Shane Joseph
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Shane Joseph is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
winger
who is currently a Free Agent
. He most recently played for the Iserlohn Roosters
in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
and played for Minnesota State University
, at Mankato. In the first two years he played quietly, but developed from 2001 to a lager role. In the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons Joseph scored the most goals, assists, and points for the Mavericks. After graduating, Joseph signed an amateur try-out contract with the Cleveland Barons
of the American Hockey League
, the former affiliate of the San Jose Sharks
, for the 2003–04 season. He helped the Barons reach the semifinals of the divisional playoffs for the Calder Cup
. On June 27, 2004, Joseph signed his first professional contract with the San Jose Sharks
of the National Hockey League
. He was later re-assigned back to the Barons, so Joseph never got the chance to prove himself in the NHL.
He then joined the Augsburger Panther
of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2006–07 season. After consistent performances Joseph was selected for the 2007 DEL All-Star Game. He finished his first European season as top scorer of the Panthers. After another year in Augsburg, Joseph finished as top scorer again, Joseph was signed by the management of the DEG Metro Stars
for 2008–09 season in Düsseldorf.
With DEG, he helped the Stars to runner-up after being defeated in the 2009 finals to Eisbären Berlin. After completing his second season with DEL in 2009–10, his contract with the DEG Metro Stars was not renewed. On May 10, 2010, Joseph signed a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters
.
In the 2010–11 season, Joseph placed third among the Roosters scoring with 37 points in 52 games. After failing to help Iserlohn reach the playoffs, Joseph was not tendered another contract.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who is currently a Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He most recently played for the Iserlohn Roosters
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...
in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Joseph began his hockey career in 1999 in the Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationWestern Collegiate Hockey Association
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
and played for Minnesota State University
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...
, at Mankato. In the first two years he played quietly, but developed from 2001 to a lager role. In the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons Joseph scored the most goals, assists, and points for the Mavericks. After graduating, Joseph signed an amateur try-out contract with the Cleveland Barons
Cleveland Barons (2001-2006)
The Cleveland Barons was a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cleveland, Ohio, USA at the Gund Arena between 2001 and 2006....
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, the former affiliate of the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, for the 2003–04 season. He helped the Barons reach the semifinals of the divisional playoffs for the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
. On June 27, 2004, Joseph signed his first professional contract with the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He was later re-assigned back to the Barons, so Joseph never got the chance to prove himself in the NHL.
He then joined the Augsburger Panther
Augsburger Panther
The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....
of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2006–07 season. After consistent performances Joseph was selected for the 2007 DEL All-Star Game. He finished his first European season as top scorer of the Panthers. After another year in Augsburg, Joseph finished as top scorer again, Joseph was signed by the management of the DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
for 2008–09 season in Düsseldorf.
With DEG, he helped the Stars to runner-up after being defeated in the 2009 finals to Eisbären Berlin. After completing his second season with DEL in 2009–10, his contract with the DEG Metro Stars was not renewed. On May 10, 2010, Joseph signed a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...
.
In the 2010–11 season, Joseph placed third among the Roosters scoring with 37 points in 52 games. After failing to help Iserlohn reach the playoffs, Joseph was not tendered another contract.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Minnesota State University | WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota State University | WCHA | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota State University | WCHA | 38 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota State University | WCHA | 41 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota State University | WCHA | 39 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cleveland Barons Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) The Cleveland Barons was a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cleveland, Ohio, USA at the Gund Arena between 2001 and 2006.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 67 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 75 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
DEL | 52 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 56 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players... |
DEL | 52 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 56 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff -Playoff... |
Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the... |
DEL | 52 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 154 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||