Josh Hennessy

Josh Hennessy
Josh Hennessy
Born	February 7, 1985 (age 39); Brockton, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
SHL team; Former teams	Växjö Lakers; Ottawa Senators; HC Lugano; Boston Bruins; HC Vityaz; Kloten Flyers; HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
NHL draft	43rd overall, 2003; San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2005–present

Joshua Hennessy (born February 7, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey player. Hennessy is currently a member of the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Hennessy previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Junior

Hennessy was drafted 17th overall by the Quebec Remparts at the 2001 QMJHL draft. He finished the 2001–02 season with 40 points, good for the 6th in scoring on his team.

Hailing from New England, Hennessy did not speak French when he arrived. However, during his first year, he made an effort to learn which started to put him in a leadership role. The team rewarded his efforts by giving him the assistant captain's role in his second year with the team. That season Hennessy and his team qualified for the 2003 Memorial Cup but Quebec was eliminated at the after round-robin tournament losing all three games.

During his third year, Hennessy, now fluent in French, was named the captain of the Quebec Remparts. That year Hennessy scored well and put up a decent amount of points. However, an injury ended his season and knocked him out of the playoffs. He was then drafted by the NHL's San Jose Sharks 43rd overall in 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

In the 2004–05 season, coaching staff had high hopes for him and his development. Hennessey recorded approximately the same numbers for the third straight year, but ended up first in team scoring that season. Expectations were higher, especially since he was playing with top prospect, Alexander Radulov.

Josh Hennessy is one of the reasons why so many New England hockey players such as Joey Ryan, Andrew Andricopoulos and Jordan LaVallee joined the Quebec Remparts the following years.

Professional

Hennessy started his pro career with the San Jose Sharks' farm team the Cleveland Barons in 2005-06. He led the Barons in goals (24) and assists (39) for 63 points in 80 games. He was one of only two players on the team to play in every regular-season game. Hennessy holds the franchise records for both goals and points in a season by a rookie and was named the Barons Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season.

Hennessy was traded by the Sharks, along with Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators via the Chicago Blackhawks on July 9, 2006 in a three-way deal. Ottawa traded Bryan Smolinski and Martin Havlat to Chicago who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a 2008 2nd round pick to Ottawa.^[1]

Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006-07 season with the Senators AHL's affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. During the season on his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

On May 6, 2010, Hennessy left the Senators organization after four years signing a one-year deal with Swiss club HC Lugano of the NLA.^[2]

On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.^[3] He was assigned to AHL primary affiliate, the Providence Bruins, for the majority of the 2011–12 season. In 67 games he contributed offensively with 41 points, before he was recalled to appear in 3 scoreless games with the Bruins.

During the 2014–15 season, Hennessy featured in 27 games in the KHL with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before opting for a mid-season transfer to Swedish club, Växjö Lakers, on December 30, 2014.^[4] In adding 13 points in just 20 games to close out the season with the Lakers and claim the Swedish Championship, Hennessy was signed to a two-year contract extension on June 4, 2015.^[5]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Milton Academy	USHS	28	30	30	60	20	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	70	20	20	40	24	9	3	9	12	8
2002–03	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	72	33	51	84	44	11	6	9	15	10
2003–04	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	59	40	42	82	55	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	68	35	50	85	39	13	2	9	11	6
2005–06	Cleveland Barons	AHL	80	24	39	63	60	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Binghamton Senators	AHL	76	27	30	57	54	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ottawa Senators	NHL	10	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Binghamton Senators	AHL	76	22	29	51	49	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ottawa Senators	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Binghamton Senators	AHL	59	20	17	37	26	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ottawa Senators	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Binghamton Senators	AHL	78	30	38	68	26	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Ottawa Senators	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Lugano	NLA	36	9	10	19	22	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Providence Bruins	AHL	69	19	22	41	22	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Boston Bruins	NHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Vityaz	KHL	48	11	14	25	53	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Vityaz	KHL	19	1	7	8	10	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Kloten Flyers	NLA	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	3	4	0
2014–15	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	27	2	6	8	20	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Växjö Lakers	SHL	20	5	8	13	12	18	2	6	8	8
2015–16	Växjö Lakers	SHL	52	8	8	16	40	9	0	1	1	33
AHL totals			438	142	175	317	237	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			23	1	0	1	6	—	—	—	—	—

Awards

QMJHL

Player of the week

Week 23: 2003-03-10 to 2003-03-18
Week 10: 2003-11-17 to 2003-11-23

Player of the month

December 2003

Trophies

Plaque Karcher (humanitarian) - 2004

CHL

Player of the month

December 2003

AHL

Cleveland Barons Rookie of the Year

2005-06

References

^ "Blackhawks obtain Sens' Havlat in three team deal". ESPN. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
^ "The fighting spirit of Josh Hennessy is in the Resega" (in German). HC Lugano. 2010-05-06. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Boston signs Tardif and Hennessy". American Hockey League. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Josh Hennessy joins the Växjö Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Vaxjo extend two years with Hennessy" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[1] "Blackhawks obtain Sens' Havlat in three team deal". ESPN. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-26.

[2] "The fighting spirit of Josh Hennessy is in the Resega" (in German). HC Lugano. 2010-05-06. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Boston signs Tardif and Hennessy". American Hockey League. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Josh Hennessy joins the Växjö Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Vaxjo extend two years with Hennessy" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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