Son of John and Polly Gruden
Brother to Kaitlin and Elizabeth
Father, John Gruden, previously served as an assistant coach at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program including helping win two gold medals (2014, 2012) and one bronze (2016) at the Under-18 Men's World Championship. John went on to coach the Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) to an OHL Championship in 2017-18. John currently serves as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders (NHL). Prior to his coaching career, John played four seasons (1990-94) with Ferris State University after completing one season (1989-90) with the Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL). John went on to play five seasons in the NHL including one appearance for Team USA at the Men's World Championship in 2013.

Favorite NHL player: Pavel Datsyuk
Most memorable moment/achievement: winning gold at the Youth Olympic Games in 2016
Best advice received: work hard and be a great teammate
What celebrity would you carpool karaoke with? Justin Bieber