Joey Mormina

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Joey Mormina
Mormina with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2012
Born (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 41)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position
Defence
Shot Left
Played for
NHL Draft
193rd overall,
Playing career 2005–2016

Joey Mormina (born June 29, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who was a veteran of the American Hockey League (AHL) playing in 670 regular season games. He played a solitary game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Playing career

Mormina was drafted 193rd overall by the

2002 NHL Entry Draft from Colgate University. Without a contract from the Flyers, Mormina began his professional career by playing two seasons with the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings
.

On July 2, 2007, Mormina signed with the Carolina Hurricanes and received his first callup to the NHL.[1] Mormina consequently played in one game for the Hurricanes before being sent back to the AHL. On July 8, 2008, Mormina signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins and spent the entire 2008–09 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. On July 9, 2009, Mormina returned to the franchise that originally drafted him, signing a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[2]

On August 5, 2010, Mormina signed a contract with the

2010–11 season.[3]

During the

2015–16 season, while in his third year with the Syracuse Crunch, Mormina was traded to the Rochester Americans for future considerations on March 4, 2016.[4] Upon the conclusion of the season with the Americans, Mormina ended his professional career after 11 seasons in accepting an assistant coaching role with the Mercyhurst University on September 21, 2016.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 39 0 3 3 47
1999–2000 Holderness School HS Prep
2000–01 Holderness School HS Prep 29 15 15 30
2001–02 Colgate University ECAC 34 2 13 15 28
2002–03 Colgate University ECAC 40 4 9 13 28
2003–04 Colgate University ECAC 28 2 10 12 26
2004–05 Colgate University ECAC 39 8 8 16 50
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 61 0 13 13 70 7 0 0 0 4
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 62 2 9 11 108 1 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 77 4 9 13 96 7 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09
Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins
AHL 70 2 9 11 71 12 0 0 0 12
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 77 5 18 23 102
2010–11 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 50 2 9 11 44 12 0 0 0 16
2011–12 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 59 6 15 21 70 12 1 1 2 10
2012–13 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 54 3 7 10 60 15 1 7 8 36
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 56 3 10 13 86
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 54 4 16 20 70 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30 0 3 3 24
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 20 0 3 3 36
AHL totals 670 31 121 152 837 66 2 8 10 84
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Tournament Team
2005
[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes callup Mormina". Carolina Hurricanes. 2007-11-27. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  2. ^ "Flyers Sign Five". Philadelphia Flyers. July 23, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Penguins sign Joey Mormina". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  4. ^ "Rochester acquires veteran defenseman Mormina". American Hockey League. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ^ "Men's ice hockey team hires Mormina as assistant coach". Mercyhurst University. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  6. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2012-13
Succeeded by