John Gruden
Encyclopedia
John D. Gruden is an American
former professional ice hockey
defenseman
.
by the Boston Bruins
, Gruden played for the Bruins, Ottawa Senators
and Washington Capitals
playing a total of 92 regular season games, scoring one goal and eight assists for nine points and collecting 46 penalty minutes. He also had a spell in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany
for Eisbären Berlin
. He played high school hockey in Hastings, Minnesota in the late 1980s. He has worked as an assistant coach for the Detroit Little Caesars AAA hockey club, coaching for their Squirt 2000 squad. He also spends time doing work on behalf of the Red Wings Alumni Association. John currently coaches the Rochester Stoney Creek High School hockey team along with former NHL player Greg Johnson(Rochester, Michigan).
United States
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former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
.
Playing career
Drafted 168th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...
by the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, Gruden played for the Bruins, Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
playing a total of 92 regular season games, scoring one goal and eight assists for nine points and collecting 46 penalty minutes. He also had a spell in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for Eisbären Berlin
Eisbären Berlin
' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members...
. He played high school hockey in Hastings, Minnesota in the late 1980s. He has worked as an assistant coach for the Detroit Little Caesars AAA hockey club, coaching for their Squirt 2000 squad. He also spends time doing work on behalf of the Red Wings Alumni Association. John currently coaches the Rochester Stoney Creek High School hockey team along with former NHL player Greg Johnson(Rochester, Michigan).
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1989-90 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 47 7 39 46 35 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Ferris State University NCAA 39 4 11 15 29 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Ferris State University NCAA 37 9 14 23 24 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Ferris State University NCAA 41 16 14 30 58 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Ferris State University NCAA 38 11 25 36 52 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Providence Bruins AHL 1 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Boston Bruins NHL 38 0 6 6 22 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Providence Bruins AHL 39 5 19 24 29 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Boston Bruins NHL 14 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 0
1996-97 Providence Bruins AHL 78 18 27 45 52 10 3 6 9 4
1997-98 Detroit Vipers IHL 76 13 42 55 74 23 1 8 9 16
1998-99 Ottawa Senators NHL 13 0 1 1 8 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Detroit Vipers IHL 59 10 28 38 52 10 0 1 1 6
1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Grand-Rapids Griffins IHL 50 5 17 22 24 12 1 4 5 8
2000-01 Grand-Rapids Griffins IHL 34 2 6 8 18 10 1 4 5 8
2001-02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57 3 14 17 48 5 1 0 1 2
2002-03 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 38 6 25 31 34 9 2 6 8 4
2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 11 1 0 1 6 -- -- -- -- --
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NHL Totals 92 1 8 9 46 3 0 1 1 0