Joey Tenute
| Joey Tenute | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1983 Hamilton, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| SM-l team Former teams |
Tappara Washington Capitals Jokerit Frankfurt Lions Hamburg Freezers |
| NHL Draft | 261st overall, 2003 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Joey Tenute (born April 2, 1983 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Tappara of the SM-liiga.
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[edit] Playing career
Tenute was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2003 NHL Entry Draft 261st overall, Tenute was later signed by the Capitals as a free agent in 2005.
Playing primarily for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League during the 2005–06 season, he helped guide the team to the Calder Cup. To date he has played one game in the NHL with the Capitals. On July 9, 2007, Tenute was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes.
Joey Tenute played for Finnish SM-liiga team Jokerit during the 2008–09 season under coach Glen Hanlon, coincidentally the same coach as in his only NHL game for Washington. During the 2009 off-season, Tenute signed with the Frankfurt Lions. The Lions would cease operations at the 2009–10 season due to financial difficulties and Tenute signed with the Hamburg Freezers.
After two seasons in Germany, Tenute returned to Finland and signed an optional two-year contract with Tappara of the SM-liiga on March 21, 2011.[1]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 66 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 76 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 2002–03 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 68 | 41 | 71 | 112 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 58 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 68 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 78 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 53 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Tappara secures first new signings" (in Finnish). Tappara. 2011-03-21. http://www.tappara.fi/liiga/uutiset/174/6641.html. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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