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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Mike_Grier_Sharks.jpg/345px-Mike_Grier_Sharks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Mike_Grier_Sharks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="428" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Grier with the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Born</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1975-01-05</span>) </span>January 5, 1975<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 49)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Position</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">Right wing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/Shot_(ice_hockey)" title="Shot (ice hockey)">Shot</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> Right</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Played for</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a><br /><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">National team</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="United States men's national ice hockey team">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/NHL_entry_draft" title="NHL entry draft">NHL draft</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> 219th overall, <a href="/wiki/1993_NHL_entry_draft" title="1993 NHL entry draft">1993</a><br /><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Playing career</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1996–2011</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michael James Grier</b> (born January 5, 1975) is an <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> former professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">winger</a> and current <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NHL_general_managers" title="List of current NHL general managers">general manager</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL). He played for the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>, and <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>. Primarily a checking forward, he played 1,060 games over 14 seasons. He was the first African-American NHL player to train exclusively in the United States, and the league's first black general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-ap-cbc2022_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-cbc2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grier's father <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grier_(American_football_executive)" title="Bobby Grier (American football executive)">Bobby</a> was the associate director of Pro Scouting for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). Prior to that, Bobby Grier was a running backs coach, director of pro scouting, and vice-president of player personnel for the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> of the NFL. (The elder Grier (born 1942) should not be confused with the <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grier_(Pittsburgh_Panthers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Grier (Pittsburgh Panthers)">Bobby Grier (born 1933)</a> who broke the <a href="/wiki/Color_barrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Color barrier">color barrier</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1956_Sugar_Bowl" title="1956 Sugar Bowl">1956 Sugar Bowl</a>.) Grier's brother <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grier_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Grier (American football)">Chris</a> currently serves as the general manager for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>, a position he has held since 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-ap-cbc2022_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-cbc2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another notable athlete in the family is <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> defensive lineman <a href="/wiki/Rosey_Grier" title="Rosey Grier">Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mercury_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mercury-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grier was raised in <a href="/wiki/Holliston,_Massachusetts" title="Holliston, Massachusetts">Holliston, Massachusetts</a>, where he attended and played hockey at <a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian%27s_School" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Sebastian's School">St. Sebastian's School</a>. He is of <a href="/wiki/Barbadian_Americans" title="Barbadian Americans">Bajan descent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grier was originally drafted by the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> in the ninth round (219th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/1993_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 NHL Entry Draft">1993 NHL Entry Draft</a>, and was considered a long-shot<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> to make an NHL team. He spent his early playing days with <a href="/wiki/Saint_Sebastian%27s_School" title="Saint Sebastian's School">Saint Sebastian's School</a> and later with <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a>, culminating in his best amateur season in 1994–95, where he was named a first team all-star. During his time at BU, Grier's NHL rights were dealt to the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a> along with star <a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">goaltender</a> <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Joseph" title="Curtis Joseph">Curtis Joseph</a> in exchange for a pair of first round picks. </p><p>After leaving college, Grier immediately cracked the Oilers lineup as a checking-line right-winger, scoring 32 points and bearing a respectable +7 <a href="/wiki/Plus-minus_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Plus-minus (ice hockey)">plus-minus</a> rating. During his time in Edmonton, Grier was best known for provoking <a href="/wiki/Chris_Simon" title="Chris Simon">Chris Simon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> in 1997. Grier allegedly made derogatory comments about Simon's <a href="/wiki/Ojibwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ojibwa">Ojibwa</a> heritage, and Simon allegedly responded with a racial slur directed at Grier. Although the spoken words were never confirmed, Simon was suspended for three games as a result of the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grier played six seasons with the Oilers organization, including two in which he scored twenty goals. </p><p>On October 2, 2002, in order to free up roster space, Grier was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> for a pair of draft choices. Incidentally, this put Grier and Simon on the same team for a short time. Simon was traded to <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago</a> after playing 10 games in the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03 season</a>. The Capitals attempted to put a <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a>-caliber team together, primarily built around star forward <a href="/wiki/Jarom%C3%ADr_J%C3%A1gr" title="Jaromír Jágr">Jaromír Jágr</a> and goaltender <a href="/wiki/Olaf_K%C3%B6lzig" title="Olaf Kölzig">Olaf Kölzig</a>. The team disappointed on the ice, although Grier remained a reliable checking player. </p><p>This did not last long, as Washington traded Grier on March 4, 2004, to the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a> for Czech prospect <a href="/wiki/Jakub_Klepi%C5%A1" title="Jakub Klepiš">Jakub Klepiš</a>. Grier finished the season with Buffalo, scoring nine points, but the Sabres failed to make the playoffs. During the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06 NHL season</a>, Grier set a personal record, scoring four game-winning goals for the Sabres and contributing to their run to the <a href="/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2006 Stanley Cup playoffs">2006 Eastern Conference Finals</a>. Grier was then signed to a free agent deal by the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, where he recorded 16 goals, including three shorthanded, in his first season with San Jose. He scored nine and 10 goals in his next two seasons with the Sharks, respectively. </p><p>On August 10, 2009, Grier returned to the Buffalo Sabres as a free agent.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Grier's biggest contribution to the Sharks and Sabres was his penalty-killing ability. San Jose ranked 14th, 1st, and 4th in penalty killing in the three years he played there. In the 2009–10 season, Buffalo was second overall in the NHL in penalty killing. He was in the top penalty-killing units of both teams. </p><p>Grier played his 1,000th NHL game on November 3, 2010, against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>, becoming the 254th player in NHL history to reach the milestone.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After not being re-signed by Buffalo for the 2011–12 season, Grier announced his retirement from the NHL on December 1, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_roles">Early roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Early roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring, Grier served as a scout with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> and an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> before he was hired by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> as hockey operations advisor on May 19, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grier also coached at <a href="/wiki/Saint_Sebastian%27s_School" title="Saint Sebastian's School">Saint Sebastian's School</a>, where he played his high school hockey. He also coached his son's Boston Jr. Terriers 03 AAA team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Jose_Sharks_general_manager_(2022–present)"><span id="San_Jose_Sharks_general_manager_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>San Jose Sharks general manager (2022–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: San Jose Sharks general manager (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 5, 2022, Grier became the general manager of the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This move made him the first black general manager in NHL history.<sup id="cite_ref-ap-cbc2022_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-cbc2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em;"> <caption class="" style=""></caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#b0c4de;color:inherit;">Medal record </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="United States men's national ice hockey team">United States</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships" title="Ice Hockey World Championships">World Championships</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2004 IIHF World Championship">2004 Prague</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <td>All-<a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Hockey_East_Teams#First_Team" title="List of All-Hockey East Teams">All-Star</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season" title="1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season">1994–95</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_Coaches_Association" title="American Hockey Coaches Association">AHCA</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Division_I_AHCA_All-American_Teams" title="List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams">East First-Team All-American</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season" title="1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season">1994–95</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_and_playoffs">Regular season and playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season and playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">Regular season</a> </th> <th rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Playoffs" title="Playoffs">Playoffs</a> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th><a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">Season</a> </th> <th>Team </th> <th>League </th> <th>GP </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goal_(ice_hockey)" title="Goal (ice hockey)">G</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Assist_(ice_hockey)" title="Assist (ice hockey)">A</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Point_(ice_hockey)" title="Point (ice hockey)">Pts</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Penalty_(ice_hockey)" title="Penalty (ice hockey)">PIM</a> </th> <th>GP </th> <th>G </th> <th>A </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>PIM </th></tr> <tr> <td>1992–93 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian%27s_School" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Sebastian's School">St. Sebastian's School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_School_League_(Boston_Area)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent School League (Boston Area)">ISL</a> </td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>27</td> <td>43</td> <td>32 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season" title="1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season">1993–94</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey">Boston University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">HE</a> </td> <td>39</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>18</td> <td>58 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season" title="1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season">1994–95</a> </td> <td>Boston University </td> <td>HE </td> <td>37</td> <td>19</td> <td>26</td> <td>45</td> <td>85 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season" title="1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season">1995–96</a> </td> <td>Boston University </td> <td>HE </td> <td>38</td> <td>21</td> <td>26</td> <td>47</td> <td>82 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season" title="1996–97 NHL season">1996–97</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>15</td> <td>17</td> <td>32</td> <td>45 </td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season" title="1997–98 NHL season">1997–98</a> </td> <td>Edmonton Oilers </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>66</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>15</td> <td>73 </td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99</a> </td> <td>Edmonton Oilers </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>20</td> <td>24</td> <td>44</td> <td>54 </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season" title="1999–2000 NHL season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td>Edmonton Oilers </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>65</td> <td>9</td> <td>22</td> <td>31</td> <td>68 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season" title="2000–01 NHL season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>Edmonton Oilers </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>74</td> <td>20</td> <td>16</td> <td>36</td> <td>20 </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season" title="2001–02 NHL season">2001–02</a> </td> <td>Edmonton Oilers </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>8</td> <td>17</td> <td>25</td> <td>32 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>15</td> <td>17</td> <td>32</td> <td>36 </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a> </td> <td>Washington Capitals </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>68</td> <td>8</td> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td>32 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>4 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>Buffalo Sabres </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>81</td> <td>7</td> <td>16</td> <td>23</td> <td>28 </td> <td>18</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>81</td> <td>16</td> <td>17</td> <td>33</td> <td>43 </td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>78</td> <td>9</td> <td>13</td> <td>22</td> <td>24 </td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>62</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>23</td> <td>25 </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2009-10_NHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2009-10 NHL season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>Buffalo Sabres </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>73</td> <td>10</td> <td>12</td> <td>22</td> <td>14 </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>Buffalo Sabres </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>73</td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>16</td> <td>12 </td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #e0e0e0;"> <th colspan="3">NHL totals </th> <th>1,060</th> <th>162</th> <th>221</th> <th>383</th> <th>510 </th> <th>101</th> <th>14</th> <th>14</th> <th>28</th> <th>72 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span 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<td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #f0f0f0;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2004 IIHF World Championship">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="United States men's national ice hockey team">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="World Ice Hockey Championships">WC</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e0e0e0;"> <th colspan="3">Junior totals </th> <th>7 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>12 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e0e0e0;"> <th colspan="3">Senior totals </th> <th>9 </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>8 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Grier&action=edit&section=10" 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