PLAYER PROFILE: GRAYSON DOWNING
2016-17: 47 GP, 7g-15a-22pts (w/ Iowa)
12 GP, 2g-2a-4pts (w/ Tucson)
2017-18: Signed to a one-year NHL contract by Edmonton on July 1
GET TO KNOW GRAYSON WITH THE FIVE FAST FACTS:
- Second on the Iowa Wild in scoring in 2015-16 with 40 points (19g-21a) and was second on the team at +3; at the time, he set Wild rookie records for goals and points
- 12th among AHL rookies in goals scored that same season with 19 tallies
- Named to the 2015 Hockey East All-Tournament Team with the University of New Hampshire
- Led the 2014-15 Wildcats in goals with 21 and was second in points with 36
- A Health Management and Policy Major at UNH
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“I want to do the most I can offensively, bring skill, but be a guy who works hard at both ends of the rink,” – Downing at Minnesota Wild Development Camp (2015)
HIGHLIGHT:
Downing scores a shorthanded penalty shot goal against Cleveland last season
FROZEN MOMENT:
Grayson Downing scores in overtime to give Iowa a 2-1 win over Rockford on November 6, 2016