Alexandre Grenier
Grenier in the 2018 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams		 Kölner Haie
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Vancouver Canucks
Iserlohn Roosters
Lausanne HC
SCL Tigers
Eisbären Berlin
NHL Draft 90th overall, 2011
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2012–present

Alexandre Grenier (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Grenier was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, Grenier played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Charles-Lemoyne.[1]

Grenier made his professional debut playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League during the 2012–13 season. After 25 games with the Red Bulls, Grenier opted to return to North America, signing an AHL deal for the remainder of the season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves on January 6, 2013.[2] At the conclusion of the season with the Wolves, Grenier was belatedly signed by the Canucks to a two-year entry-level contract on April 30, 2013.[3]

In his fourth season within the Canucks organization during the 2015–16 season, Grenier's development was rewarded in receiving his first NHL recall on November 18, 2015. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks later that night in a 4–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre.[4] On March 14, 2016, Grenier was recalled to the Vancouver Canucks, as Brendan Gaunce had been reassigned to the Utica Comets.

On July 1, 2017, Grenier signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers after he did not receive a contract offer from the Canucks.[5] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the duration of the 2017–18 season, notching a professional high 20 goals in amassing 44 points in 72 games.

Having left the Panthers organization as a free agent, Grenier signed a one-year AHL contract with hometown club, the Laval Rocket, on July 1, 2018.[6]

Following the conclusion his contract with the Rocket, Grenier as a free agent opted to continue his career in Europe, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season with German outfit, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on October 15, 2019.[7] After agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Roosters, on February 3, 2020, Grenier joined Lausanne HC on loan to provide depth for the final playoffs push. He made 10 appearances with Lausanne before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later returning to resume his contract with Iserlohn.

On April 27, 2021, Grenier returned to the National League (NL) and agreed to a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers for the 2021–22 season.[8]

Following a return to the DEL with Eisbären Berlin, Grenier left after one season and moved to fellow German club, Kölner Haie, on July 21, 2023.[9]

Career statistics

Grenier with Eisbären Berlin (2022)

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 St-Jérôme Panthers QJAAAHL 20000 —————
2009–10 St-Jérôme Panthers QJAAAHL 5126285463 71342
2010–11 St-Jérôme Panthers QJAAAHL 3325356034 —————
2010–11 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 319152429 1588164
2011–12 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 6425396442 174121619
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 25581321 —————
2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 40002 —————
2012–13 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 3710213151 —————
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 6817223956 —————
2014–15 Utica Comets AHL 6717264371 23691525
2015–16 Utica Comets AHL 6916324843 42132
2015–16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60002 —————
2016–17 Utica Comets AHL 6917284552 —————
2016–17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30000 —————
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 7220244478 —————
2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 6811162754 —————
2019–20 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 3211122332 —————
2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 104484 —————
2020–21 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 3512273912 30336
2021–22 SCL Tigers NL 4713354847 —————
2022–23 SCL Tigers NL 62020 —————
2022–23 Eisbären Berlin DEL 326162214 —————
NHL totals 90002 —————

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2017, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Wolves sign Alexandre Grenier". Chicago Wolves. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Alexandre Grenier signed to entry-level deal". Vancouver Canucks. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Former K-Wing makes NHL debut with Vancouver". MLive.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Panthers sign forward Alexandre Grenier to one-year contract". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rocket agrees to terms on a one-year contract with Laval native Alexandre Grenier". Laval Rocket. July 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rooster sign Canadian Alexandre Grenier" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Alexandre Grenier returns to Switzerland, signs with SCL Tigers". swisshockeynews.ch. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Alexandre Grenier becomes a Shark" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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