Don Grosso

Don Grosso
Born (1915-04-12)April 12, 1915
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Died May 14, 1985(1985-05-14) (aged 70)
Detroit, MI, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1938–1949

Donald Joseph Grosso (April 12, 1915 – May 14, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Grosso started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He also played with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks in a career that lasted from 1938 to 1947. Grosso won one Stanley Cup in his career in 1943 with Detroit.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1933–34 Detroit Mundus MOHL 10 8 1 9 17 6 3 0 3 8
1934–35 Sudbury Cub Wolves NBHL 7 3 0 3 4 5 1 2 3 2
1935–36 Falconbridge Falcons NBHL 10 7 6 13 10 3 4 1 5 4
1935–36 Falconbridge Falcons Al-Cup — — — — — 13 8 3 11 18
1936–37 Sudbury Frood Miners NBHL 14 11 5 16 6 2 0 1 1 2
1936–37 Sudbury Frood Miners Al-Cup — — — — — 14 13 5 18 4
1937–38 Falconbridge Falcons NBHL 13 13 8 21 2 3 1 2 3 6
1937–38 Falconbridge Falcons Al-Cup — — — — — 9 5 9 14 15
1938–39 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils NBHL 7 17 12 29 2 2 4 2 6 0
1938–39 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 7
1938–39 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils Al-Cup — — — — — 7 14 3 17 2
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 2 3 5 11 5 0 0 0 0
1940–41 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 8 7 15 14 9 1 4 5 0
1941–42 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 23 30 53 13 12 8 6 14 29
1942–43 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 15 17 32 10 10 4 2 6 10
1943–44 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 16 31 47 13 5 1 0 1 0
1944–45 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20 6 10 16 6 — — — — —
1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 21 9 6 15 4 — — — — —
1945–46 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 7 10 17 17 4 0 0 0 17
1946–47 Boston Bruins NHL 33 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
1946–47 Hershey Bears AHL 25 8 14 22 34 11 4 6 10 2
1947–48 St. Louis Flyers AHL 65 34 47 81 10 — — — — —
1948–49 St. Louis Flyers AHL 63 10 45 55 17 7 0 2 2 4
1949–50 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA — — — — — 11 5 6 11 —
1950–51 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA — — — — — 8 2 2 4 12
1951–52 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 4 0 1 1 0 8 2 2 4 12
NBHL totals 51 51 31 82 24 15 10 8 18 14
Al-Cup totals — — — — — 43 40 20 60 39
NHL totals 336 87 117 204 90 48 15 14 29 63


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