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Grant Clitsome
Canadian ice hockey player

Grant Clitsome

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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of birth
Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
Age
39 years
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Biography

Grant Clitsome (born April 14, 1985) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2008 to 2016.

Playing career

Clitsome was drafted in the ninth round, 271st overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He then committed to a four-year collegiate career with Clarkson University of the ECAC.

Clitsome made his NHL debut on March 2, 2010, providing two assists for the Blue Jackets and winning the game's third star in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks while on emergency call-up. His first NHL goal was scored on March 27, 2010 against Dwayne Roloson of the New York Islanders. On July 22, 2010, Grant re-signed as a restricted free agent with the Blue Jackets to a one-year contract.

On February 27, 2012, Clitsome was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets and later signed a three-year contract extension with the team on January 2, 2013. A serious injury in 2014 forced Clitsome to undergo back surgery in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Clitsome did not play again following the surgery, missing the remainder of the 2014-15 season and the entire 2015-16 season. He announced his retirement from professional hockey on June 1, 2016.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Nepean RaidersCJHL551326396717110116
2004–05Clarkson UniversityECAC392111336
2005–06Clarkson UniversityECAC342171920
2006–07Clarkson UniversityECAC387121938
2007–08Clarkson UniversityECAC395172228
2007–08Syracuse CrunchAHL10000
2008–09Syracuse CrunchAHL734151974
2009–10Syracuse CrunchAHL645152042
2009–10Columbus Blue JacketsNHL111236
2010–11Springfield FalconsAHL325101522
2010–11Columbus Blue JacketsNHL314151916
2011–12Columbus Blue JacketsNHL514101424
2011–12Winnipeg JetsNHL120338
2012–13Winnipeg JetsNHL444121618
2013–14Winnipeg JetsNHL322101218
2014–15Winnipeg JetsNHL240448
NHL totals20515567198

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CJHL 2nd team All-star2004
National Junior A Championship - Most Sportsmanlike Player2004
All-ECAC Hockey First Team2008
ECAC Hockey All Academic Team2008
NCAA East Regional Team2008
AHCA East Second-Team All-American2007-08
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