Brian McGrattan's Resurrected Career in Nashville Delighting Friends, Former Boston Teammates
BOSTON -– Brian McGrattan's stay in Boston was a short and strange one. The veteran tough guy came to Bruins training camp last year on an invitation and earned a contract, breaking camp with the big club. But he never appeared in a came with Boston, a healthy scratch until being assigned to Providence in November and eventually traded to Anaheim in a swap of minor-leaguers...
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
Predators' Sixteenth Sellout Crowd Lifts Team to 3-1 Win over St. Louis
The Nashville Predators returned to their winning ways with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night in front of another capacity crowd.The game was the sixteenth sellout of the season which ties last year's regular season total and the Predators still have fourteen additional home dates remaining. They will easily surpass the franchise record...
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
McGrattan Unleashed: Predator Records Fight in Return to Lineup
On Saturday, Brian McGrattan returned to the Nashville lineup for the first time since January 17 - a stretch of 6 games. (Sarah Fuqua)
The last time Brian McGrattan dressed for the Nashville Predators, the team was shutout by Henrik Lundqvist in New York on January 17. He had not seen the Predators’ bench in 6 games.
On Saturday night, however, McGrattan made his return to...
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8 days ago
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8 days ago
Predators' McGrattan may hear from NHL after hit on Boll
Nashville Predators right wing Brian McGrattan may be getting a call from NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan - and it won't be to exchange Christmas well-wishes.
McGrattan was ejected from Thursday's 6-5 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets for his hit on Jared Boll in the first period. He received a five-minute interference penalty and a game misconduct.
"I’ve...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
McGrattans excited for first Father’s Trip
The annual Father’s Trip, which is happening for today and tomorrow for the game in Washington, is always a special time for players and their dads. This year’s trip, however, may mean a little bit more for Predators forward Brian McGrattan and his father Tom. This is the first NHL team Brian has been on that has done a Father’s Trip; and considering his ups and downs before...
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
McGrattan and Parros Battle Again at Bridgestone Arena
Brian McGrattan and George Parros tangled for the second time this season on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. (Christine Apple)
On Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena, the Nashville Predators’ Brian McGrattan dropped the mitts against Anaheim’s George Parros for the second time this season.
This time, McGrattan did something he had not done since joining the Predators...
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December 11, 2011
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December 11, 2011
McGrattan Ignites Fireworks Again in Preds Win
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After an epic battle with the New Jersey Devils’ Cam Janssen and bloodying the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros, the Nashville Predators’ Brian McGrattan entered into his third tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Jay Rosehill on Tuesday night.
At 7:02 of the third period at Bridgestone Arena, with Nashville up 3-1 in a game they would win 4-1, McGrattan and Rosehill...
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November 18, 2011
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November 18, 2011
Conversation with Brian McGrattan
Earlier this week I caught up with Brian McGrattan to get his thoughts on Nashville, enforcers and tattoos.24/7: Your initial thoughts on being with the Predators?Brian McGrattan: It was obviously great to be picked up by them. I got put on waivers for the first time last year, and things didn’t go way and I was sent down. So when I was put on waivers by Anaheim I was a little...
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October 26, 2011
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October 26, 2011
McGrattan Finds a Familiar Dance Partner in Preds Loss
The Nashville Predators’ Brian McGrattan and the New Jersey Devils’ Cam Janssen are not strangers to each other by any stretch of the imagination.
Before McGrattan joined the Predators earlier this week, his last NHL fight had been on January 25, 2010, against Janssen in Calgary while Janssen was with the Blues and McGrattan was with the Flames.
“We go back to junior days,”...
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October 16, 2011
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October 16, 2011
Ducks Sign Brian McGrattan, 1 Year
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed right wing Brian McGrattan to a one-year contract. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
McGrattan, 29 (9/2/81), has appeared in 182 career NHL contests with Ottawa, Phoenix and Calgary, collecting 3-11=14 points with 395 penalty minutes (PIM...
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July 07, 2011
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July 07, 2011
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