Marc-André Gragnani
Marc-André Gragnani | |
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| Born | March 11, 1987 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired) |
| Years active | 2007–2021 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL, KHL, SHL; 2018 Winter Olympics bronze medalist with Canada |
Marc-André Gragnani (born March 11, 1987) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. His latest team was Djurgårdens IF competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Gragnani's career included four and a half seasons with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He also spent part of a season with Vancouver before joining Carolina as a free agent. On July 3, 2015, he inked a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils, appearing in four NHL contests.
Playing career
Gragnani spent four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) prior to being drafted 87th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He signed his first professional contract with Buffalo in June 2007 and made his NHL debut during the 2007–08 campaign. Though primarily a defenseman, he briefly played left wing early in his inaugural season. In April 2009, he established new franchise records for points (51) and assists (42) by a defenseman with the Portland Pirates, surpassing those marks again in 2011 by posting 60 points and 48 assists.
After being called up to Buffalo in March 2011, Gragnani netted his first NHL goal—a decisive overtime winner—against Carolina on April 3, 2011. He secured a two-year contract extension that offseason. Starting the 2011–12 season as a regular on Buffalo’s roster, he was later made a healthy scratch by February 2012 and subsequently traded at the deadline to Vancouver along with Zack Kassian in exchange for Cody Hodgson and Alexander Sulzer. He made his Vancouver debut on March 1 and finished that season having played 14 games but did not participate in any playoff matches.
When Vancouver declined to extend a qualifying offer, Gragnani became an unrestricted free agent and signed a one-year two-way contract with Carolina.
On May 22, 2013, he agreed to a two-year deal with HC Lev Praha of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Throughout the 2013–14 season, Gragnani tallied nine points across 42 games and contributed to Lev’s appearance in the Gagarin Cup finals. Following Lev Praha’s bankruptcy and subsequent dissolution, he resolved his contract obligations and entered free agency.
On July 10, 2014, Gragnani committed to a one-year contract with SC Bern of Switzerland’s National League A. After spending two seasons overseas, he returned to the NHL on July 3, 2015, signing a one-year two-way deal with the New Jersey Devils. During the 2015–16 season, he primarily played for their AHL affiliate Albany Devils but took part in four NHL games.
As a free agent once more, Gragnani resumed his European career by signing with HC Dinamo Minsk of Belarus in the KHL on August 1, 2016. After two seasons there, he joined HC Kunlun Red Star from China for the 2018–19 campaign. On August 2, 2019, he re-signed with Dinamo Minsk on a one-year contract.
International play
In the course of the 2017–18 KHL season, Gragnani represented Canada at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. Serving primarily as an offensive defenseman, he assisted on three goals over six games and helped Canada capture the bronze medal.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | West Island Lions | QMAAA | 34 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 61 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 62 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 65 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 76 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 66 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 63 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 42 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 49 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Albany Devils | AHL |57 |1 |30 |31 |16 |11 |0 |3 |3 |16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey Devils | NHL |4 |0 |0 |0 |2 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | KHL |56 |4 |33 |37 |38 |5 |0 |1 |1 |2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | KHL |55 |6 |29 |35 |54 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kunlun Red Star | KHL |23 |2 |11 |13 |14 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | KHL |47 |8 |17 |25 |20 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF | SHL |5 |2 |3 |5 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF | SHL |32 |4 |10 |14 |6 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| KHL totals | 223 | 22 | 97 | 119 | 169 | 27 | 00!
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| Year | Team | Tournament | Outcome | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2005 | Canada | WJC18 | Template:Silver2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WC | 5th place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Canada | OG | Template:Bronze3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior career totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Senior career totals | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award title | Year received | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| First All-Star Team selection | 2011 | |
| Eddie Shore Award | 2011 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game appearance | 2018 | |