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Stuart Grimson (born May 20, 1965) is a former ice hockey forward. Grimson played in the National Hockey League from 1989 to 2002. During this time, he played for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, and Nashville Predators. Grimson was known as an enforcer, with over 2,000 penalty minutes in his career. His stature, his reputation as a fighter, and a play on his surname combined to earn him the nickname "The Grim Reaper". Grimson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia. == Playing career == During his lengthy career, Grimson improved as a fighter. In his younger days, he lacked balance, and was vulnerable to shorter, more powerfully built fighters. It was during his first stint with Anaheim that he began to show signs of improving his balance, and though his style still left him vulnerable, he scored wins over some of the league's tougher fighters. However, his best year in the NHL was the 1992–93 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he beat the leagues more formidable fighters such as Tie Domi, Marty McSorly, Darrin Kimble, Bob Probert (pre-season), Gino Odjick, Rob Ray, Kelly Chase, and more. In the 1996–97 season, he scored decisive wins over established fighters such as Randy McKay, Darren Langdon and Enrico Ciccone, and he battered Ryan Vandenbussche and Shane Churla of the New York Rangers in one-sided victories. The following season saw Grimson move with the Whalers to Carolina, and as a Hurricane he continued to be a force in the league. He started a rivalry with Krzysztof Oliwa of the New Jersey Devils that season, which saw the two men fight several times over the next few seasons, usually to a draw. Grimson spent the next two seasons back in Anaheim, and played his final full season with the Los Angeles Kings in 2000–01. He remained a respected and elite heavyweight fighter, but in his final season, in Nashville, he suffered from post-concussion syndrome and was forced to retire after a fight with Georges Laraque of the Edmonton Oilers. He had already been suffering effects before that bout, and even admitted he once blacked out in the middle of a fight. Grimson enjoyed a career-long rivalry with enforcer Bob Probert, considered by many observers to be one of the top fighters in NHL history. Though the consensus is that Probert got the better of the rivalry, Grimson usually held his own and scored a couple of wins of his own against Probert. In his final seasons, Grimson built rivalries with a new generation of fighters, such as Georges Laraque, Krzysztof Oliwa and Scott Parker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stu Grimson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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