Brian McGrattan Biography
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Brian McGrattan (born September 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current member of the Calgary Flames player development staff. McGrattan was a fourth-round selection of the Los Angeles Kings (104th overall) at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft but never signed with the team. He signed with the Ottawa Senators organization in 2002 and made his NHL debut with the team three years later. McGrattan has also played in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames. As a career journeyman, he was also a member of five American Hockey League (AHL) teams, and ended his career in 2017 in England as a member of the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).\n', '
An enforcer, he holds the AHL record for most penalty minutes in one season with 551, set in 2004โ05 with the Binghamton Senators. McGrattan overcame an alcohol abuse problem that plagued him early in his career and has become a lead member of the NHL\'s substance abuse program and mentor to fellow players. Upon the conclusion of his playing career, McGrattan rejoined the Calgary Flames in a player development role.\n', '
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, McGrattan played minor hockey in the city where he was one of his teams\' best scorers before moving to Toronto to play bantam and junior hockey. He played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) between 1997 and 2002. He appeared in 25 games with the Guelph Storm in 1997โ98, and although he did not appear in any playoff games, he was a member of the Storm\'s J. Ross Robertson Cup winning team as OHL champions. After only six games with Guelph the following season, McGrattan was sent to the Sudbury Wolves where he recorded 153 penalties in minutes (PIM) in 53 games to go along with 17 points. He followed that season up by scoring 32 points and recording 245 PIM in 1999โ2000 in a season split between Sudbury and the Mississauga IceDogs.\n', '
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