Lindsay Grigg

Canadian inline hockey and ice hockey player

Lindsay Grigg
Personal information
Born (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 31)
North York, Ontario, Canada[1]
Home townOakville, Ontario, Canada
EducationRochester Institute of Technology
Years active2010–present
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportInline hockey
PositionDefence
ShootsRight
Ice hockey player
Ice hockey career
Position Defence/Forward
Shot Right
Played for
  • Buffalo Beauts
  • HV71
  • Markham Thunder
Playing career 2011–2018
Medal record
Representing Canada
Women's inline hockey
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Colombia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Italy
Silver medal – second place 2011 Italy
Silver medal – second place 2014 France
Bronze medal – third place 2017 China

Lindsay Grigg (born May 26, 1993) is a Canadian inline hockey and ice hockey player and a member of the Canadian national inline hockey team.[2]

Ice hockey

Playing career

During the 2010–11 season of the Provincial Women's Hockey League, Grigg played for the Oakville Jr. Hornets and served as team captain.[1]

NCAA

Grigg played college ice hockey with the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey program from 2011 to 2015.[3] The RIT Tigers competed in the ECAC West conference of NCAA Division III women's ice hockey during Grigg's freshman season (2011–12) before moving up to the College Hockey America (CHA) conference of the NCAA Division I ahead of the 2012–13 season.[4] A defencively-minded skater, Grigg flexed between playing as a defenceman and as a forward forward throughout her four seasons with RIT.[5]

During the 2011–12 season, Grigg contributed to the Tigers' record-setting 28-1-1 win-loss record while primarily playing on the top defensive pairing. In the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, she scored the game winning goal in overtime to send the Tigers to the national championship game.[6]

She was co-captain of the team as a junior and senior, sharing the role with future RIT Tigers head coach Celeste Brown during both seasons.[7][8]

Grigg scored the game-winning goal of the 2014 CHA championship to secure the RIT Tigers' first conference championship title in NCAA Division I play. Her goal came with 6:17 remaining in second overtime versus the Mercyhurst Lakers and earned a 2–1 victory for the Tigers.[9][10]

Elite leagues

On July 13, 2015, Grigg signed a professional contract with the Buffalo Beauts for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[11][12][13][14]

For the 2016–17 season, Grigg signed with HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).[15][16][17]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010-11 Oakville Hornets Prov. WHL 36 10 6 16 30 3 0 0 0 2
2011-12 RIT Tigers ECAC West 30 8 14 22 8 — — — — —
2012-13 RIT Tigers CHA 36 2 12 14 10 — — — — —
2013-14 RIT Tigers CHA 38 3 18 21 12 — — — — —
2014-15 RIT Tigers CHA 39 7 11 18 14 — — — — —
2015-16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 15 0 2 2 6 5 0 1 1 6
2016-17 HV71 SDHL 33 8 10 18 8 6 0 1 1 0
2017-18 Markham Thunder CWHL 28 0 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0
NCAA D1 totals 113 12 41 53 36 – – – – –
Sources: [18][19]

Awards and honours

Award Year
CWHL
Clarkson Cup Champion 2018
SDHL
Swedish Championship Silver Medal 2017
RIT Tigers
All-CHA Second Team 2013–14 [20]
CHA Championship All-Tournament Team 2014
2015
CHA Player of the Week Week of March 10, 2014 [1]
Week of March 2, 2015
CHA Best Defensive Forward 2014–15 [20][21]
CHA All-Academic 2014–15 [22]

Inline hockey

Grigg began playing inline hockey at age 10.[23]

Grigg joined the Canadian women's senior inline hockey team in 2012, capturing a gold medal at the World Championships.[24] With Canada's inline team, she was their scoring leader at the 2016 FIRS World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago, logging ten points.[25] Of note, she ranked fifth overall among all female competitors[26]

In addition, Grigg served as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's national under-19 inline hockey team that competed in the junior women's tournament at the 2014 FIRS World Inline Hockey Championships in Toulouse, France.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2014-15 RIT Women's Hockey Roster: 23 Lindsay Grigg". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sr. Women's Team Canada Roster 2024". Canada Inline (Press release). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Grigg thriving in Rochester". Inside Halton. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Lerch, Chris (March 20, 2012). "RIT to go D-I, play full CHA schedule in 2012-13". US College Hockey Online. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Shircliff, Elaine (August 25, 2015). "Buffalo Beauts Fill Inaugural Roster". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Staffieri, Mark (January 2, 2013). "25 Greatest Moments in 2012 Women's Hockey". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Venniro, Joe (July 15, 2015). "Two-year women's hockey captain Lindsay Grigg becomes third Tiger to sign professional contract". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Grigg and McDonald, Beauts First Blue Liners". National Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  9. ^ Venniro, Joe (April 15, 2014). "Women's hockey makes history in just its second Division I season". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Rochester Institute wins longest game in program history to capture CHA final". National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 9, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Wilczewski, William (August 1, 2015). "Defenseman Grigg is potential double-threat for new Buffalo Beauts". Lockport Star. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  12. ^ Biddle, Matthew (October 12, 2015). "History at center ice: Professional women's hockey launches debut year in Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  13. ^ "Beauts add two players". The Buffalo News. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  14. ^ "Buffalo Beauts Sign Defensemen Lindsay Grigg and Kelly McDonald". Women's Hockey Life (Press release). July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  15. ^ Cimini, Kaitlin (July 21, 2016). "Lindsay Grigg heads to Sweden for two seasons". Today's Slapshot. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "Lindsay Grigg – An International Women's Hockey Star in the Making". The Sport Screen. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  17. ^ Freijd, Johan (July 21, 2016). "Lindsay Grigg nästa nyförvärv till HV71 Dam". HV71 (Press release) (in Swedish). Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  18. ^ "Lindsay Grigg Career Statistics". US College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  19. ^ "Lindsay Grigg Career Statistics". EuroHockey.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  20. ^ a b Bell, Todd (ed.). "2023-24 College Hockey America Media Guide & Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Hockey America. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  21. ^ "2014-15 CHA Regular Season Awards". College Hockey America. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  22. ^ Venniro, Joe (July 6, 2015). "Fourteen RIT women's hockey student-athletes earn 2015 College Hockey America All-Academic honors". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  23. ^ Garbutt, Herb (May 8, 2014). "Grigg hopes other players will give inline hockey a shot". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  24. ^ Zuckerman, Earl (July 7, 2012). "McGill grad garners gold as Canada doubles USA to win world inline hockey championship". McGill University. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  25. ^ "FIRS World Championships: Canada, Team Overview". Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  26. ^ "Asiago Roana 12-25 June 2016 Inline World Hockey Championships Statistics". ihwc2016.com. n.d. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  27. ^ Ikeman, Frank (July 2, 2014). "Seven of nine Canadian inline hockey team players from Oakville". Inside Halton. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
  • Lindsay Grigg on Twitter