 Grimes returned to Mobile for the 2001–02 season, earning 9 points (2G-7A) in 64 games.Grimes then moved over to the Jackson Bandits of the ECHL in 2002–03, playing in 20 games, and getting 6 points (1G-5A) before being traded to the Greensboro Generals, where he got 8 points (1G-7A) in 54 games, for a total of 14 points (2G-12A) in 74 games.He then played in 8 playoff games for Greensboro, scoring 2 goals.