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Grant Jennings
Canadian ice hockey player
Grant Curtis Jennings (born May 5, 1965) is a former National Hockey League defenceman.
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| Grant Jennings | |||
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| Born |
(1965-05-05) May 5, 1965 (age 58) Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1998 | ||
Jennings played Midget AAA for the Notre Dame Hounds of Wilcox, Saskatchewan and then moved onto play Junior A hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos and in the Western Hockey League for the Saskatoon Blades. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals on June 25, 1985. In his NHL career, he played for the Capitals, the Hartford Whalers, the Pittsburgh Penguins (with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992), the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Buffalo Sabres.
Jennings appeared in 389 NHL games, scoring 14 goals and adding 43 assists. He also appeared in 54 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring two goals and recording one assist. He is currently working for ConocoPhillips as an aircraft mechanic in Alaska.[1] He attended the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 64 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 47 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 56 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 195 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 159 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 171 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 53 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1996–97 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 389 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 804 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72 | ||||
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