Canucks Trade Martin Grenier to Rangers
March 9, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
The Vancouver Canucks today announced they have traded former Manitoba Moose defenceman Martin Grenier along with forward R.J. Umberger to the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Martin Rucinsky.
Grenier, 23, is second on the Moose in penalty minutes this season with 145 through 38 games. He missed 20 games earlier this season with post-concussion syndrome suffered in an off-ice incident in November. So far, the Laval, PQ native has a career-high five goals and nine points in his first year with Manitoba.
He has seen action in seven games with the Canucks this season and scored his first-ever NHL goal February 3rd at NYI. He's also collected nine penalty minutes. The Laval, PQ native has appeared in 30 games with the Moose, scoring four goals and seven points to go along with 117 PIM. He missed 20 games earlier this season with postconcussion syndrome.
Last season, Grenier played in 69 games with the AHL's Springfield Falcons, scoring two goals and eight points as well as collecting 241 penalty minutes. He also appeared in three games with the Phoenix Coyotes, failing to register a point. In his career, Grenier has played in 15 games in the NHL. In that span, he's failed to register a point and has collected five penalty minutes. He's appeared in 170 games in his AHL career with Springfield and Manitoba, collecting eight goals and 27 points, along with 582 penalty minutes.
Grenier was acquired by Vancouver in a trade with Phoenix in exchange for Bryan Helmer on July 25, 2003. He was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche, 45th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
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