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Benny Grant

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Benny Grant
Born (1908-07-14)July 14, 1908
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died July 30, 1991(1991-07-30) (aged 83)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Americans
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1928–1944

Benjamin Cameron Grant (July 14, 1908 – July 30, 1991) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who played 53 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins between 1928 and 1944. The rest of his career was spent in various minor leagues. Benny Grant was a junior star with the hometown Owen Sound Greys of the OHA, with whom he won the 1927 Memorial Cup.

Grant found his niche in the newly created American Hockey League in 1936-37 where he starred for the Springfield Indians. In 1940-41 he moved on to the St. Paul Saints of the AHA and was named to the league's first all-star team after posting a 1.94 goals against average the next year. After sitting out the 1942-43 season he returned to play 20 games for the Maple Leafs who were dealing with the loss of Turk Broda to military service. Benny was in net for five games with the 1931-1932 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA
1924–25 Owen Sound Greys OHA 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00
1925–26 Owen Sound Greys OHA 3 2 1 0 150 4 1 1.60
1926–27 Owen Sound Greys OHA 16 12 3 1 960 35 2 2.19
1927–28 London Panthers Can-Pro 6 1 4 1 249 24 0 5.78
1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 2 1 2 186 5 1 1.61
1929–30 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 0 150 14 0 5.60
1929–30 New York Americans NHL 7 3 4 0 420 25 0 3.57
1929–30 Minneapolis Millers AHA 21 1260 36 3 1.71
1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 1 5 1 430 19 2 2.65
1930–31 Boston Tigers Can-Am 26 10 12 4 1609 69 1 2.57 9 3 4 2 712 23 0 1.94
1931–32 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 2 2 1 319 18 0 3.39
1931–32 Syracuse Stars IHL 27 11 12 4 1700 66 4 2.33
1932–33 Syracuse Stars IHL 44 23 15 6 2640 119 2 2.70 6 2 3 1 360 10 0 1.67
1933–34 New York Americans NHL 5 1 3 1 320 18 1 3.38
1934–35 Boston Cubs Can-Am 10 5 3 1 590 20 1 2.03
1934–35 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 32 10 21 1 1930 114 1 3.54
1935–36 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 28 11 15 2 1740 93 2 3.21
1935–36 Springfield Indians Can-Am 8 6 1 1 490 14 3 1.71 3 0 2 1 180 9 0 3.00
1936–37 Springfield Indians IAHL 50 23 18 9 3090 125 7 2.43 5 2 3 0 300 14 1 2.60
1937–38 Springfield Indians IAHL 45 9 28 7 2790 174 3 3.20
1938–39 Springfield Indians IAHL 52 15 28 9 3240 174 5 3.22 3 1 2 0 180 7 1 2.33
1939–40 Springfield Indians IAHL 54 24 24 6 3330 149 3 2.68 3 1 2 0 180 10 0 3.33
1940–41 St. Paul Saints AHA 48 25 23 0 2991 116 7 2.33 4 1 3 0 262 10 0 2.29
1941–42 St. Paul Saints AHA 50 28 17 5 3060 99 10 1.94 2 0 2 0 120 7 0 3.50
1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 9 9 2 1200 83 0 4.15
1943–44 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 10 0 10.00
NHL totals 53 85 114 11 12923 594 19 2.76
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