Joey Tetarenko

Joey Tetarenko (born March 3, 1978) is a Canadian Métis[1] former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Joey Tetarenko
Born (1978-03-03) March 3, 1978
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 1996
Florida Panthers
Playing career 1998–2007

Playing career

Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and growing up in St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Tetarenko was drafted by the Florida Panthers 82nd overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted #10th overall in the 1st round of the 1993 WHL Bantam Draft by the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. He spent 4 seasons(1994-1998) playing junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks while in high school. His fourth and final season in Portland was the 1997-98 campaign where Joey was assigned team Captain and helped lead the team to win the 1998 Memorial Cup Championship. He made his National Hockey League debut for the Panthers during the 2000–01 NHL season and went on to play 69 games over three seasons before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Simon Lajeunesse. After appearing in only two games with Ottawa in 2003 he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes, spending much of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Lowell Lock Monsters.[2]

Tetarenko signed with the Minnesota Wild in 2004, but never played for the team, instead spending three seasons in the AHL with the Houston Aeros. Tetarenko retired after the 2006–07 season with the Aeros.

Tetarenko was an assistant coach for the Dallas Oilers, and head coach of Bishop Lynch Varsity High School Hockey program in Dallas, Texas, in 2012–13, and now resides in Milton, Ontario. He now works for ProSharp, a skate blade company based in Sweden.[3]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 North Battleford North Stars SJHL 366131975 —————
1994–95 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 59011134 90008
1995–96 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 7141115190 701116
1996–97 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 6881826182 20002
1997–98 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 4921214148 1602230
1998–99 Beast of New Haven AHL 6541014154 —————
1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL 5731114136 40002
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 2931444 —————
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 2914574 —————
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 38101123 —————
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 20004 —————
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 5041216123 —————
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 20005 —————
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 1422433 1400036
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20000 —————
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 57167167 —————
2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 1501149 —————
2005–06 Houston Aeros AHL 40112125 810113
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL 3924694 —————
NHL totals 73 4 1 5 176 — — — — —
AHL totals 366 18 51 69 955 26 1 0 1 51

Awards and honors
Award Year
WHL
Memorial Cup (Portland Winter Hawks) 1998

References
  1. "National Hockey League embraces aboriginals". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Indian Country Media Network. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "Hurricanes sign Joey Tetarenko to one-year deal". Carolina Hurricanes. July 2, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. Gallo, Tyler (December 16, 2020). "Joey Tetarenko talks playing in the NHL, the enforcer role and fighting in hockey". Stranded Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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