Joe Whitney

Joe Whitney
Born (1988-02-06) February 6, 1988
Reading, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Colorado Avalanche
San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011present

Joseph Ryan Whitney (born February 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche organization 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 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]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
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
NHL totals 5 1 0 1 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2007–08
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2010 [5]

References

  1. "Albany Devils sign 12 players". Albany Devils. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  2. "Return of Whitney can't halt team skid". Times Union. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. Ren Lavoie (2015-07-01). "Joe Whitney signs with Islanders". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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