 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 125 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 42 | ||
| 1993-94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 84 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1996-97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 159 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 52 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 58 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000-01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 102 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 68 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2005-06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 76 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 104 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ||
| 2006-07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 94 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ||
| 12 seasons | NHL career | 1008 | 204 | 340 | 544 | 1549 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 82 | |||
See also
- Captain (ice hockey)
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
| Preceded by Bill Houlder |
Tampa Bay Lightning
captains 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by Vincent Lecavalier |
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