2012-13 Media Guide - Washington Capitals - NHL.com

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JOEY
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Right Wing • Height: 6’2” • Weight: 190 • Shoots: Right
Born: April 3, 1983 (Anchorage, Alaska)
Drafted: N.Y. Rangers’ seventh-round choice, 226th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 2, 2012
2011-12
Ranked 8th on TOR in goals ... T-5th on the team in plus/minus ... T-2nd on TOR in
GWG ... Collected an assist and posted a season high 21:43 of ice time 3/23 ... Played in
100th career NHL game and collected an assist 12/22 vs. BUF ... Registered a five game
point streak 11/22-12/3 (3g-2a) ... Scored a goal in three straight games 11/22-11/27 ...
Appeared in nine games with TOR (AHL), recording 15 points (7g-8a) ... Named Reebok/
AHL Player of the Week (10/23) with 5 points (3g-2a).
Career
2010-11: Played 48 games for the Maple Leafs and had 15 points (3g-12a) with 24 penalty
minutes…Played 34 games for the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and recorded 18 points (11g-
4a) with 31 penalty minutes…First (tie) on Leafs in shorthanded goals (1)…Made Maple
Leafs debut Nov. 30 and collected an assist vs. Tampa Bay…Collected 2 assists and
named 2nd star Jan. 1 at Ottawa...Recorded an assist in back to back games (Jan. 10
-11)…Scored game winning goal (shorthanded) Feb. 16 at Buffalo…Collected a career
high 3 points (1g-2a) Mar. 19 vs. Boston. 2009-10: Played 79 games for Chicago (AHL)
collecting 53 points (24g-29a) with 59 penalty minutes…Played 14 playoff games for
Chicago recording 11 points (6g-5a) with 12 penalty minutes. 2008-09: Played 29 games
for Atlanta collecting 9 points (4g-5a) with 28 penalty minutes…Played 42 games for
Chicago (AHL) collecting 29 points (15g-14a) with 62 penalty minutes…Played 1st career
NHL game Nov. 28 vs. Nashville…Collected 1st career NHL point (1a) Dec. 3 at Ottawa.
Recorded 1st career NHL goal Dec. 10 vs. NY Rangers…Registered a 3-game pointstreak
(Dec. 3 - 10) with 3 points (1g-2a). 2007-08: Played 72 games for Chicago (AHL)
collecting 35 points (9g-26a) with 78 penalty minutes…Played 24 playoff games for
Chicago (AHL) collecting 5 points (1g-4a) with 20 penalty minutes…Won Calder Cup with
Chicago. 2006-07: In 1st pro season played 63 games for Chicago (AHL) collecting 22
points (7g-15a) with 25 penalty minutes…Played 1st professional game Oct. 7 at Peoria…
Missed final 8 regular season games with knee injury…Missed 6 playoff games with knee
injury…Played 6 playoff games for Chicago (AHL).
College Career
Played four years at Colorado College (WCHA), totaling 53 goals and 57 assists in 158
games. 2005-06: Recorded best offensive season at Colorado College (WCHA) playing
in 42 games collecting 43 points (18g-25a) with 45 penalty minutes…Second on team
in goals, third in assists and third points…Ranked second on team in power play goals
(12). 2004-05: Played 43 games for Colorado College collecting 32 points (16g-16a) with
44 penalty minutes…Helped Colorado College reach Frozen Four Finals. 2003-04: Played
39 games with Colorado College collecting 27 points (15g-2a) with 20 penalty minutes…
Ranked second (tie) on Colorado College in goals and fourth in points. 2002-03:In 1st
season at Colorado College played 35 games collecting (4g-4a) with 40 penalty minutes.
NHL Transactions
Selected by NYR in the seventh round, 226th overall, in the 2002 Entry Draft ... Signed
as a free agent by ATL, August 31, 2006 ... Traded from ATL to CHI with Jeremy Morin,
Marty Reasoner and 2010 first and second round picks for Ben Eager, Brent Sopel, Akim
Aliu and Dustin Byfuglien on June 24, 2010 … Signed as a free agent by Washington,
July 2, 2012.