# Grant Besse

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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Grant Besse
| image = 
| image_caption =
| image_size = 230px
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey))
| played_for = [Cleveland Monsters](/source/Cleveland_Monsters)<br>[Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)<br>[Krefeld Pinguine](/source/Krefeld_Pinguine)<br>[IF Björklöven](/source/IF_Bj%C3%B6rkl%C3%B6ven)<br>[Vienna Capitals](/source/Vienna_Capitals)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|14}}
| birth_place = [Plymouth, Minnesota](/source/Plymouth%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 187
| shoots = Left
| draft = 147th overall
| draft_team = [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks) 
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2017
| career_end = 2022
}}
'''Grant Besse''' (born July 14, 1994) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)).<ref name="Last_Night_Fox">{{cite web
 | url =http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/wisconsin-badgers-grant-besse-get-last-laugh-against-minnesota-gophers-011615
 | title =Badgers, Besse get last laugh against Gophers
 | last =Mason
 | first =Tyler 
 | date =January 17, 2014
 | website =
 | publisher =[Fox Sports North](/source/Fox_Sports_North) - Wisconsin
 | access-date = August 5, 2016}}</ref> Besse was selected in the [2013 NHL entry draft](/source/2013_NHL_entry_draft)<ref name="MadisonBesse">{{cite web
 | url =http://host.madison.com/sports/college/hockey/badgers-men-s-hockey-grant-besse-growing-into-leadership-role/article_97372c55-48c7-5692-8ffe-92202919f9b3.html
 | title =Badgers men's hockey: Grant Besse growing into leadership role
 | last =Baggot
 | first =Andy
 | date =December 5, 2014
 | website =Madison.com
 | publisher =
 | access-date = August 5, 2016}}</ref> by the [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks) in the 5th round (147th overall).

Besse was named the 2013 [Minnesota Mr. Hockey](/source/Minnesota_Mr._Hockey).<ref name="USAToday_MR">{{cite web
 | url =http://www.usatodayhss.com/minneapolis/article/grant-besse-named-2013-mr-hockey—1015583
 | title =Grant Besse named 2013 Mr Hockey
 | last =
 | first =
 | date =March 11, 2013
 | website =
 | publisher =[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) High School Sports
 | access-date = August 5, 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2016}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Playing for the Red Knights of [Benilde-St. Margaret's](/source/Benilde-St._Margaret's) in [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), in 2012 he had 51 goals, bringing his career totals to 115 goals in 85 games.<ref name="Pioneer_Press_2012">{{cite web
 | url =http://www.twincities.com/2012/11/25/prep-boys-hockey-benildes-grant-besse-special-on-and-off-the-ice/
 | title =Prep boys hockey: Benilde's Grant Besse 'special on and off the ice' 
 | last =Bruce
 | first =Brothers
 | date =November 25, 2012
 | website =[Twincities.com](/source/Twincities.com)
 | publisher =[Pioneer Press](/source/Pioneer_Press)
 | access-date = August 5, 2016}}</ref> On March 11, 2012, Besse set a state tournament record<ref>[http://www.maxpreps.com/blogs/maxwire-national-blog/ljPMt-o9kkid1tSnsnSVOg/grant-besse-joins-minnesota-hockey-legends.htm Grant Besse joins Minnesota hockey legends – MaxWire National Blog – MaxPreps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> when he scored five goals, including three short-handed, to power the Benilde-St. Margaret's to a 5-1 win to capture the Minnesota State boys hockey championship.<ref>[http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_20148127/state-hockey-benilde-st-margarets-leads-hill-murray Benilde-St. Margaret's Grant Besse's five goals lift hockey team from tragedy to the ultimate triumph - TwinCities.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a result of the five goals, he scored 163 goals in his high school career, finishing fifth in Minnesota history, according to [CBS Minnesota](/source/CBS).<ref name="CBS_MN_APPlayer"/>

Besse was named the 2013 [Minnesota Mr. Hockey](/source/Minnesota_Mr._Hockey)<ref name="USAToday_MR"/><ref name="nhl.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=15333|title = Besse wins Minnesota's Mr. Hockey Award}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|
 url = http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-hockey/2013/3/10/4086676/grant-besse-minnesota-mr-hockey-award-wisconsin-recruit | title = Wisconsin Recruit Grant Besse Claims Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award | publisher = Bucky's 5th Quarter | date = 2013-03-10 | access-date = 2013-03-10}}</ref> as the top senior player from the state of Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.twincities.com/prep/ci_22760567/mr-hockey-award-goes-grant-besse-benilde-st Mr. Hockey Award goes to Grant Besse of Benilde-St. Margaret's - TwinCities.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was announced in March 2013 that he had also been named Associated Press Player of the Year for Minnesota high school hockey, an award voted on by a state panel of broadcasters and sports writers.<ref name="CBS_MN_APPlayer"/>

Besse committed to attend the [University of Wisconsin–Madison](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison)<ref>[http://host.madison.com/sports/college/hockey/badgers-men-s-hockey-uw-recruit-grant-besse-named-mr/article_fcb173fc-89e1-11e2-a501-001a4bcf887a.html Badgers men’s hockey: UW recruit Grant Besse named Mr. Hockey in Minnesota : Sports<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> to play NCAA college hockey with the [Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey](/source/Wisconsin_Badgers_men's_ice_hockey) team.<ref>[http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2013/2/7/3964716/mr-hockey-finalists-announced-uw-recruit-grant-besse-the-favorite Mr. Hockey Finalists Announced: Wisconsin Recruit Grant Besse the Favorite - Bucky's 5th Quarter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
Besse scored in his first two career games with the Badgers. He had 14 points in his freshman season, which led all freshman on the team. In his sophomore season he led the entire team in points with 22. His junior season he was named assistant captain and lead the team again in points, but this time with 33.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.uwbadgers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=792|title = Men's Hockey - Wisconsin Athletics|website = www.uwbadgers.com|access-date = 2016-04-10}}</ref><ref name="Daily_Cardinal_2016">{{cite web
 | url =http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2016/02/badgers-disappoint-in-weekend-series-in-columbus
 | title =Badgers disappoint in weekend series in Columbus
 | last =Ehrlich 
 | first =Bobby 
 | date =February 28, 2016 
 | website =
 | publisher =[The Daily Cardinal](/source/The_Daily_Cardinal)
 | access-date = August 5, 2016}}</ref>

Following the conclusion of his senior year in the [2016–17](/source/2016-17_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) season, Besse completed his four-year collegiate career, posting 37 goals and 97 points in 138 games.

===Professional===
With the Anaheim Ducks opting not to offer Besse a contract, he signed as a free agent to his first professional contract with the [Norfolk Admirals](/source/Norfolk_Admirals_(ECHL)) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL) on October 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.norfolkadmirals.com/press-releases/admirals-ink-besse-melancon/ | title = Admirals ink Besse, Melancon | publisher = [Norfolk Admirals](/source/Norfolk_Admirals_(ECHL)) | date = 2017-10-03 | access-date = 2017-10-03}}</ref> In the [2017–18](/source/2017-18_ECHL_season) season, Besse completed the campaign as the top scoring rookie in the ECHL, compiling 30 goals and 62 points in 62 games with the Admirals. He led the team in goals and game-winning goals (4), and finished second on the club in assists and points. He was selected to play in the 2018 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic, and earned a spot on the ECHL All-Rookie Team for his play. Besse, earned a professional tryout with the AHL's [Cleveland Monsters](/source/Cleveland_Monsters) at the tail end of the season, finishing with seven points in 11 games. He scored his first AHL goal on March 28, 2018, against the [Stockton Heat](/source/Stockton_Heat), and registered three assists against the [San Antonio Rampage](/source/San_Antonio_Rampage) on April 8.

As a free agent over the summer, Besse secured a one-year AHL contract with the [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) on August 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=5642 | title = Bears sign forward Grant Besse to an AHL contract | publisher = [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | date = 2018-08-23 | access-date = 2018-08-23}}</ref> He began the [2018–19](/source/2018-19_AHL_season) season familiarly in the ECHL with affiliate, the [South Carolina Stingrays](/source/South_Carolina_Stingrays). He matched his rookie season totals with the Stingrays, posting 30 goals and 62 points in 60 games. He played in just 7 games with the Hershey Bears, posting 2 goals in his various call-ups.

On April 25, 2019, Besse opted to pursue a European career, signing an initial one-year contract with German club, [Krefeld Pinguine](/source/Krefeld_Pinguine) of the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/pinguine-nehmen-grant-besse-unter-vertrag.html | title = Pinguine sign Grant Besse | publisher = [Krefeld Pinguine](/source/Krefeld_Pinguine) | date = 2019-04-25 | access-date = 2019-04-25 | language = German}}</ref> In the following [2019-20](/source/2019-20_DEL_season) season, Besse co-led the team with 20 goals through 48 regular season games, before the playoffs were cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).

Leaving Krefeld after one season, Besse signed as a free agent with Swedish second division club, [IF Björklöven](/source/IF_Bj%C3%B6rkl%C3%B6ven) of the [HockeyAllsvenskan](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan) (Allsv) on December 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [IF Björklöven](/source/IF_Bj%C3%B6rkl%C3%B6ven) | date = December 3, 2020 | access-date = December 3, 2020 | language = Swedish | title = Welcome Grant Besse | url = https://www.bjorkloven.com/artikel/xsywaki8j-2e4ad/ny-forward-klar }}</ref> Besse was unable to make an impact with IF Björklöven, registering 2 assists in only 8 games before opting to mutually terminate his contract on February 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bjorkloven.com/artikel/jgkeakkxx-2e4ad/besse-lamnar-bjorkloven | publisher =  [IF Björklöven](/source/IF_Bj%C3%B6rkl%C3%B6ven) | title = Besse leaves Björklöven  | language = Swedish | date = February 9, 2021 | access-date = February 9, 2021 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
| 2009–10
| [Benilde-St. Margaret's School](/source/Benilde-St._Margaret's_School)
| [USHS](/source/Minnesota_State_High_School_League)
| 27
| 30
| 20
| 50
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11
| Benilde-St. Margaret's School
| USHS
| 27
| 33
| 20
| 53
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 2
|- 
| 2011–12
| Benilde-St. Margaret's School
| USHS
| 31
| 52
| 41
| 93
| 33
| 6
| 12
| 6
| 18
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13
| Benilde-St. Margaret's School
| USHS
| 28
| 48
| 28
| 76
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 2
|-
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_USHL_season)
| [Omaha Lancers](/source/Omaha_Lancers)
| [USHL](/source/United_States_Hockey_League)
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2013–14](/source/2013-14_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| [University of Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin_Badgers)
| [B1G](/source/Big_Ten_Conference)
| 36
| 8
| 6
| 14
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Wisconsin
| B1G
| 32
| 11
| 11
| 22
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Wisconsin
| B1G
| 35
| 11
| 22
| 33
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Wisconsin
| B1G
| 35
| 9
| 19
| 28
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ECHL_season)
| [Norfolk Admirals](/source/Norfolk_Admirals_(ECHL))
| [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
| 62
| 30
| 32
| 62
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season)
| [Cleveland Monsters](/source/Cleveland_Monsters)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_ECHL_season)
| [South Carolina Stingrays](/source/South_Carolina_Stingrays)
| ECHL
| 60
| 30
| 32
| 62
| 33
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|- 
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_AHL_season)
| [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)
| AHL
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_DEL_season)
| [Krefeld Pinguine](/source/Krefeld_Pinguine)
| [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| 48
| 20
| 16
| 36
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_HockeyAllsvenskan_season)
| [IF Björklöven](/source/IF_Bj%C3%B6rkl%C3%B6ven)
| [Allsv](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan)
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Austrian_Hockey_League_season)
| [Vienna Capitals](/source/Vienna_Capitals)
| [ICEHL](/source/ICE_Hockey_League)
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
|- 
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_DEL2_season)
| [Tölzer Löwen](/source/T%C3%B6lzer_L%C3%B6wen)
| [DEL2](/source/DEL2)
| 17
| 5
| 9
| 14
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 18
! 3
! 6
! 9
! 2
! —
! —
! —
! —
! —
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [USHS](/source/Minnesota_State_High_School_League)
|-
| [Minnesota Mr. Hockey](/source/Minnesota_Mr._Hockey)
| 2013
| <ref>[http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/236869?referrer_id=32770 Besse named Mr. Hockey | Minnesota Hockey Hub | MN Boys High School Hockey<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| Boys Hockey AP Player Of Year
| 2013
| <ref name="CBS_MN_APPlayer">{{cite web | url =http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/12/bsms-grant-besse-is-boys-hockey-ap-player-of-year/ | title =BSM's Grant Besse Is Boys Hockey AP Player Of Year | date =March 12, 2013 | website =cbslocal.com | publisher =[CBS Minnesota](/source/CBS) | access-date = August 5, 2016}}</ref>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
|-
| All-Rookie Team
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ECHL_season)
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.echl.com/echl-all-rookie-team-2017-18 |title=ECHL Announces 2017-18 All-Rookie Team |website=ECHL |date=April 4, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406042436/https://www.echl.com/echl-all-rookie-team-2017-18 |archive-date=April 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{icehockeystats}}

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