Lindsay Grigg (born May 26, 1993) is a Canadian inline hockey and ice hockey player and a member of the Canadian national inline hockey team.
Ice hockey Playing career During the 2010–11 season of the Provincial Women's Hockey League, Grigg played for the Oakville Jr. Hornets and served as team captain.
NCAA Grigg played college ice hockey with the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey program from 2011 to 2015. The RIT Tigers competed in the ECAC West conference of NCAA Division III women's ice hockey during Grigg's freshman season (2011–12) before moving up to the College Hockey America (CHA) conference of the NCAA Division I ahead of the 2012–13 season. A defencively-minded skater, Grigg flexed between playing as a defenceman and as a forward forward throughout her four seasons with RIT.
During the 2011–12 season, Grigg contributed to the Tigers' record-setting 28–1–1 win-loss record while primarily playing on the top defensive pairing. In the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, she scored the game winning goal in overtime to send the Tigers to the national championship game.
She was co-captain of the team as a junior and senior, sharing the role with future RIT Tigers head coach Celeste Brown during both seasons.
Grigg scored the game-winning goal of the 2014 CHA championship to secure the RIT Tigers' first conference championship title in NCAA Division I play. Her goal came with 6:17 remaining in second overtime versus the Mercyhurst Lakers and earned a 2–1 victory for the Tigers.
Elite leagues On July 13, 2015, Grigg signed a professional contract with the Buffalo Beauts for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
For the 2016–17 season, Grigg signed with HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Oakville Hornets Prov. WHL 36 10 6 16 30 3 0 0 0 2 2011–12 RIT Tigers ECAC West 30 8 14 22 8 — — — — — 2012–13 RIT Tigers CHA 36 2 12 14 10 — — — — — 2013–14 RIT Tigers CHA 38 3 18 21 12 — — — — — 2014–15 RIT Tigers CHA 39 7 11 18 14 — — — — — 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 15 0 2 2 6 5 0 1 1 6 2016–17 HV71 SDHL 33 8 10 18 8 6 0 1 1 0 2017–18 Markham Thunder CWHL 28 0 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0NCAA D1 totals 113 12 41 53 36 – – – – – Sources:
Awards and honours AwardYearCWHL Clarkson Cup Champion 2018SDHL Swedish Championship Silver Medal 2017RIT Tigers All-CHA Second Team 2013–14CHA Championship All-Tournament Team 2014 2015CHA Player of the Week Week of March 10, 2014 Week of March 2, 2015 CHA Best Defensive Forward 2014–15 CHA All-Academic 2014–15
Inline hockey Grigg began playing inline hockey at age 10.
Grigg joined the Canadian women's senior inline hockey team in 2012, capturing a gold medal at the World Championships. With Canada's inline team, she was their scoring leader at the 2016 FIRS World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago, logging ten points. Of note, she ranked fifth overall among all female competitors
In addition, Grigg served as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's national under-19 inline hockey team that competed in the junior women's tournament at the 2014 FIRS World Inline Hockey Championships in Toulouse, France.
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