Stu Grimson

Stu Grimson was born on May 20, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The huge 6'5" left winger played his junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 10th round, 186th overall in the 1983 NHL entry draft. He did not sign with the Red Wings and instead played a couple of years University of Manitoba of the CIAU. Two years later, the tough guy was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round, 143th overall. After playing a couple of seasons in the minors, he got his first taste of the big leagues in 1988 with the Flames. In 1990 he was claimed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks. He spent a couple of years with a tough Hawks team that included Mike Peluso, Dave Manson and Chris Chelios. Stu Grimson's dominating fighting style got him the nickname "Grim Reaper".

In the 1993 NHL expansion draft, the Blackhawks didn't protect Grimson and he was picked up by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Stu continued to play his enforcer role even as he was on the move again, this time traded by the Mighty Ducks with Mark Farmer and a draft choice to the Detroit Red Wings for Mike Sillinger and Jason York. As had been the case in the past, after a couple of years with the Red Wings, Grimson was back on the move. This time he was claimed off waivers by the Hartford Whalers and trasferred to the Carolina Hurricanes when the team moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. In the summer of 1998 he was dispatched back to the west coast along with Kevin Haller to Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Dave Karpa and a draft pick. After a stop in Los Angeles with the Kings in 2000-01, Stu Grimson ended his pro-hockey career with the Nashville Predators in 2002. His career saw him play 729 regular season NHL games and rack up an impressive 2113 penalty minutes.

Stu Grimson's Career Statistics

Year      Team                League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1982-83 Regina Pats             WHL   48   0   1    1   105
1983-84 Regina Pats             WHL   63   8   8   16   131
1984-85 Regina Pats             WHL   71  24  32   56   248
1985-86 U. of Manitoba         CIAU   15   8   5   13   133      
1986-87 U. of Manitoba         CIAU   29   8   8   16    67      
1987-88 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL   37   9   5   14   268
1988-89 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL   72   9  18   27   397
1988-89 Calgary Flames          NHL    1   0   0    0     5
1989-90 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL   62   8   8   16   319
1989-90 Calgary Flames          NHL    3   0   0    0    17
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   35   0   1    1   183
1991-92 Indianapolis Ice        IHL    5   1   1    2    17
1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   54   2   2    4   234
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   78   1   1    2   193
1993-94 Anaheim Mighty Ducks    NHL   77   1   5    6   199
1994-95 Anaheim Mighty Ducks    NHL   31   0   1    1   110
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   11   0   0    0    37
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   56   0   1    1   128
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings       NHL    1   0   0    0     0 
1996-97 Hartford Whalers        NHL   75   2   2    4   218
1997-98 Carolina Hurricanes     NHL   82   3   4    7   204
1998-99 Anaheim Mighty Ducks    NHL   73   3   0    3   158
1999-00 Anaheim Mighty Ducks    NHL   50   1   2    3   116
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings       NHL   72   3   2    5   235
2001-02 Nashville Predators     NHL   30   1   1    2    76
NHL Totals                           729  17  22   39  2113 

Stu Grimson's Hockey Goon Stat - 2.51

Stu Grimson Pictures