*** Welcome to piglix ***

Josh Gratton

Josh Gratton
Born (1982-09-09) September 9, 1982 (age 34)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Ässät Pori
Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
Vityaz Chekhov
Barys Astana
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Website joshgratton.com

Josh Gratton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently on a trial with Ässät of the Liiga after previously playing for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL). His cousin is former NHL forward Chris Gratton.

Undrafted, Gratton was first signed to a NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 2004.

On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two second round draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes for Denis Gauthier. He scored his first NHL goal as a Coyote on April 11, 2006 against the Colorado Avalanche.

On February 28, 2008, Gratton was traded along with Fredrik Sjöström and David LeNeveu from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford.

On July 9, 2008 the Nashville Predators signed Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract. After starting the 2008–09 season with the Predators' affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals, Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for Tim Ramholt on October 30, 2008.

On July 30, 2009, Gratton signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. During the 2009-10 season, on January 8, 2010, Gratton was reassigned by Atlanta to Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL.


...
Wikipedia

...