Jordan Gross (ice hockey)
Jordan Gross (born May 9, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Jordan Gross | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1995 Maple Grove, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Eagles (AHL) Arizona Coyotes | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
Amateur
Gross played school hockey in Minnesota with Maple Grove High School before playing junior in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Green Bay Gamblers. Undrafted, Gross committed to collegiate hockey with the University of Notre Dame, beginning as a freshman in the 2014–15 season.
In his senior season with the Fighting Irish and although under-sized Gross developed into one of the top defenseman in the NCAA. In the 2017–18 season, Gross registered 10 goals and 30 points in 40 games, ranking third on Notre Dame in scoring and led all Fighting Irish defensemen in points. Gross helped the Fighting Irish advance to the Frozen Four championship game where he was named to the NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team and later the Big Ten Conference First All-Star Team.[1]
Arizona Coyotes
As a free agent, Gross attracted NHL interest, opting to sign a two-year, entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes on April 12, 2018.[2] He immediately joined the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, on an amateur try-out, making his professional debut in a solitary appearance and registering 2 assists to end the regular season, in a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Gulls on April 14, 2018.[3]
In the following 2019–20 season, Gross was assigned to continue his development with the Roadrunners in the AHL, before he was recalled by the Coyotes on December 22, 2019, and made his NHL debut for the Coyotes against the Detroit Red Wings and scored his first NHL point with an assist on the Coyotes' fifth goal.[4] Returning to the Roadrunners following two games, Gross tied for first among Tucson defensemen with 10 goals and finished second with 27 points while appearing in 56 contests.
On October 10, 2020, as a restricted free agent, Gross was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Arizona Coyotes.[5] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Gross spent the majority of the season on the Coyotes extended taxi squad. On April 2, 2021, Gross registered a career-high 3 assists against the Anaheim Ducks, the most tallied by a Coyotes rookie defenseman in a single game since Keith Ballard in 2006.[6] Gross finished with 3 points through 7 games before missing the final 14 games of the shortened season due to a lower body injury.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Maple Grove High | USHS | 25 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Maple Grove High | USHS | 25 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 64 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 50 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Notre Dame | HE | 42 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Notre Dame | HE | 37 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Notre Dame | HE | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Notre Dame | B1G | 40 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2013 | |
| College | ||
| HE Second All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| HE Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| Big Ten All-Tournament Team | 2018 | |
| All-Big Ten First Team | 2018 | [1] |
| NCAA East Regional MVP/Tournament Team | 2018 | |
| NCAA Frozen Four All Tournament Team | 2018 | |
References
- "Notre Dame goalie is Big Ten player of the year; four honoured". Minnesota Star Tribune. March 13, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- "Coyotes sign Gross to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. April 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- "Roadrunners 6, Gulls 3". American Hockey League. April 14, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- "Jordan Gross to make NHL debut". Arizona Coyotes. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- "Coyotes sign Gross, Hunt to one-year contracts". Arizona Coyotes. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "Kessel, Pederson rally Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Ducks". ESPN. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- "Avalanche signs Jordan Gross". Colorado Avalanche. July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database