Grant Munro (ice hockey)

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Grant Munro
Born (1936-08-07)August 7, 1936
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died December 30, 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 83)
Brunswick, Maine, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defenseman
Played for Denver
Playing career 1958–1962

Warren Grant Munro was a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Denver[1] and helped the team win consecutive national championships in the early 1960s.

Career[]

Munro grew up in Regina and played for his home town junior team, the Regina Pats. He helped the club win consecutive Abbott Cups in 1955 and '56. In 1957 he followed his former junior coach Murray Armstrong to Denver and began playing for the Pioneers. He joined the varsity squad in 1958 and became a stalwart defender on one of the most dominant teams in college hockey history. He helped the team win championships in 1960 and 1961 and was an All-American in his senior season. In the 1961 championship he recorded 4 points in Denver's 12–2 win, setting a record for defensemen in a title match (unmatched as of 2020).

After graduating, Munro briefly played professional hockey but retired after the 1962 season. He and his wife Ileen moved to Maine in 1967 and remained there until his death due to complications from Parkinson's disease in 2019.[2]

Career statistics[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1953–54 Regina Pats WCJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1954–55 Regina Pats WCJHL 34 3 4 7 0 — — — — —
1955–56 Regina Pats WCJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1956–57 Regina Pats SJHL 49 8 15 23 34 — — — — —
1958–59 Denver NCAA 26 6 17 23 — — — — — —
1959–60 Denver WCHA 34 5 13 18 28 — — — — —
1960–61 Denver WCHA 32 11 16 27 38 — — — — —
1961–62 Omaha Knights IHL — — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Toledo Mercurys IHL 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NCAA Totals 92 22 46 68 — — — — — —

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
AHCA West All-American 1960–61 [1]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1961 [3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1960-1961 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Warren Grant Munro". Press Herald. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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