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029-063 hpc 9/25/06 3:28 PM Page 54Mike GrierSHOOTS: Right 6-foot-1, 225 poundsBORN: 1/5/75 in Detroit, MichiganHOMETOWN: Boston, MassachusettsSigned by San Jose as a free agent on July 3, 2006.25 right wingPLAYERS2005-06: Set career high and finished T-4th on theSabres with four game-winning goals...Scoredgame-winner at Philadelphia on March 11...Recorded his second three-point game (0-3=3) ofthe season vs. Tampa Bay on March 9...Tied careerhigh with three points (0-3=3) vs. Los Angeles onJan. 14...Had two points, including GWG, atMinnesota on Dec. 11...Did not play vs. Montreal onNov. 4 with hip flexor injury... First goal of the seasonwas game winner vs. Boston on Oct. 7...Playoffs:Eight points (3-5=8) in 18 games...Set Sabres recordby scoring 35 seconds into Game 1 of ECSF atOttawa on May 5...Had four points (1-3=4) and wasa plus-4 at Philadelphia in Game 6 of ECQF onMay 2... Scored goal vs. Philadelphia in Game 4 ofECQF on April 28.NHL Career HighlightsFirst NHL game — Oct. 4, 1996 vs. Buffalo (with Edmonton)First NHL assist — Oct. 20, 1996 at Calgary (with Edmonton)First NHL goal — Oct. 26 vs. Colorado (with Edmonton)Most points, game — 3, 8 times, most recent, March 9, 2006vs. Tampa Bay (with Buffalo)Most goals, game — 3, 3/20/99 vs. Vancouver (withEdmonton)Most assists, game — 3, 4 times, most recent, March 9,2006 vs. Tampa Bay (with Buffalo)Most consecutive games, point — 5, Oct. 21-Nov. 2, 1998(with Edmonton)Most consecutive games, goal — 3, 4 times, Nov. 19-23,2002Most consecutive games, assist — 3, 4 times, Jan. 3-7, 2001(with Ottawa)Most consecutive games — 212, Dec. 27, 2000 thru Oct. 13,2003 (with Edmonton/Washington)CAREER 2004-05: Did not play...2003-04: MadeBuffalo debut at Washington on March 10 and tieda career high with three points (1-2=3)...Appeared in 600th NHL game vs. Boston on March 11...Missedone game due to a suspension (Oct. 14 at Montreal for actions on Oct. 13 at Toronto, elbow)…Recordedpoint in three-straight games Feb. 12-15 (2-1=3), including a goal in consecutive games Feb. 12-13…Scored goal (100th in NHL) and an assist at Carolina on Jan. 29 for first multi-point game since Dec. 19,2002, vs. Boston (1-1=2)…Assisted in back-to-back games Dec. 23-27…2002-03: One of only five playersto appear in all 82 games for Washington, recording 15 goals and 17 assists, after being acquiredfrom Edmonton before the season…T-1st on Caps in SHGs (two) and T-7th in goals…Marked fifth consecutiveseason with two-or-more SHGs …Appeared in 500th NHL game vs. St. Louis on Jan. 28…Recorded 200th NHL point, an assist, vs. New Jersey on Dec. 27…Tied career high with three points ontwo goals, including SHG and GWG, and assist at Phoenix on Dec. 13…Registered points in four consecutivegames from Nov. 29-Dec. 6 (1-4=5), including first Capitals assist, vs. Ottawa on Nov. 29…Tallied first Capitals goal at Columbus on Nov. 5…Playoffs: Appeared in all six playoff games, recordinggoal and assist... 2001-02: One of five Edmonton players to appear in all 82 games…Ranked secondon the team in SH points (four)…Led team forwards and ranked third in hits (136)…Set career high inGWGs (three)…Scored SHG/GWG vs. Calgary on March 23…Milestones: 100th NHL assist (vs. SanJose on March 20), 400th NHL game (vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 14)...2000-01: Tied a career high in goalsand SHGs (three) and set career high in plus/minus rating (plus-11)…Third on the team in goals, fifth inplus/minus rating and sixth in points (36)…Second on team and sixth in NHL in SH points (six)…Tied forsecond on team in SHGs…Appeared in 300th NHL game vs. Toronto on Oct. 9…Missed eight gameswith shoulder injury from Dec. 6-22…Playoffs: Held scoreless in six games...1999-00: Tied career highand led team with three SHGs (11th in NHL)…Led team in SH points (18th in NHL)…Missed four gamesfrom Nov. 26-Dec. 2 with shoulder injury…Missed last 12 games of regular season and team’s five playoffgames with muscle tear in arm suffered at Atlanta on March 13…Set career high with 20 PIM at LosAngeles on Dec. 30…Recorded 100th NHL point with GWG at N.Y. Islanders on Dec. 14...1998-99: Oneof three Edmonton players to appear in all 82 games, setting a career high…Ranked third on the teamin goals and points (44)…Tied for team lead in SHGs (two) and tied for fifth in assists…Set career highsin goals, assists, points and shots…Set career high by recording points in five consecutive games from54 sjsharks.com | sjsharks.com/wireless