Dan Gratton
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size =
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 195
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
Innsbrucker EV
AaB Ishockey
Fassa
Slough Jets
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| draft = 10th overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 1998
}}
Daniel Gratton (born December 7, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings with the 10th overall pick in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He would go on to play in 7 NHL games with the Kings during the 1987–88 season. He scored his only NHL goal on February 6, 1988, in a 7-2 Kings' win against visiting Edmonton. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1998, was spent in the minor leagues and then in European leagues.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1981–82
| OJHL | 40 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 70
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982–83 | OHL | 64 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 55
| 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| 1982–83
| Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1983–84 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 55
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 1984–85
| Oshawa Generals | OHL | 56 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 67
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1985–86 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985–86
| OHL | 25 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985–86 | OHL | 20 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 11
| 24 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 16 |
| 1986–87
| AHL | 49 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 45
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987–88 | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88
| AHL | 57 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 77
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 41
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89
| IHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1989–90 | Intl | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91
| Canadian National Team | Intl | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1990–91 | IHL | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 1991–92
| AUT | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | SC Lyss | SWI-2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| CoHL | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
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| 1992–93 | DEN | 30 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 68
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93
| Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0
| 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
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| 1993–94 | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1993–94 | HC Fassa | ITA | 22 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 22
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 1994–95
| BD1 | 39 | 84 | 87 | 171 | 142
| 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 |
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| 1995–96 | Slough Jets | BHL | 34 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 118
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| CoHL | 60 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 36
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
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| 1997–98 | Muskegon Fury | UHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 137 !! 29 !! 51 !! 80 !! 175 ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 7 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 5 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
Coaching career
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! Season ! Team ! League !Type |
| 1996–97
|CoHL |Player-Assistant Coach |
| 1997–98
|Muskegon Fury |UHL |Assistant Coach |
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1985/85010.html Hockey Draft Central]
- [http://www.grattoninfrared.com/ President, Gratton Infrared - Dan Gratton's Current Career in Toronto, Canada]
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{{succession box | before = Craig Duncanson | title = Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick | years = 1985 | after = Jimmy Carson}}
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