Mike Grant

For other people named Michael Grant, see Michael Grant (disambiguation).

Mike Grant
Born	January, 1874[1] Montreal, PQ, CAN
Died	August 19, 1955(1955-08-19) (aged 81)
Position	Defence
Played for	Montreal Victorias Montreal Shamrocks
Playing career	1893–1902
Hall of Fame, 1950

Michael "Mike" Grant (January, 1874 in Montreal, Quebec – August 19, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Victorias in the AHAC.

Playing career

Grant was perhaps the first defenceman that used his offensive prowess to help his team. The son of a Montreal blacksmith, he won three speed skating titles at the age of eleven. Utilizing this speed, Grant was known as one of hockey's first rushing defencemen. As a member and captain of the Montreal Victorias he led the club to five Stanley Cup wins. Grant helped spread hockey's popularity in the United States as well, organizing exhibition games south of Canada's border. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950.^[2]

Mike Grant is the youngest player ever to captain a team to the Stanley Cup. He did so at age 21 and 2 months. Sidney Crosby nearly matched this record but was short by 8 months in 2009.

References

1. ^ http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?type=Player&mem=P195003&list=ByName#photo
2. ^ [1] Mike Grant at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved Feb. 14, 2008.

External links

• Mike Grant's biography at Legends of Hockey

Persondata
Name	Grant, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	1874-1-0
Place of birth	Montreal, PQ, CAN
Date of death	August 19, 1955
Place of death