Brian McGrattan

Brian McGrattan (born September 2, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
McGrattan is an enforcer who built a solid reputation for himself, particularly during the American Hockey League's 2004–05 season when he established an all-time league record for penalty minutes in a single season (551). Infamous minor league enforcer Brandon Sugadn, who fought McGrattan several times, referred to him as "the toughest guy in the league."
During his junior hockey career he played for six teams in the OHL between 1997 and 2002. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft but never played for the team. On June 2, 2003, he was signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators.
===Ottawa Senators===
McGrattan played his first NHL game with the Ottawa Senators in a 3-2 shootout win at Toronto on Oct. 5, 2005. He scored his first goal against all-star goaltender Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and his second versus the Atlanta Thrashers. McGrattan truly arrived as an NHL enforcer during a game with the Senators against the arch-rival Maple Leafs on October 29, 2005. In a fight, he defeated Toronto's Tie Domi, then one of the league's top fighters, and Domi was forced to leave the game with a facial injury. 
He was a healthy scratch for much of the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons with Ottawa, dressing mainly to replace injured teammates or to provide a physical presence in the lineup. In 2007–08 he played in 38 of 82 regular season games, being a healthy scratch for much of the campaign and entire playoffs. He has yet to see action in an NHL playoff game.
McGrattan was involved in a much publicized fight with then teammate Ray Emery during a Senators' practice in January 2008, an event which may have hastened both players' departures from Ottawa. Interestingly, both are close friends off the ice.
===Phoenix Coyotes===
On June 25, 2008, McGrattan was traded by Ottawa to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The Coyotes later signed him to a one year contract. Coyotes GM Don Maloney told The Canadian Press "I'm excited about it (acquiring McGrattan). I think he'll fit in well with our group." 
McGrattan ultimately saw action in only 5 games with Phoenix, registering no points and collecting 22 penalty minutes. On December 13, 2008, the National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League announced that McGrattan had voluntarily entered Stage #1 of the NHL and the NHLPA's Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program. No further details were announced.
===Calgary Flames===
On July 11, 2009, McGrattan signed as a free agent with the NHL's Calgary Flames. During his one season in Calgary, he played in 34 of his team's 82 regular season games, being a healthy scratch for much of the season. On October 16, 2009, against the Vancouver Canucks, McGrattan recorded his first career Gordie Howe hat trick enroute to a 5-3 Flames win.
===Boston, Anaheim, and Nashville===
McGrattan agreed to a one-year ddddl with the Boston Bruins on October 9, 2010, the dl was finalized upon the Bruins' return from Prague, Czech Republic.Flynn, Douglas Report: Bruins Sign Enforcer Brian McGrattan to One-Year Deal NESN, October 9, 2010. Assigned to Boston’s AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, McGrattan was later traded by the Bruins along with Sean Zimmerman to the Anaheim Ducks for David Laliberte and Stefan Chaput on February 27, 2011.
On July 7, 2011, McGrattan signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Ducks+sign+enforcer+McGrattan/5066994/story.html On October 11, the team placed McGrattan on waivers. He was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators. 
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	25 	3 	2 	5 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	53 	7 	10 	17 	153 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
1999–2000 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	25 	2 	8 	10 	79 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	Mississauga Ice Dogs 	OHL 	 	42 	9 	13 	22 	166 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Mississauga Ice Dogs 	OHL 	 	31 	20 	9 	29 	83 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Mississauga Ice Dogs 	OHL 	 	7 	2 	3 	5 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Owen Sound Attack 	OHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	25 	10 	5 	15 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	26 	8 	7 	15 	71 	 	6 	2 	0 	2 	20
2002–03 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 	 	59 	9 	10 	19 	173 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 	 	66 	9 	11 	20 	327 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004–05 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 	 	71 	7 	1 	8 	551 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	28
2005–06 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	60 	2 	3 	5 	141 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	44 	0 	2 	2 	100 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	38 	0 	3 	3 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	34 	1 	3 	4 	86 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 	 	39 	4 	1 	5 	97 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	20 	6 	4 	10 	56 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	182 	3 	11 	14 	395 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*List of Ottawa Senators players
*Enforcer (ice hockey)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Guelph Storm alumni
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Mississauga IceDogs alumni
Category:Oshawa Generals alumni
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Owen Sound Attack alumni
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
Category:Sudbury Wolves alumni
Category:Syracuse Crunch players