Joel Laing
| Joel Laing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 3, 1975 Maryfield, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wheeling Nailers Sheffield Steelers | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2003 | ||
Joel J. Laing is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who was an All-American for Rensselaer.[1]
Career
After finishing up his junior career, Laing travelled to
After graduating, Laing attended the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp and was signed to a minor league contract.[5] He was assigned the Wheeling Nailers and established himself as the team's top goaltender over the course of the season. He was called up to the AHL for 16 games and put up decent but unspectacular numbers. His second season appeared to be going even better, as his performance in the ECHL was improving, but he wasn't retained by the organization. Laing continued his playing career in England, suiting up for the Sheffield Steelers and compiling an outstanding season. He helped the team win the regular season championship, as well as the Challenge Cup, being named as not only the league's top goaltender, but the 2003 BISL Player of the Year.
Laing retired from professional hockey in 2003 and began working as a senior assurance manager for Ernst & Young. At the same time, he also enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and earned a master's in accounting in 2004. Laing remained with the company until 2012 when he joined the Sleep Number corporation, settling in the Minneapolis area. He worked his way up to Senior Director of Finance (as of 2021).[6]
Laing couldn't stay away from hockey, however, and started coaching youth hockey in 2018. He's worked with several teams since, stick mostly with Squirt (10 and under) and Mite (8 and under) groups.[7]
Laing was inducted into the RPI Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1993–94 | Minot Americans | SJHL | 38 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 0 | 4.39 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Minot Top Guns | SJHL | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.79 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Minot Top Guns | SJHL | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Melfort Mustangs | SJHL | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1600 | 91 | 0 | 3.41 | .899 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.00 | .910 | ||
| 1996–97 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1096 | 56 | 0 | 3.07 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1076 | 53 | 2 | 2.95 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1559 | 73 | 5 | 2.81 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1613 | 49 | 6 | 1.82 | .947 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 47 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2615 | 125 | 1 | 2.87 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 864 | 47 | 0 | 3.26 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 43 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2382 | 110 | 2 | 2.77 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 28 | — | — | — | 1710 | 44 | — | 1.54 | .941 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.74 | .910 | ||
| 2003–04 | Milestone Flyers | QVHL | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 93 | 52 | 31 | 6 | 5,345 | 231 | 13 | 2.59 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 90 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 4,997 | 235 | 3 | 2.82 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1999–00 | [8] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1999–00 | [1] |
| BISL First Team All-Star | 2002–03 |
References
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Rensselaer Men's Hockey Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Goaltending by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Joel J. Laing". RPI Engineers. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Hockey Prospect Watch: Joel Laing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 16, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Joel Laing". Linked In. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Squirt A". Minneapolis Hockey. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database