Grant Clitsome's NHL career
Defenceman Grant Clitsome was drafted 271th overall by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2004. He played 6 seasons for 2 clubs, 2009-2015. That came to 205 games and 71 points, 15 goals and 56 assists.
Below: the whole of Grant Clitsome's career, season by season.
- Year 20042004 NHL Draft
Grant Clitsome is drafted 271 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Selected271 overall, round 9Swedes drafted
19 selectedFirst Swede off the board
Johannes Salmonsson#31First off the board- 1Alex OvechkinWSH
- 2Evgeni MalkinPIT
- 3Cam BarkerCHI
Swedes from the same draftAlexander Edler1030 GP · 439 P
Johan Franzén602 GP · 370 P
Carl Söderberg597 GP · 297 P
- 5 years, 8 months and 3 days later · 6 seasonsYear 20102009-2010 seasonNHL debut
Grant Clitsome makes his NHL debut in 3–4 loss against Vancouver Canucks
Grant was 24 years old ·
Nationwide Arena, USA
First NHL assistFirst NHL pointSwedes on the ice:
Daniel Sedin,
Alexander Edler,
Henrik Sedin, among others.
Season2009-2010
Grant Clitsome's first NHL season: 3 points
The whole season2009-2010Events71games missed - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Grant Clitsome scores 19 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2010-2011EventsCareer bestHis best points season51games missed - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Grant Clitsome scores 4 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2011-2012EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season19games missed - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Grant Clitsome scores 4 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2012-2013EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season - Season
2013-2014
Grant Clitsome plays only 32 games for 12 points
The whole season2013-2014Events50games missed - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Grant Clitsome's last season: 4 points
Events58games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2014-2015PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundANAAnaheim Ducks0–4 - The career
Grant Clitsome played his last NHL game in 2015
The career ended after 6 seasons, the last of them with Winnipeg Jets.