- Grant Ledyard
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 200
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1961|11|19
birth_place =Winnipeg , MB, CAN
career_start = 1984
career_end = 2002Grant S. Ledyard (born November 19, 1961) is a former
National Hockey League defenceman. He was never drafted in theNHL Entry Draft .Ledyard made his NHL debut in the 1984–85 season with the
New York Rangers . A journeyman, he played with nine NHL teams during his career. He spent the most time with theBuffalo Sabres and theDallas Stars , four full seasons each. He also played for theLos Angeles Kings ,Washington Capitals ,Vancouver Canucks ,Boston Bruins ,Ottawa Senators , andTampa Bay Lightning . His last NHL season came with the Lightning in the 2001–02 season.In his NHL career, Ledyard appeared in 1,028 regular season games. He scored 90 goals and added 276 assists. In addition, he played in 83
Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 6 goals and tallying 12 assists.Ledyard currently lives in the Buffalo, NY area, and was recently awarded head coach position of the
Buffalo Junior Sabres .Awards & Achievements
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MJHL First Team All-Star (1982)
*MJHL Top Defenceman (1982)
*MJHL Most Valuable Player (1982)
*Turnbull CupMJHL Championship (1982)
*Played in the World Championships for Team Canada (1985 & 1986)
*Inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005
*“Honoured Member” of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame External links
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*legendsofhockey|10924
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2005/gLedyard.htm Grant Ledyard’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=129 Grant Ledyard's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]
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