Brian McGrattan

Who is Brian McGrattan?

Brian McGrattan is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He was a fourth round selection of the Los Angeles Kings, 104th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft but never signed with the team. He signed with the Ottawa Senators organization in 2002 and made his NHL debut with the team three years later. McGrattan has also played with the Phoenix Coyotes and Nashville Predators and, as a career journeyman, with five American Hockey League teams. An enforcer, he holds the AHL record for most penalty minutes in one season with 551, set in 2004–05 with the Binghamton Senators. McGrattan overcame an alcohol abuse problem that plagued him early in his career and has become a partner with the NHL's substance abuse program and mentor to fellow players.