Chris Joseph (ice hockey)
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| Chris Joseph | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 10, 1969 Burnaby, British Columbia , Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| NHL draft |
5th overall, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2006 | ||
Robin Christopher Joseph (born September 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional
Phoenix Coyotes and Atlanta Thrashers
.
Playing career
Joseph was drafted 5th overall by the Penguins in the
Moe Mantha and Craig Simpson move to the Oilers with Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp moving to Pittsburgh. After seven seasons with the Oilers he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Bob Beers
.
He then began a second spell at Pittsburgh who claimed him in the
1996 NHL Waiver Draft
by Vancouver.
He then signed with Philadelphia for two seasons before moving on to the
waiver draft for the third time in four years, once again by Vancouver. He was claimed off waivers
for a third time in the season, this time by the Phoenix Coyotes. The next season, he was claimed off waivers one more time by Atlanta before leaving the NHL
In total, Joseph played 510 regular season games, scoring 39 goals with 112 assists for 151 points and collecting 567 penalty minutes. Joseph also played 31 playoff games, scoring 3 goals with 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 24 penalty minutes. In 2001, he moved to
Serie A
before retiring.
Personal life
Since retiring Joseph became a City of Edmonton firefighter in early 2007.
His son, Jaxon, was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 72 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 67 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL
|
17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 61 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 49 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 63 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 27 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Milano Vipers | ITA
|
35 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | ||
| NHL totals | 510 | 39 | 112 | 151 | 567 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| AHL totals | 194 | 36 | 84 | 120 | 195 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | ||||
| DEL totals | 144 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 243 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | WJC
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1988 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |||
Awards
- WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1987
References
- Sporting News.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database