Joseph Ryan Whitney (born February 6, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He most notably played with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Joe Whitney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Whitney at the 2014 AHL All-Star Game | |||
| Born |
February 6, 1988 Reading, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Linköping HC Iserlohn Roosters | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2022 | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Whitney played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Junior Eagles minor ice hockey team.[1]
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.[2]
On August 22, 2011, the Albany Devils signed Whitney as a free agent to an AHL contract.[3]
After two seasons with Albany, Whitney was rewarded with an NHL contract with Albany's parent affiliate, the New Jersey Devils. He signed a two-year entry-level deal on May 2, 2013.[4]
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.[5]
On July 1, 2015, Whitney signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on a one-year two-way contract.[6]
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.[7] After attending the Avalanche's 2016 training camp, Whitney was reassigned during the pre-season to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. As a veteran of the American League, Whitney was selected as the Rampage captain to begin the 2016–17 campaign.[8] After a slow transition adjusting offensively, Whitney resumed his scoring proficiency in collecting 11 goals and 28 points in 55 games before he was traded at the NHL deadline by the Avalanche to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brendan Ranford on March 1, 2017.[9]
As a free agent from the Coyotes in the off-season, Whitney agreed to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on September 7, 2017.[10] In the 2017-18 season, Whitney was selected as team captain for a second successive season in the AHL. In 40 games with the Wolf Pack, Whitney collected 19 points before on February 9, 2018, the Wolf Pack's parent club, the New York Rangers, traded Whitney to the Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate in the Hershey Bears.[11]
After completing his eighth professional season in the AHL and North America, Whitney opted to embark on a European career, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Linköping HC of the SHL, on July 10, 2018.[12]
After two seasons with Linköping, Whitney opted to continue his career in the DEL, signing a contract with the Iserlohn Roosters on November 27, 2020.[13] Whitney reached the playoffs in his first season in Iserlohn. With 21 goals and 24 assists, Withney became top scorer of the main round of the 2020–21 season.[14]
In completing his second season with Iserlohn, his 11th professional season, Whitney ended his contract early in order to announce his retirement from professional hockey on July 15, 2022.[15]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 55 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 51 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Linköping HC | SHL | 44 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 37 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Team Mullen | 3ICE | 23 | 21 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | Team Mullen | 3ICE | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 95 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2010 | [16] |
| 3ICE | ||
| Joe Mullen Top Scorer Award | 2022 | |
| John LeClair +/- Award | 2022 | |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Pirates Sign Two Forwards". Portland Pirates. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Albany Devils sign 12 players". Albany Devils. August 22, 2011. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Stamas, Mike (May 2, 2013). "Devils Finally Sign Joe Whitney To NHL Contract". Pucks and Pitchforks. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Return of Whitney can't halt team skid". Times Union. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Ren Lavoie (July 1, 2015). "Joe Whitney signs with Islanders". Twitter. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Whitney named player of the month". runningwiththeherd.com. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Avalanche acquire Brendan Ranford from Arizona". San Antonio Rampage. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "Wolf Pack sign Whitney to AHL contract". American Hockey League. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Capitals Acquire Adam Chapie and Joe Whitney from New York Rangers". NHL.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "High end forward Whitney signs with LHC" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "JOE WHITNEY WECHSELT AN DEN SEILERSEE". Iserlohn Roosters. November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Spielerprofil | DEL". www.penny-del.org (in German). Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Roosters terminate contract with Joe Whitney" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database