Joe Whitney
Joe Whitney | |||
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Born |
Reading, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 6, 1988||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Linköpings HC New Jersey Devils | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Joseph Ryan Whitney (born February 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
After completing his collegiate career with the Boston College Eagles, Whitney signed a professional try-out contract with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League to end the 2010–11 season.
On August 22, 2011, the Albany Devils signed Whitney as a free agent to an AHL contract.[1]
After two seasons with Albany, Whitney was rewarded with a NHL contract with Albany's parent affiliate, the New Jersey Devils. He signed a two-year entry level deal on May 2, 2013.
During the 2013–14 season, on January 24, 2014 Whitney was called up to the New Jersey Devils to make his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals at the Prudential Center.[2]
On July 1, 2015, Whitney signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on a one-year two-way contract.[3]
At the conclusion of the season, Whitney left the Islanders organization as a free agent. On July 1, 2016, he signed a one-year, two-way contract to join the Colorado Avalanche.[4] After attending the Avalanche's 2016 training camp, Whitney was re-assigned during the pre-season to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. As a veteran of the American League, Whitney was selected as the Rampage captain to begin the 2016–17 campaign.[5] After a slow transition adjusting offensively, Whitney resumed his scoring proficiency in collecting 11 goals and 28 points in 55 games before he was traded at the NHL deadline by the Avalanche to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brendan Ranford on March 1, 2017.[6]
As a free agent from the Coyotes in the off-season, Whitney agreed to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on September 7, 2017.[7] In the 2017-18 season, Whitney was selected as team captain for a second successive season in the AHL. In 40 games with the Wolf Pack, Whitney collected 19 points before on February 9, 2018, the Wolf Pack's parent club, the New York Rangers, traded Whitney to the Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate in the Hershey Bears.[8]
After completing his eighth professional season in the AHL and North America, Whitney opted to embark on a European career, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Linköping HC of the SHL, on July 10, 2018.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Boston College | HE | 44 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Boston College | HE | 39 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 72 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 66 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 73 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 66 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 36 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 55 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2010 | [10] |
References
- ^ "Albany Devils sign 12 players". Albany Devils. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Return of Whitney can't halt team skid". Times Union. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
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(help) - ^ Ren Lavoie (July 1, 2015). "Joe Whitney signs with Islanders". Twitter. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Whitney named player of the month". runningwiththeherd.com. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Avalanche acquire Brendan Ranford from Arizona". San Antonio Rampage. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Wolf Pack sign Whitney to AHL contract". American Hockey League. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Capitals Acquire Adam Chapie and Joe Whitney from New York Rangers". NHL.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "High end forward Whitney signs with LHC" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Joe Whitney career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Joe Whitney career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Joe Whitney player profile at NHL.com
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- American men's ice hockey players
- Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Massachusetts
- New Jersey Devils players
- People from Reading, Massachusetts
- Portland Pirates players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Tucson Roadrunners players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- American ice hockey player stubs