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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 214
| team = [[Ässät Pori]]
| league = [[Liiga]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Brantford]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| career_start = 2003
| former_teams = [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br>[[Vityaz Chekhov]]<br>[[Barys Astana]]<br>[[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| draft = Undrafted
| website = [http://www.joshgratton.com joshgratton.com]
}}

'''Josh Gratton''' (born September 9, 1982) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who is currently on a trial with [[Ässät]] of the [[Liiga]] after previously playing for the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). His cousin is former NHL forward [[Chris Gratton]].

==Playing career==
Undrafted, Gratton was first signed to a NHL contract with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] on July 27, 2004.

On March 9, 2006, Gratton was traded along with two second round draft picks to the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] for [[Denis Gauthier]]. He scored his first NHL goal as a Coyote on April 11, 2006 against the [[Colorado Avalanche]].

On February 28, 2008, Gratton was traded along with [[Fredrik Sjöström]] and [[David LeNeveu]] from the Phoenix Coyotes to the [[New York Rangers]] for [[Marcel Hossa]] and [[Al Montoya]]. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford.

On July 9, 2008 the Nashville Predators signed Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract. After starting the [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]] season with the Predators' affiliate, [[Milwaukee Admirals]], Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for [[Tim Ramholt]] on October 30, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=389486|title=Preds make two trades | publisher =NHL.com | date = 2008-10-30 | accessdate = 2008-10-30}}</ref>

On July 30, 2009, Gratton signed a one-year contract with the [[Atlanta Thrashers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=457908|title=Thrashers sign unrestricted free agents, Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace | publisher =''[[Atlanta Thrashers]]'' | date = 2009-07-30 | accessdate = 2009-07-30}}</ref> During the [[2009-10 AHL season|2009-10]] season, on January 8, 2010, Gratton was reassigned by Atlanta to [[Vityaz Chekhov]] of the KHL.

For his participation in a mass brawl against [[Avangard Omsk]] on December 10, 2010, he was suspended for 15 games.

On October 1, 2014, Gratton returned to compete in North America for the first time in four years, in accepting a try-out contract with the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]] of the AHL to begin the [[2014-15 AHL season|2014–15]] season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://manchestermonarchs.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/PDFs/2014-15%20Monarchs%20Roster.pdf | title = Manchester Monarchs training camp roster | publisher = ''[[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]]'' | date = 2014-10-01 | accessdate = 2014-10-01}}</ref> Gratton secured a one-year contract with the Monarchs and 46 games added 13 points and an physical edge from the fourth line. Gratton appeared in 7 post-season games in helping the Monarch capture their first [[Calder Cup]] in their final AHL season.

On August 17, 2015, Gratton returned abroad, agreeing to an initial try-out contract with Finnish club, Ässät Pori of the Liiga.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = ''[[Ässät]]'' | date = 2015-08-17 | accessdate = 2015-08-17 | language = Finnish | url = http://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/josh-gratton-assiin/583/ | title = Josh Gratton to Assat }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Sudbury Wolves]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 44 || 5 || 13 || 18 || 110
| 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 25
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 OHL season|2001–02]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| OHL
| 14 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 47
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2001–02
| [[Kingston Frontenacs]]
| OHL
| 46 || 14 || 14 || 28 || 140
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 7
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 OHL season|2002–03]]
| Kingston Frontenacs
| OHL
| 15 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 60
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2002–03
| [[Windsor Spitfires]]
| OHL
| 47 || 19 || 23 || 42 || 132
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 ECHL season|2003–04]]
| [[San Diego Gulls (1995-06)|San Diego Gulls]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 30 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 239
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Cincinnati Mighty Ducks]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 21 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 69
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 35
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Philadelphia Phantoms]]
| AHL
| 57 || 9 || 5 || 14 || 246
| 21 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 78
|-
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Trenton Titans]]
| ECHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]
| Philadelphia Phantoms
| AHL
| 53 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 265
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| NHL
| 11 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| 52 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 188
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]
| [[San Antonio Rampage]]
| AHL
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
| San Antonio Rampage
| AHL
| 38 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 124
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2007–08
| [[Hartford Wolf Pack]]
| AHL
| 20 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 72
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 11
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Milwaukee Admirals]]
| AHL
| 7 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2008–09
| Philadelphia Phantoms
| AHL
| 14 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 41
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 19 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 57
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| AHL
| 21 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 60
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Vityaz Chekhov]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 11 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 112
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11]]
| Vityaz Chekhov
| KHL
| 24 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 170
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12]]
| [[Barys Astana]]
| KHL
| 35 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 91
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2012–13 AL-Bank Ligaen season|2012–13]]
| [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| [[Metal Ligaen|DEN]]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 VHL season|2012–13]]
| [[HC Kuban|Kuban Krasnodar]]
| [[Higher Hockey League|VHL]]
| 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 58
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2012–13
| [[Saryarka Karaganda]]
| VHL
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 25
| 15 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 54
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| Barys Astana
| KHL
| 11 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2014–15 AHL season|2014–15]]
| [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]]
| AHL
| 46 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 84
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 11
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 86 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 294
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|-
| [[Calder Cup]] (Philadelphia Phantoms)
| [[2004-05 AHL season|2005]]
|
|-
| [[Calder Cup]] (Manchester Monarchs)
| [[2014-15 AHL season|2015]]
|<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=770813 | title = Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup | publisher = ''[[National Hockey League]]'' | date = 2015-06-19 | accessdate = 2015-06-19}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Ice hockey stats |nhl=8469844 |elite= |espn= |euro= |hr=g/grattjo01 |hockeydb=55328 |legends=21561 |tsn= }}
*[http://www.joshgratton.com JoshGratton.com]

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