Grant Marshall

This article is about the retired ice hockey player. For the English musician and founding member of the band Massive Attack, Grant Marshall, also known by the stage name Daddy G, see Daddy G.

Grant W. Marshall (born June 9, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League, for the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, and New Jersey Devils. He last played for the Devils' minor league affiliate, the Lowell Devils, during the 2007-08 season. Marshall won two Stanley Cup championships during his career, one with the Stars in 1999 and one with the Devils in 2003. He currently works on behalf of the Devils Alumni Association.

Grant Marshall
Marshall with the Lowell Devils
Born	(1973-06-09) June 9, 1973 (age 52) Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils
NHL draft	23rd overall, 1992 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1992–2008

Career

Born in Port Credit, Ontario, Marshall was drafted 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Marshall has played 700 career NHL games, scoring 92 goals and 147 assists for 239 points. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999 as well as with the New Jersey Devils in 2003. He scored the series-clinching goal in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning in triple overtime. He also assisted on Jeff Friesen's series clinching goal in the Eastern Conference Final.

On December 4, 1990, Marshall was checked from behind into the boards in a game vs. the Sudbury Wolves. He suffered temporary paralysis but made a full recovery, and was able make it to the NHL roster.

On September 8, 2008, it was announced that he would be retiring and would remain in the Devils' organization working for the team's alumni.^[1]

Personal life

Marshall sparked controversy in 1996 when he was charged for the sexual assault of a woman at a Winnipeg house party alongside Stars teammate Todd Harvey and two other men who were not NHL players.^[2] All four men were charged and released.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Toronto Nationals AAA	MTHL		39	15	28	43	56		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Ottawa 67's	OHL		26	6	11	17	25		1	0	0	0	0
1991–92	Ottawa 67's	OHL		61	32	51	83	132		11	6	11	17	11
1992–93	Ottawa 67's	OHL		30	14	28	42	83		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Newmarket Royals	OHL		31	12	25	37	85		7	4	7	11	20
1992–93	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	2
1993–94	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		67	11	29	40	155		11	1	5	6	17
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		61	17	29	46	96		16	9	3	12	27
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL		70	9	19	28	111		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Dallas Stars	NHL		56	6	4	10	98		5	0	2	2	8
1997–98	Dallas Stars	NHL		72	9	10	19	96		17	0	2	2	47
1998–99	Dallas Stars	NHL		82	13	18	31	85		14	0	3	3	20
1999–2000	Dallas Stars	NHL		45	2	6	8	38		14	0	1	1	4
2000–01	Dallas Stars	NHL		75	13	24	37	64		9	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		81	15	18	33	86		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	8	20	28	71		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		10	1	3	4	7		24	6	2	8	8
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		65	8	7	15	67		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New Jersey Devils	NHL		76	8	17	25	70		7	0	1	1	8
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		59	8	16	24	31		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		66	5	32	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				700	92	147	239	793		90	6	11	17	95

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Awards

• 1999 Stanley Cup Champion
• 2003 Stanley Cup Champion