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Grant
Ledyard
Defenceman Grant Ledyard began his 18th NHL season, as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, in 2001-02. He was approaching 1,000 career games in a career that has seen him add experience and puck handling savvy to eight different teams.
Ledyard played junior with the Fort Garry Blues and Saskatoon Blades and then signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in 1982. He began his pro career in the CHL as a fine playmaking defenceman on the Tulsa Oilers. In 1984, he was presented the Bob Gassoff Award as the most improved defenceman in the league.
Ledyard split the 1984-85 season between the AHL and the Rangers. Following the Blueshirts' elimination from the first round of the playoffs, the young rearguard joined Team Canada at the 1985 World Championships. Part-way through the 1985-86 season, Ledyard was traded to the L.A. Kings. In 1986-87, he scored a career-high 14 goals and joined the Washington Capitals the next year. Late in the 1988-89 season, Ledyard was traded to the Buffalo Sabres where he found a home as a defensive leader on the club for over four years.
In August 1993, Ledyard sought stability by signing a long-term deal as a free agent with the Dallas Stars. In 1993-94, he scored 46 points and helped to quarterback the power play. He remained with the Stars for three more years as they became a league power. Beginning in 1997-98 Ledyard toiled briefly for Vancouver, Boston, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, and Dallas a second time within a four-year period.
Ledyard would return to the Tampa Bay Lightning for his last season in 2000-01. Ledyard competed for the Brantford Blast for a pair of sesasons before retiring from the game in 2003-04.
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REGULAR SEASON |
PLAYOFFS |
| Season |
Club |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
+/- |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 1979-80 |
Fort Garry Blues |
MJHL |
49 |
13 |
24 |
37 |
90 |
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| 1980-81 |
Saskatoon Blades |
WHL |
71 |
9 |
28 |
37 |
148 |
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| 1981-82 |
Fort Garry Blues |
MJHL |
63 |
25 |
45 |
70 |
150 |
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| 1982-83 |
Tulsa Oilers |
CHL |
80 |
13 |
29 |
42 |
115 |
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| 1983-84 |
Tulsa Oilers |
CHL |
58 |
9 |
17 |
26 |
71 |
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9 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
| 1984-85 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
42 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
53 |
+8 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 1984-85 |
New Haven Nighthawks |
AHL |
36 |
6 |
20 |
26 |
18 |
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| 1984-85 |
Canada |
WEC-A |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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| 1985-86 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
27 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
-7 |
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| 1985-86 |
Los Angeles Kings |
NHL |
52 |
7 |
18 |
25 |
78 |
-22 |
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| 1985-86 |
Canada |
WEC-A |
10 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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| 1986-87 |
Los Angeles Kings |
NHL |
67 |
14 |
23 |
37 |
93 |
-40 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| 1987-88 |
Los Angeles Kings |
NHL |
23 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
52 |
-7 |
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| 1987-88 |
New Haven Nighthawks |
AHL |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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| 1987-88 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
21 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
-4 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
| 1988-89 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
61 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
43 |
+1 |
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| 1988-89 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
13 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
+1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 1989-90 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
67 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
37 |
+2 |
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| 1990-91 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
60 |
8 |
23 |
31 |
46 |
+13 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
| 1991-92 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
50 |
5 |
16 |
21 |
45 |
-4 |
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| 1992-93 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
50 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
45 |
-2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 1992-93 |
Rochester Americans |
AHL |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
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| 1993-94 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
84 |
9 |
37 |
46 |
42 |
+7 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| 1994-95 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
38 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
20 |
+6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1995-96 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
73 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
20 |
-15 |
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| 1996-97 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
67 |
1 |
15 |
16 |
61 |
+31 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1997-98 |
Vancouver Canucks |
NHL |
49 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
-2 |
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| 1997-98 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
22 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
-2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1998-99 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
47 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
33 |
-8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1999-00 |
Ottawa Senators |
NHL |
40 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
-3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 2000-01 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL |
14 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
-5 |
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| 2000-01 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
+3 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 2001-02 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL |
53 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
-5 |
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| 2002-03 |
Brantford Blast |
OHA-Sr. |
6 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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| 2003-04 |
Brantford Blast |
OHA-Sr. |
16 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
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| NHL Totals |
1028 |
90 |
276 |
366 |
766 |
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83 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
96 |
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