John Grahame

John Gillies Mark Grahame (born August 31, 1975 in Denver, Colorado) is currently the goaltender coach for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL and is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played most recently for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Grahame played in the USHL for the Sioux City Musketeers before he was drafted in the ninth round, 229th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He then elected to play three years of collegiate hockey with Lake Superior State of the CCHA.
John turned professional in the 1997–98 season, and was assigned by the Bruins to start for the Providence Bruins. In his second pro year, Grahame returned to the P-Bruins and took the team to the playoffs, leading them to victory in the Calder Cup.
In the 1999–2000 campaign, Grahame started the season back in Providence, but was called up to the Boston Bruins mid-season to backup Byron Dafoe in the Bruins' net, where he played credibly and was second in balloting to the league's all-rookie team. However, a broken ankle in the 2000 offseason took a long time to heal, and Grahame struggled to recapture his form. He played for the next three seasons in Boston before being traded midseason in 2003 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The following season, Grahame returned to standard, having the best season of his career as a backup for the Stanley Cup-winning club. Grahame's presence allowed starter Nikolai Khabibulin to get rest when he needed.
He became Tampa Bay's starting goalie in the 2005–06 NHL season, but was criticized publicly by head coach John Tortorella after consecutive poor starts which contributed to the Lightning being eliminated in the first round of the Playoffs. 
Grahame signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 1, 2006. \ He was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes on January 4, 2008. The Hurricanes called up Michael Leighton from the team's AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, to replace him as the team's backup goaltender after Grahame began the season with a 4–6–1 record. The Hurricanes recalled Grahame on January 21. 
During this time, Grahame played a single game for the United States Olympic team in the 2006 Winter Olympics, and also was the starter for the United States National Team in the 2007 World Championships.
In May 2008, after the conclusion of the Hurricanes' season, as a free agent, Grahame signed with Avangard Omsk of the new Kontinental Hockey League. 
On December 12, 2009, Grahame signed a professional tryout contract for the 2009–10 season with the Philadelphia Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. After playing in 12 games with the Phantoms, Grahame signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche and was assigned to the injury-hit Lake Erie Monsters on March 3, 2010. He played in 14 games, recording only 4 wins, with the Monsters to finish the season and was re-signed on a one-year contract by the Avalanche on July 2, 2010.
He was brought up to the Avalanche on February 11, 2011, after Craig Anderson (ice hockey) went back to Denver for personal reasons. He sat on the bench serving as Peter Budaj's backup for two contests and did not see any playing time.
At the end of the 2010-11 season he retired after the Monsters made it to the playoffs for the first time in their 4 year history.
==Coaching career==
On September 15, 2011, it was announced the Grahame would become the goaltending coach for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, a team that he had previously played for in his career.
==Personal==
He is the son of retired professional goaltender Ron Grahame, who served as assistant athletic director at the University of Denver. His father was traded for the draft pick used to select John Grahame's future teammate Ray Bourque. His mother, Charlotte was a member of the front office of the Colorado Avalanche that won the Stanley Cup.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T/OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1994–95 	Lake Superior 	CCHA 		28 	16 	7 	3 	1616 	75 	2 	2.78 	.887 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Lake Superior 	CCHA 		29 	21 	4 	2 	1658 	67 	2 	2.42 	.904 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Lake Superior 	CCHA 		37 	19 	3 	4 	2197 	134 	3 	3.66 	.876 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		55 	15 	31 	4 	3053 	164 	3 	3.22 	.898 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		48 	37 	9 	1 	2771 	134 	3 	2.90 	.896 		19 	15 	4 	1209 	48 	1 	2.38 	.912
1999–2000 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		27 	11 	13 	2 	1528 	86 	1 	3.38 	.902 		13 	10 	3 	839 	35 	0 	2.50 	.917
1999–2000 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		24 	7 	10 	5 	1344 	55 	2 	2.46 	.910 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		16 	4 	7 	3 	893 	47 	0 	3.16 	.899 		17 	8 	9 	1043 	46 	2 	2.65 	.923
2000–01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		10 	3 	4 	0 	471 	28 	0 	3.57 	.867 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		19 	8 	7 	2 	1079 	52 	1 	2.89 	.897 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		23 	11 	9 	2 	1352 	61 	1 	2.71 	.902 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		17 	6 	5 	4 	914 	34 	2 	2.23 	.920 		1 	0 	1 	111 	2 	0 	1.08 	.958
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		29 	18 	9 	1 	1688 	58 	1 	2.06 	.913 		1 	0 	0 	34 	2 	0 	3.53 	.882
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		57 	29 	22 	1 	3152 	161 	5 	3.06 	.889 		4 	1 	3 	188 	15 	0 	4.79 	.847
2006–07 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		28 	10 	13 	2 	1515 	72 	0 	2.85 	.897 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		17 	5 	7 	1 	848 	53 	0 	3.75 	.875 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		7 	4 	3 	0 	415 	21 	0 	3.04 	.912 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 		20 	9 	10 	1 	1195 	57 	3 	2.86 	.896 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL 		12 	2 	10 	0 	717 	34 	0 	2.84 	.896 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		14 	4 	7 	3 	837 	48 	0 	3.44 	.883 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		34 	19 	12 	2 	2009 	80 	1 	2.39 	.911 		5 	2 	3 	303 	13 	0 	2.58 	.918
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		224 	97 	86 	18 	12363 	574 	12 	2.79 	.898 		6 	1 	4 	333 	19 	0 	3.42 	.883
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
* Grahame's Olympic Team bio
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* The Goaltender profile
Category:Born in 1975
Category:Adirondack Phantoms players
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Avangard Omsk players
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lake Superior State Lakers players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Retired in 2011
Category:1999 debut