Career
He spent his junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL before being selected in the second round of the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 41st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. In 1984 he was named to the OHL Third All-Star Team, and played his first two professional games for the Oilers.
He would play parts of two more seasons in the National Hockey League, but spent the majority of his career in the minors or in Europe.
Graves retired midway through the 1991-1992 National Hockey League season.