MIKE GRIER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Grier retires after 14-year NHL career

Forward Mike Grier is retiring after a 14-season NHL career that featured stints with four teams, including two separate stops with the Buffalo Sabres. The 36-year-old announced his retirement in a release issued by the NHL Players' Association on Thursday. Grier was a free agent after completing a one-year deal with the Sabres last season. Selected by St. Louis in the ninth round...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 01, 2011
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ESPN Wants You To Know Rare U.S. Black NHLer Retired Today

Mike Grier announced today that his 14-year career in the NHL is over. Of course ESPN took this as an opportunity to remind you that U.S. black guys don’t play hockey and that contrary to what you’ve been told, U.S. black dudes playing hockey is rare. Did you read that carefully. Black guys from Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, etc. don’t play hockey. Don’t make it to the NHL...
Via Busted Coverage  |  December 01, 2011
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Mike Grier hangs em up

  TORONTO (December 1, 2011) – Mike Grier, a hard-working and dependable winger who played his career with the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks, announced his retirement today from the National Hockey League (NHL) following a career that spanned 14 seasons.   Grier, 36, appeared in a total of 1,060 regular season NHL games, recording 162...
Via The Hot List  |  December 01, 2011
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Veteran Grier announces retirement from NHL

Mike Grier announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday. The 36-year-old Grier had played in over 14 seasons - including the last two with the Buffalo Sabres. "I was very fortunate to be able to play 14 seasons in the NHL with some great players," Grier said in a statement. "The memories and friendships that I have built during my time in the league will last a lifetime...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 01, 2011
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Why Mike Grier Would be a Perfect Fit in Nashville

Mike Grier is one of those wingers who isn’t the most dynamic player, doesn’t score a lot of goals, and isn’t a “one-man” show, however his play is defined by his experience, his grit, and his smooth playing skills on the ice. The 36 year old veteran winger is coming off his 14th season scattered around the NHL. Recently with Buffalo, he’s also played with...
Via The Predatorial  |  July 30, 2011
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Free Agency Watch 2010

We are just two days away from the opening of the 2010 frenzy that is the free agency period in the NHL.  The Sabres started to take care of business by locking up unrestricted free agent Mike Grier for another year of service.   Mike Grier left Buffalo because he didn’t like the way things were headed and played in San Jose for three seasons before rejoining the Buffalo Sabres...
Via Sabre Noise  |  June 29, 2010
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Sabres sign Forward Mike Grier

While Sabres fans are watching to see who will be annointed this year’s champion – the Sabres organization are already re-tooling for next year.  The Sabres have come to terms with free agent forward Mike Grier.  This will continue Grier’s second trip back to Buffalo for at least one more year.  Brought back to bring a little [...]
Via Sabre Noise  |  May 17, 2010
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Sabres sign Grier for next season

One of the most popular Sabres is returning to the team for the 2010-11 season. Mike Grier agreed to a one-year contract extension on Monday. The right winger scored nine goals and 22 points in 78 regular season games in 2009-10, as well as a pair of goals in the Sabres' first round series against the Bruins. But he provided a steady hand of leadership and various other intangibles...
Via Buffalo Sports Now  |  May 17, 2010
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Grier, Gaustad of Sabres getting closer to return

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Sabres veteran forward Mike Grier is expected to rejoin the team by this weekend after being excused because of an illness in his family.
Via SI.com  |  December 10, 2009
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Sabres sign deal with free agent Grier

Veteran forward Mike Grier has agreed to a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. The deal Monday brings Grier back to the team he played with from 2004-06. He was considered a leader on the Sabres club that reached the Eastern Conference finals in 2006. The following summer, Grier rejected an offer to re-sign with the Sabres and joined the San Jose Sharks...
Via Fox Sports  |  August 10, 2009
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