Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Born	(1977-02-02) February 2, 1977 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey defenceman (retired), studio analyst
Known for	NHL player for Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Washington Capitals; studio analyst for Columbus Blue Jackets on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (born February 2, 1977) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently serves as a studio analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio.

Selected in the seventh round as the 179th overall pick by the St. Louis Blues during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Grand-Pierre achieved distinction by winning the Speed Skating event at the AHL All-Star Game, surpassing competitors such as Martin St. Louis.

Career

After spending four seasons competing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Grand-Pierre launched his professional journey with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in the 1997–98 AHL season. During that season, he tallied ten points and amassed 211 penalty minutes across 75 games. His NHL debut came in the 1998–99 NHL season with the Buffalo Sabres, where he participated in 16 games.

Following partial stints over two seasons with Buffalo, Grand-Pierre was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. He completed three full seasons with Columbus before dividing the 2003–04 NHL season among the Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, and Washington Capitals. Throughout his NHL tenure, he appeared in 269 games, registering seven goals and thirteen assists.

In the 2005–06 season, Grand-Pierre transitioned to Germany’s top league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, joining Füchse Duisburg. The following year, he signed with the DEG Metro Stars. For 2007–08, he was under contract with the New Jersey Devils but spent that campaign playing for their AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils. Returning to Duisburg in 2008, he then inked a one-year deal in 2009 with Sweden’s second-tier squad, Leksands IF. That autumn, he was loaned to Norway’s GET-ligaen team, Stjernen Hockey, appearing in ten games.

Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Grand-Pierre was loaned to Finnish SM-liiga club TPS due to taxation considerations, remaining there until October 2010. After being released by Leksands IF in September 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Sweden’s Swe-1 team, Malmö Redhawks, in October of that year.

Personal life

Of Haitian heritage, Grand-Pierre is related to Georges Laraque and QMJHL player Jules-Edy Laraque. Beyond hockey, he holds a real estate license in Ohio and is employed by HER Real Living and The Raines Group.

On January 4, 2024, Grand-Pierre became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Career statistics

  2009–10     Stjernen Hockey     NOR (GET-ligaen)     7   —     2009–10   Leksands IF   Allsvenskan   37   6   2   8   146   10   —   3   3    201011 TPS SM-liiga16 01 61 - 201011 Leksands IF Allsvenskan19 23 55 - 201112 Malmö Redhawks Allsvenskan44 25 7 91 6 12 - 201213 Füchse Duisburg GER.3 7 33 6 12 - 201213 Karlskrona HK Allsvenskan11 10 14 9 12 - AHL totals !261 !!18 !!24 !!42 !!521 !21 !!00 !!01 !!42 NHL totals !269 !!7 !!13 !!20 !!311 !4 !!00 !!00 !!04 DEL totals !136 !!24 !!31 !!55 !!374 !9 !!11 !!12 !!10

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Laval Régents	QMAAA		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		46	1	4	5	27		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Val–d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		59	10	13	23	126		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Val–d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		67	13	21	34	209		13	1	4	5	47
1996–97	Val–d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		58	9	24	33	196		13	5	8	13	46
1997–98	Rochester Americans	AHL		75	4	6	10	211		4	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		16	0	1	1	17		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Rochester Americans	AHL		55	5	4	9	90		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		11	0	0	0	15		4	0	0	0	4
1999–2000	Rochester Americans	AHL		62	5	8	13	124		17	0	1	1	40
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		64	1	4	5	73		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		81	2	6	8	90		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		41	1	0	1	64
2002–03	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		2	1	0	1	6
2003–04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		16	0	0	0	12
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		27	2	2	4	26
2003–04	Washington Capitals	NHL		1 |0 |1 |14
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		0 |1 |1 |8
2004–05	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsvenskan		1 |1 |2 |45	1 |2 |3 |24
2005–06	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		10 |9 |19 |176
2006–07	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		9 |14 |23 |63	1 |1 |2 |10
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		3 |5 |8 |82
2008–09	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		5 |8 |13 |135	1 |1 |2 |10