Bruce Graham (ice hockey)
Bruce Graham (born December 2, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
| Bruce Graham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1985 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Hartford Wolf Pack Lake Erie Monsters Nottingham Panthers | ||
| NHL Draft |
51st overall, 2004 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career
Graham was drafted from the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the New York Rangers, 51st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. With his large frame and at the conclusion of his major junior career he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Rangers in time for the 2005-06 season with affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. In his tenure within the Rangers organization, Graham was unable to establish himself and was released as a free agent at the conclusion of his contract.
Graham established himself within the Allen Americans in the 2009-10 season. He scored 79 points in 64 games and a leading 22 points in 20 post-season games. In his second season with the Americans he was loaned to the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL for two games.[1]
On June 27, 2012, Graham left the Americans to sign abroad with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[2] In his debut season with the Panthers, Graham established himself as the top-line center with the Panthers and the league to contribute with 68 points in 56 games in winning the EIHL Championship. Graham then returned to Allen, Texas for a fourth season and helped defending championships, the Americans defend and claim their second Ray Miron Cup.
Graham decided as a free agent to re-join the Panthers in England, signing a one-year contract on May 30, 2014.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 66 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 68 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 47 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 23 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 65 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 42 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 29 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 43 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 2009–10 | Allen Americans | CHL | 64 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 75 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40 | ||
| 2010–11 | Allen Americans | CHL | 57 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Allen Americans | CHL | 48 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 56 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Tracadie Alpines | NESHL | 20 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Allen Americans | CHL | 15 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 2014–15 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 47 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | St-Quentin Castors | CRL | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Bouctouche JCs | NESHL | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bouctouche JCs | NESHL | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 58 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Graham returns from loan with Monsters". Allen Americans. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- "Panthers add Canadian Graham". Nottingham Panthers. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- "'The Bruce' will relight fire". Nottingham Panthers. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Award winners 2013". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2013-04-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database