Benjamin Cameron Grant (July 14, 1908 – July 30, 1991) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who played 53 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins between 1928 and 1944. The rest of his career was spent in various minor leagues. Benny Grant was a junior star with the hometown Owen Sound Greys of the OHA, with whom he won the 1927 Memorial Cup.
Grant found his niche in the newly created American Hockey League in 1936-37 where he starred for the Springfield Indians. In 1940-41 he moved on to the St. Paul Saints of the AHA and was named to the league's first all-star team after posting a 1.94 goals against average the next year. After sitting out the 1942-43 season he returned to play 20 games for the Maple Leafs who were dealing with the loss of Turk Broda to military service. Benny was in net for five games with the 1931-1932 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Maple Leafs.
benny, grant, benjamin, cameron, grant, july, 1908, july, 1991, canadian, professional, hockey, goalie, played, games, national, hockey, league, york, americans, toronto, maple, leafs, boston, bruins, between, 1928, 1944, rest, career, spent, various, minor, l. Benjamin Cameron Grant July 14 1908 July 30 1991 was a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who played 53 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins between 1928 and 1944 The rest of his career was spent in various minor leagues Benny Grant was a junior star with the hometown Owen Sound Greys of the OHA with whom he won the 1927 Memorial Cup Benny GrantBorn 1908 07 14 July 14 1908Owen Sound Ontario CanadaDiedJuly 30 1991 1991 07 30 aged 83 Height5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight160 lb 73 kg 11 st 6 lb PositionGoaltenderCaughtLeftPlayed forToronto Maple LeafsNew York AmericansBoston BruinsPlaying career1928 1944Grant found his niche in the newly created American Hockey League in 1936 37 where he starred for the Springfield Indians In 1940 41 he moved on to the St Paul Saints of the AHA and was named to the league s first all star team after posting a 1 94 goals against average the next year After sitting out the 1942 43 season he returned to play 20 games for the Maple Leafs who were dealing with the loss of Turk Broda to military service Benny was in net for five games with the 1931 1932 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Maple Leafs Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA1924 25 Owen Sound Greys OHA 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 00 1925 26 Owen Sound Greys OHA 3 2 1 0 150 4 1 1 60 1926 27 Owen Sound Greys OHA 16 12 3 1 960 35 2 2 19 1927 28 London Panthers Can Pro 6 1 4 1 249 24 0 5 78 1928 29 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 2 1 2 186 5 1 1 61 1929 30 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 0 150 14 0 5 60 1929 30 New York Americans NHL 7 3 4 0 420 25 0 3 57 1929 30 Minneapolis Millers AHA 21 1260 36 3 1 71 1930 31 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 1 5 1 430 19 2 2 65 1930 31 Boston Tigers Can Am 26 10 12 4 1609 69 1 2 57 9 3 4 2 712 23 0 1 941931 32 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 2 2 1 319 18 0 3 39 1931 32 Syracuse Stars IHL 27 11 12 4 1700 66 4 2 33 1932 33 Syracuse Stars IHL 44 23 15 6 2640 119 2 2 70 6 2 3 1 360 10 0 1 671933 34 New York Americans NHL 5 1 3 1 320 18 1 3 38 1934 35 Boston Cubs Can Am 10 5 3 1 590 20 1 2 03 1934 35 Philadelphia Arrows Can Am 32 10 21 1 1930 114 1 3 54 1935 36 New Haven Eagles Can Am 28 11 15 2 1740 93 2 3 21 1935 36 Springfield Indians Can Am 8 6 1 1 490 14 3 1 71 3 0 2 1 180 9 0 3 001936 37 Springfield Indians IAHL 50 23 18 9 3090 125 7 2 43 5 2 3 0 300 14 1 2 601937 38 Springfield Indians IAHL 45 9 28 7 2790 174 3 3 20 1938 39 Springfield Indians IAHL 52 15 28 9 3240 174 5 3 22 3 1 2 0 180 7 1 2 331939 40 Springfield Indians IAHL 54 24 24 6 3330 149 3 2 68 3 1 2 0 180 10 0 3 331940 41 St Paul Saints AHA 48 25 23 0 2991 116 7 2 33 4 1 3 0 262 10 0 2 291941 42 St Paul Saints AHA 50 28 17 5 3060 99 10 1 94 2 0 2 0 120 7 0 3 501943 44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 9 9 2 1200 83 0 4 15 1943 44 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 10 0 10 00 NHL totals 53 85 114 11 12923 594 19 2 76 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey goaltender is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benny Grant amp oldid 1141545243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
