Grant Stuart Ledyard (born November 19, 1961) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was never drafted in the NHL Entry Draft.
Ledyard made his NHL debut in the 1984–85 season with the New York Rangers. A journeyman, he played with nine NHL teams during his career. He spent the most time with the Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars, four full seasons each. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. His last NHL season came with the Lightning in the 2001–02 season.
In his NHL career, Ledyard appeared in 1,028 regular season games. He scored 90 goals and added 276 assists. In addition, he played in 83 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 6 goals and tallying 12 assists.
Ledyard currently lives in the Buffalo, NY area, and was recently awarded head coach position of the Buffalo Junior Sabres.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977-78 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979-80 | Fort Garry Blues | MJHL | 42 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 96 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 71 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 148 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1981-82 | Fort Garry Blues | MJHL | 63 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 150 | |||||||
| Turnbull Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||
| Anavet Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 115 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1982-83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 58 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Evan Jones Memorial Trophy MJHL MVP (1982)
- Brian Kozak Memorial Award MJHL Top Defenseman (1982)
- MJHL All-Star Team (1982)
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1982)
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior A Championship (1982)
- Adams Cup Central Hockey League Championship (1984)
- Played in the World Championships for Team Canada (1985 and 1986)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame