Team Roster
40 Michael Grabner
| Position | Shoots | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Wing | Left | 6'1" | 177 |
| Born | Date | ||
| Villach, Austria | 05 Oct 1987 | ||
| Last Amateur Club | |||
| Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |||
| Drafted | |||
| Vancouver's 1st choice, 14th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft | |||
| How Aquired | |||
| Assigned by Vancouver September 28, 2009 | |||
| Season Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG |
| 38 | 15 | 11 | 26 | -2 | 6 | 3 | - |
Biography
| Personal |
|---|
- Nickname: Grabs/Grabby
- Favorite TV Shows: Entourage and Prison Break
- Favorite NHL Team: Vancouver Canucks
- Most Prized Possession: His grandfather's watch
- Favorite Movie: Gladiator
- Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Froot Loops
- Favorite Athlete: Lance Armstrong
- Favorite Part of Hockey: The lifestyle
| Career Highlights |
|---|
2008-09 - Played his first game of the season October 10 vs. Hamilton... Scored his first goal of the season (game-winner) October 18 vs. Rochester... Scored second game-winning goal to extend points streak to four games October 29 vs. Quad City... Missed a penalty shot November 15 vs. Toronto... Missed nine games with concussion beginning December 19 vs. Quad City... Returned from injury and earned first career hat trick January 9 at Iowa... Scored a pair of goals January 11 at Peoria; has five in three games since return... Scored fourth game-winner of season for nine in his last seven games January 17 at Lake Erie... Missed six games for Austrian Olympic qualifying tournament January 28... Returned from Olympic qualifying February 9 after scoring five goals in three games for Austria... Recalled by Vancouver and re-assigned to Manitoba February 26... Appeared in first playoff game in Game 1 of the North Division Semi-Final April 15 vs. Toronto... Collected his first playoff assist in Game 1 of the North Division Semi-Final April 17 vs. Toronto... Scored two goals (his first in eight playoff games) in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals May 16 vs. Houston... Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final May 18 at Houston... Scored two goals and an assist in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final May 31 vs. Hershey for 11 points (eight goals) in last six games... Extended his points streak to four games with an assist in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final June 2 vs. Hershey... Scored his 10th of the postseason n Game 5 of the Calder Cup FInal on June 9 at Hershey.
2007-08 - Appeared in first game of the season Oct. 11 vs. Grand Rapids Collected his first assist of the season Oct. 16 vs. Rochester Scored his first goal of the season to extend points streak to three games Oct. 19 at Rochester... Scored his third goal of the season (game-winner) and added an assist Nov. 2 at Milwaukee... Scored two goals (his 13th and 14th of the season) to tie for team lead in points with 24 Jan. 4 vs. Rochester to extend goal scoring streak to team-high five games... Ended 20-game goal-less drought with two-goal performance Mar. 9 at Hamilton... Scored his 19th goal of the season and added an assist Mar. 25 at Lake Erie... Scored his 20th goal of the season and added an assist Mar. 26 at Rochester... Added assist to extend point streak to three games Mar. 28 at Rochester... Finished regular season with franchise rookie record 22 goals, five powerplay goals, and five game-winning goals... Played first game of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs in G.1 of the North Division Semi-final Apr. 18 at Syracuse Scored first playoff goal in G.2 of NSF in Apr. 19 at Syracuse Scored second goal of the playoffs in G.3 of NSF Apr. 22 vs. Syracuse Scored team-leading third goal of the playoffs in G.4 of NSF Apr. 25 vs. Syracuse.
2006-07 - Played 55 games with Spokane (WHL)... Scored 39 goals and 16 assists, accumulating 34 penalty minutes... Led the team in goals and finished third in team scoring... Set career high in goals and assists while playing in the fewest number of games in WHL career... Made six appearances in the playoffs, contributing one assist and two penalty minutes... Joined Manitoba for two regular season games on Apr. 4... Recorded first AHL goal, assist, and multi-point game vs Toronto Apr. 14... Appeared in six playoff games.
2005-06 - Scored 50 points (36g + 14a) in 57 games for Spokane, also picking up 28 penalty minutes... Scored 22 goals in the final 23 games of the season... Led the Chiefs in goals and tied for second in points.
2004-05 - Entered first season with Spokane Chiefs... Played 58 games, scoring 24 points (13g + 11a) and 18 penalty minutes.
2003-04 - Played 14 games with VSV EC in Austria, scoring a goal and an assist... Appeared in four playoff games, netting one goal.



