| Danny Groulx | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 23, 1981 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
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 | 2002–2016 | ||
Danny Groulx (born June 23, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League and Liiga. In 2018, Groulx was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame and named the head coach of Riverains du collège Charles-Lemoyne Midget AAA team.
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Playing career
Groulx was drafted 11th overall by the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 1997 QMJHL Draft. After winning the 1998 President Cup, Groulx joined the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and later the Victoriaville Tigres. At the conclusion of his major junior career, he racked up 332 points in 341 games and won three Memorial Cups.[1] Groulx holds the distinction for most career points for a defenseman in the QMJHL.[1]
On August 12, 2002, Groulx was signed as a free agent for the Detroit Red Wings.[2] 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.[3] He was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL for the 2006–07 season, where he helped the Bulldogs capture the Calder Cup.
Groulx signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs on September 4, 2008,[4] and was later invited to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp on September 16, 2008. However, he was reassigned to the IceHogs for the 2008–09 season,[5] where he posted 40 points in 80 games.
On July 16, 2009, Groulx signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.[6] While with the Sharks American Hockey League affiliate, he was named to the AHL All-Star Classic and won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's best defenseman. He signed a one-year contract with the Sharks on July 2, 2012.[7] 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.[8]
Groulx retired from professional hockey after the 2014–15 season which he spent in France with the Dragons de Rouen.[9]
In 2018, Groulx was inducted into QMJHL Hall of Fame.[1] He was later named the new head coach for the Midget AAA Collège Charles-Lemoyne Riverains.[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Collège Charles-Lemoyne | QMAAA | 40 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| 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 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Assat | Liiga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| AHL totals | 541 | 44 | 175 | 219 | 481 | 65 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 511 | ||||
References
- ^ a b c "Danny Groulx: the most prolific defenseman of all time". qmjhl.ca. April 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Offseason NHL transactions". cbc.ca. October 2, 2002. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Habs announce training camp invitees". NHL.com. September 13, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "ICEHOGS INK FORMER CALDER CUP CHAMPION GROULX". theahl.com. September 4, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Blackhawks Trim Training Camp Roster To 42". icehogs.com. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Sharks sign four players, re-sign Vesce". San Jose Sharks. 2009-07-16. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Danny Groulx". NHL.com. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Sharks notes: Clowe out Saturday, talks trade rumors, etc". Comcast. 2013-03-22. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ Joelle Bergeron (February 24, 2016). "Danny Groulx annonce sa retraite". lereflet.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Joelle Bergeron (April 9, 2018). "Un ancien Riverain succède à Guillaume Latendresse à la barre de l'équipe". lereflet.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved February 9, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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