Colorado Mammoth to retire Grant’s jersey
The Colorado Mammoth are going to retire John Grant Jr.’s jersey No. 24 to the Pepsi Center rafters in Denver on March 24, the NLL club announced Thursday.
In just over six seasons with Colorado, Grant rewrote the record books and stepped away as the team’s all-time leader in goals (235), and finished second in both assists (317) and points (552). The two-time MVP and nine-time All-Pro finished his career second in League history in goals (668) and points (1,446) and fifth in assists (778).
“The most memorable time for me while playing for the Colorado Mammoth was earning the right to be captain,” Grant stated, in a club press release.
“I used my years of experience, on and off the floor, to help guide and mentor my younger teammates and humbly embraced the nickname ‘Uncle Junes.’ The exhilarating rush of running through the tunnel and onto the floor of the Loud House while thousands of the world’s greatest fans were screaming and supporting us will forever remain with me.
“I am honoured to have my jersey raised to the rafters of the Loudest House in Lacrosse. Thank you to the Kroenke family, KSE, and to everyone at the Mammoth organization.”
Grant’s No. 24 will be the fourth jersey number the Mammoth retires. Grant’s jersey will join Gary Gait’s No. 22, Brian Langtry’s No. 6 and Gavin Prout’s No. 9.
Grant first donned a Mammoth jersey in 2010. He quickly became a pinnacle of the Mammoth team and community as well. Widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all-time, Grant led the Mammoth in goals and points from 2011 to 2014 and led the Mammoth in assists from 2011 to 2015. Grant scored his 500th and 600th career goals in a Mammoth uniform and reached his 1,000-point plateau with the team as well.
“John Grant has to be considered one of the greatest lacrosse players to ever play our game,” said Mammoth GM Dan Carey.
“There are many reasons why John had so much success. One obvious reason was his skill level which was second to none, but also his compete level. John left it all on the turf every single game he played and he made teammates and opposing players better for it.”