Josh Gratton

Josh Gratton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League. His cousin is the former NHL forward Chris Gratton.
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Gratton was first signed to a NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 2004.
On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two 2nd round draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes for Denis Gauthier. He scored his first NHL goal as a Coyote on April 11, 2006 against the Colorado Avalanche.
On February 28, 2008, Gratton was traded along with Fredrik Sjöström and David LeNeveu from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford.
On July 9, 2008 the Nashville Predators signed Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract. After starting the 2008–09 season with the Predators' affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals, Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for Tim Ramholt on October 30, 2008.
On July 30, 2009, Gratton signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.
On January 8, 2010, Gratton was reassigned by Atlanta to Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL.
For his participation in a mass brawl against Avangard Omsk on December 10, 2010, he was suspended for 15 games.
==Awards==
* 2004–05: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
==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
2000–01 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		44 	5 	13 	18 	110 		9 	1 	1 	2 	25
2001–02 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		14 	5 	4 	9 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		46 	14 	14 	28 	140 		1 	1 	0 	1 	7
2002–03 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		15 	7 	7 	14 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 		47 	19 	23 	42 	132 		6 	2 	1 	3 	8
2003–04 	San Diego Gulls 	ECHL 		30 	4 	6 	10 	239 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		21 	2 	2 	4 	69 		8 	0 	0 	0 	35
2004–05 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		57 	9 	5 	14 	246 		21 	3 	3 	6 	78
2004–05 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		53 	9 	10 	19 	265 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		11 	1 	0 	1 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		52 	1 	1 	2 	188 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		38 	5 	9 	14 	124 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		20 	6 	6 	12 	72 		4 	0 	1 	1 	11
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		7 	2 	3 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		14 	1 	0 	1 	41 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		19 	1 	2 	3 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		21 	0 	2 	2 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Vityaz Chekhov 	KHL 		11 	2 	3 	5 	112 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		86 	3 	3 	6 	294 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		241 	35 	38 	73 	910 		35 	3 	4 	7 	126
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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