Benoît Gratton

Benoît Gratton
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Born	(1976-12-28) 28 December 1976 Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
LNAH team Former teams	Jonquière Marquis Washington Capitals Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens HC Lugano Hamburg Freezers Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft	105th overall, 1995 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1996–present

Benoît Jacques Joseph Gratton (born 28 December 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH).

Selected 105th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Gratton spent several seasons in the Capitals' system before he was traded to the Calgary Flames in 1999. After spending several seasons in the Flames' organization, he was claimed on waivers in 2001 by the Montreal Canadiens. From 2004 to 2014, Gratton played hockey in Europe, most notably playing six seasons with the Vienna Capitals.

After sitting out the 2014–15 season, Gratton made a semi-professional return in the Quebec based LNAH with Jonquière Marquis.

External links

• Benoît Gratton's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Benoît Gratton's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database