Joffrey Lupul

Joffrey Lupul
Lupul playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in 2004.
Born	September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23) Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position	Right/left wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft	7th overall, 2002 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	2003–present

Joffrey Douglas Sheldon Lupul (born September 23, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Lupul was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their first choice, seventh overall, during the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Lupul dueling for position with Roman Hamrlík during his first stint with Anaheim.

In the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Lupul became the first player in NHL playoff history to cap a three-goal game with an overtime score, as he tallied all the Ducks goals in a 4–3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference semi-finals. After the 2005–06 season, Lupul was traded to the Edmonton Oilers along with Ladislav Šmíd and draft picks for Chris Pronger on July 4, 2006.

On July 1, 2007, Lupul was traded along with Jason Smith to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joni Pitkänen, Geoff Sanderson, and a third round draft pick in 2007.

During the 2007–08 season, his first with the Flyers, Lupul was diagnosed with a spinal cord contusion after a collision with teammate Derian Hatcher in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 6, 2008. Lupul made his return playing for the team on February 9, 2008 against the New York Rangers. On April 22, 2008, Lupul scored the series-winning goal in the first overtime of Game 7 in the first-round playoff series between the Flyers and the Washington Capitals. After helping the Flyers to the Eastern Conference finals, Lupul agreed to a four-year contract extension with Philadelphia on July 21, 2008.

On June 26, 2009, Lupul was traded by the Flyers to the Anaheim Ducks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft along with Luca Sbisa and two first round picks for Chris Pronger, the second time in his short career he has been part of a trade involving the Ducks with Pronger going the other way. Injuries limited him to just 23 games during the 2009–10 season, and Lupul missed the final 59 games of that season and the first 28 games of the next season as the result of a blood infection after the back surgery.

On February 9, 2011, Lupul was traded by the Anaheim Ducks along with Jake Gardiner and a conditional 2013 draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for François Beauchemin, marking the third time Lupul has been involved in a trade with the Ducks organization. Playing on a line with Phil Kessel he put together a strong first half of the season, resulting in his being invited to the 2012 National Hockey League All-Star Game as an assistant captain to Zdeno Chara. There, he scored two goals for Team Chara resulting in their 12-9 win over Team Alfredsson.

Awards

• 2001–02: CHL First All-Star Team
• 2001–02: WHL East First All-Star Team
• 2003–04: NHL YoungStars Game participant
• 2011–12: Selected to play in 2012 NHL All-Star Game (assistant captain).

Records

• First player to score a playoff hat-trick in Anaheim franchise history
• First player to score four playoff goals in one game, including an overtime winner
• First player to score all four of his team's goals in a playoff game.

Personal

As featured during an NHL Network Online video, Lupul enjoys playing guitar. He is also a Ukrainian Canadian.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Fort Saskatchewan	ABHL		36	40	50	90	40		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Fort Saskatchewan	AMHL		34	43	30	73	47		16	17	19	36	26
2000–01	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		69	30	26	56	39		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		72	56	50	106	95		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		50	41	37	78	82		11	4	11	15	20
2003–04	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		75	13	21	34	28		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		3	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		65	30	26	56	58		12	3	9	12	27
2005–06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		81	28	25	53	48		16	9	2	11	31
2006–07	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		81	16	12	28	45		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		56	20	26	46	35		17	4	6	10	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	25	25	50	58		6	1	1	2	2
2009–10	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		23	10	4	14	18		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		26	5	8	13	14		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		3	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		28	9	9	18	19		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				490	145	158	303	301		39	14	9	23	35

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Canada	WJC		6	2	1	3	27
Junior int'l totals				6	2	1	3	27

External links

• Joffrey Lupul's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Joffrey Lupul at Hockey-Reference.com
• Joffrey Lupul's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Joffrey Lupul's NHL player profile
• Joffrey Lupul on Twitter

Preceded by Stanislav Chistov

Anaheim Mighty Ducks first round draft pick 2002

Succeeded by Ryan Getzlaf