The West Kent Steamers have announced that defenseman Natan Grenier has committed to the Université de Moncton for the 2026–27 season.
The 20-year-old from Boischatel, Quebec, had a big impact right out of the gate in his lone MHL season. Grenier had points in his first fourteen games and finished second in defenseman scoring. His eighteen goals were tops among blueliners, as were his five game-winning goals and two shorthanded goals. Grenier was the only defenseman to score in a shootout this season, which was the game-winner on January 16th against Campbellton. Grenier’s 43 assists were fourth-most among defensemen, and he finished third with eighteen powerplay assists and nineteen powerplay points.
He set franchise records for defensemen for points and assists, and his eighteen goals rank second in franchise history among blueliners to Ian Smallwood’s nineteen goals in the 2019-20 season while the team was in South Shore. Grenier finished second to teammate Pierre-Marc Minville for time on ice with the Steamers, averaging nearly 27 minutes per game.
Grnier was named to the Eastlink North All-Star Team, was the MHL’s Top Defenseman in September and December, and was also named to the Eastlink North Team of the Week seven times during the season.
The MHL congratulates Grenier on his post-secondary commitment.