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Stevenson Raises ECHL Players In NHL To 279

December 2, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Grant Stevenson, who played for Johnstown in 2004-05, made his National Hockey Debut with the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 23, bringing the total number of players to play in the NHL after the ECHL to 279 and the number of former ECHL players playing their first NHL game in 2005-06 to 23.

Stevenson scored a goal in his first NHL game, a 3-2 loss at Calgary, and had his first multiple-point game with two assists in a 3-2 loss at Vancouver on Nov. 24. He had a three-game point streak (1g-3a) from Nov. 23-26 and in four games has four points (1g-3a).

Signed as a free agent by San Jose on Apr. 18, 2003, the 24-year-old began the season in the American Hockey League and had 16 points (8g-8a) in 17 games with Cleveland. In his second professional season in 2004-05, Stevenson had a goal in two games with Johnstown and 39 points (14g-25a) in 77 games with Cleveland.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League has affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the NHL and there are 101 players on ECHL rosters under contract to teams in the National Hockey League. There is one head coach, 12 assistant coaches, 13 referees and five linesmen working in the NHL in 2005-06 who have ECHL experience.

There have been 23 players in 2005-06 that have made their first NHL appearance since playing in the ECHL: Evgeny Artyukhin (Tampa Bay on Oct. 20), Adam Berkhoel (Atlanta on Oct. 15), Derek Boogaard (Minnesota on Oct. 5), Kevin Colley (New York Islanders on Oct. 27), Brian Eklund (Tampa Bay on Nov. 8), Michael Garnett (Atlanta on Oct. 12), Trevor Gillies (Anaheim on Nov. 6), Steven Goertzen (Columbus on Oct. 21), Jeff Giuliano (Los Angeles on Nov. 5), Timo Helbling (Tampa Bay on Oct. 5), Colin Hemingway (St. Louis on Oct. 19), Raitis Ivanans (Montreal on Oct. 8), Greg Jacina (Florida on Nov. 12), Zenon Konopka (Anaheim on Oct. 30), Jay Leach (Boston on Nov. 5), Mike Morrison (Edmonton on Nov. 7), Michel Ouellet (Pittsburgh on Nov. 22), George Parros (Los Angeles on Oct. 5), Geoff Platt (Columbus on Dec. 2), Nolan Schaefer (San Jose on Oct. 26), Martin St. Pierre (Chicago on Nov. 4), Grant Stevenson (San Jose on Nov. 23) and Mark Streit (Montreal on Oct. 8).

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