Joel Prpic
Joel Prpic | |||
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Born |
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | September 25, 1974||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
KHL Medveščak | ||
National team | Croatia | ||
NHL draft |
233rd overall, 1993 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1997–2012 |
Joel Melvin Prpic (
Playing career
As a towering 6 foot 7 forward for the
After his senior year and developing as one of the biggest forwards in hockey, Joel turned pro in the 1997–98 season with the Bruins AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Scoring an effective 35 points in 73 games as a checking forward, Prpic made his NHL debut in a solitary game with the Bruins, a playoff-clinching win, against the New York Islanders.
Returned to Providence for the following season, it was not until the 1999–2000 season in which Joel played a further 14 games with Boston. He recorded his first point on a Cameron Mann goal and had his first multi-point game with another assist on a goal to Steve Heinze in a 5–4 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 4, 2000.[2]
On August 29, 2000, Joel then signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the
In the
After his seventh season with the Prince Rabbits organization in the Asia League, Joel left to sign a one-year deal as a free agent with Croat team,
In the
Prpic most recently played for the Brantford Blast of the Ontario Hockey Association's Allan Cup Hockey.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves | GNML | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Sudbury Cubs | NOHJL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Waterloo Siskins
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MWJHL | 45 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 73 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 75 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 163 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | ||
1999–00
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Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 143 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 58 | ||
1999–00
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Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 128 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | ||
2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 80 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Kokudo | JIHL | 29 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Kokudo | ALH | 16 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Kokudo | AL | 34 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 170 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
2005–06 | Kokudo | AL | 16 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 54 | ||
2006–07 | Seibu Prince Rabbits | AL | 24 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 175 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | ||
2007–08 | Seibu Prince Rabbits | AL | 27 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Seibu Prince Rabbits | AL | 35 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 174 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 48 | ||
2009–10 | KHL Medveščak
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EBEL
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54 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 143 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | ||
2009–10 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb II | CRO | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2010–11
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KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 51 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 163 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2010–11 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb II | CRO | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 35 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | ||
2011–12 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb II | CRO | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
2012–13 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 9 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 35 | ||
2013–14 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 21 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | ||
2014–15 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 17 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | ||
2015–16 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 15 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | ||
2016–17 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 15 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
2017–18 | Brantford Blast | ACH | 12 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 372 | 66 | 115 | 181 | 661 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 132 | ||||
NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2012 | Croatia
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WC-D2 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "Striker of Croatian descent has announced fight for fifth position and march to the EBHL Championship". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ a b "Legendsofhockey- Joel Prpic". LegendsofHockey.net. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Kevin Dupont (2006-12-19). "Where Rising Sun Meets Ice". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Asia League Records". Asia League. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "KHL Medveščak to challenge with new additions". hrhokej.et (in Croatian). 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "John Hecimovic and Joel Prpic extend contracts with Medveščak". hrhkej.net (in Croatian). 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Joel Prpic: Karijeru želim završiti u Zagrebu" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- KHL Medveščak (in Croatian). 2012-04-27. Archived from the originalon September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ "Team Roster - Croatia" (PDF). IIHF. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database