Joe Veleno
| Joseph Veleno | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 13, 2000 Kirkland, Quebec, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| QMJHL team | Saint John Sea Dogs | ||
| NHL draft | Eligible 2018 | ||
Joseph "Joe" Veleno (born January 13, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.
Playing Career
On June 4, 2015, Veleno became the first player from Quebec to be granted “exceptional status” to allowed him to play as a 15-year-old in major junior hockey,[1] and on June 7, 2015 he was taken 1st overall at QMJHL draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs.[2]
To date only four other players, John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid and Sean Day, have been granted the same status by Hockey Canada.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 41 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 62 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| QMJHL totals | 62 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ "2015 QMJHL Draft Preview: Veleno declared exceptional status, likely to be taken first". Yahoo Sports. June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Saint John Sea Dogs take Joseph Veleno 1st overall at QMJHL draft". CBC News. June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Scoring star Joey Veleno, 15, granted exceptional status for QMJHL draft". NHL. June 4, 2015.
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