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Justin Grant begins his second season as a full-time assistant coach of the Bulldogs in 2024-25.

In his first season with UMD, Grant served as the Bulldogs goaltender coach, and was responsible to the NCAA's best goaltending duo, made up of rookie sensation Ève Gascon and sophomore Hailey MacLeod. The pair led the NCAA with 13 shutouts and had the seventh lowest scoring defense in the country. Gascon also set the program rookie record for shutouts (7), and both netminders were named finalists for the WCHA Goaltender of the Year. to UMD after serving as the goalie coach for the women's team at the University of St. Thomas for the past two seasons, and the North Campus Director for MEGA Goaltending for the previous six years. Grant was also the Bethel University Goalie Coach (men) for the last five years.

A Minnesota Scout for the USNTDP from 2018-19, Grant was also the goalie coach at Centennial High School boys team from 2012-22 and the Goalie Director at High Performance from 2017-22.

 
Grant, a goaltender himself, spent four years between the pipes for Northland College before graduating in 2007 with a degree in business management. Grant also played one season in the SPHL with the Knoxville Bears, two seasons in the AAHL and two seasons in the CHL, most recently with the Missouri Mavericks and Quad City Mallards over the 2011-12 season.