Graham Mink

Graham Mink (born May 21, 1979 in Stowe, Vermont) is an American ice hockey Winger currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Mink originally played hockey with Stowe High School, winning the Division III state championship in his sophomore year and Division II state championship in his senior year. After high school he attended Northfield Mount Herman school for a post graduate year. He then was a recruited walk on to play collegiate hockey with the University of Vermont in the ECAC. After an unimpressive freshman year, Mink gradually improved within the Catamounts and in his junior year placed second on the team in scoring with 17 goals and 29 points in 32 games. Just prior to his senior year in 2001–02, Mink was suspended from Vermont after he was arrested in an off campus fight. He subsequently left Vermont and turned pro, signing with the Portland Pirates on September 25, 2001. 
In his first professional season, Mink made his debut in the ECHL, appearing in 29 games with the Richmond Renegades before moving up to the Pirates. Following an impressive 34 points in 56 games, Mink was signed by their NHL affiliate, the Washington Capitals for the 2002–03 season and continued to play for the Pirates and later on the Hershey Bears, helping them as an assistant captain to the 2006 and 2009 Calder Cups. 
On July 8, 2009, Graham signed a two-year free agent deal with the Florida Panthers. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans where he served as an alternate captain for the 2009–10 season.
On August 3, 2010, Mink was traded by the Panthers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for T.J. Fast.
On July 13, 2011, Mink left the Peoria Rivermen and signed a one-year deal to return to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
==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
1998–99 	University of Vermont	HE 		27 	4 	2 	6 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	University of Vermont	HE 		17 	7 	4 	11 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	University of Vermont	HE 		32 	17 	12 	29 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Richmond Renegades 	ECHL 		29 	8 	9 	17 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		56 	17 	17 	34 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		71 	22 	15 	37 	115 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		68 	18 	19 	37 	74 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		63 	18 	21 	39 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		43 	21 	19 	40 	50 		21 	8 	13 	21 	29
2005–06 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		61 	31 	32 	63 	52 		6 	1 	5 	6 	8
2007–08 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		71 	24 	31 	55 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		68 	32 	27 	59 	101 		22 	7 	8 	15 	16
2008–09 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		67 	20 	17 	37 	86 		6 	3 	2 	5 	23
2010–11 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		70 	24 	26 	50 	122 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		638 	227 	224 	451 	703 		62 	19 	29 	48 	90
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		7 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Personal==
In December 1999, while a Sophomore at the University of Vermont, Mink was named as a defendant in a hazing lawsuit brought by a former teammate against the school and members of the team. 
On September 16, 2001, Mink was involved in an off-campus fight, in which he was arrested and charged with attempted aggravated assault. Mink was arraigned on November 15, and on June 23, 2003, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and served 30 days in jail. 
Mink is married to wife Cristina and has a son. He also has a real estate license in his home state of Vermont.
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:American ice hockey players
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