Josh Teves

Joshua Michael Brian Teves[1] (born February 18, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with SC Bern in the Swiss National League (NL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Josh Teves
Born (1995-02-18) February 18, 1995
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 SC Bern
Vancouver Canucks
JYP Jyväskylä
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

Amateur

From 2011 to 2013, Teves played for the minor hockey for the Calgary Royals.[2] After graduating from West Island College, Teves played for the Fernie Ghostriders in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) during the 2013–14 season and committed to play NCAA Division 1 ice hockey at Princeton University for the Tigers men's ice hockey team.[3] He then joined the Merritt Centennials in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2014–15 season, where he was awarded the Coach's Choice award and the Most Improved award.[4] Teves also became the first Centennial player to be awarded the RBC National Junior A Scholarship.[5]

For the 2015–16 season, Teves joined the Princeton Tigers. In his freshman season, he played 31 games and recorded 7 points. His offence picked up the following season, where he led Tiger defencemen in scoring with 25 points.[1] However, after advancing to the 2017 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals, Princeton lost to Union College.[6] At the end of the season, Teves was selected for the first-team All-Ivy League[7] and was invited to the Calgary Flames' 2017 Development Camp.[8]

Teves returned to Princeton for his junior year, where he led all defencemen in scoring with 33 points.[1] Princeton once again qualified for the ECAC Tournament, where they defeated Clarkson University in a 2–1 overtime win to clinch an NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament spot for the first time since 2009.[9] Teves was named to the All-ECAC Hockey third-team, becoming the first Tigers defenceman since 2012 to win the honour,[10] and again selected as a first-team All-Ivy League.[11] However, the Tigers lost 4–2 against the Ohio State University in the first round.[12]

In his senior year, Teves was named to the ECAC Hockey Pre-Season All-League Team and selected as team captain.[13] That season, Teves led the team's defencemen in scoring as Princeton qualified for the 2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[14] He was also nominated for the Hockey Humanitarian Award for his community service work[15] and named a finalist for the 2018–19 Senior CLASS Award.[16] However, Princeton was swept by Brown University in the first round, effectively ending Teves' collegiate career.[14] On March 18, 2019, Teves was again selected for the All-ECAC Hockey third-team.[17]

Professional

On March 12, 2019, as an undrafted NHL free agent, Teves signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[14] He made his NHL debut on March 26 in Vancouver's 5–4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.[18]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Canucks, having played in just one game in his tenure with the club, Teves was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency. On August 6, 2021, Teves was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans, affiliate to the Buffalo Sabres.[19]

As a free agent from the Sabres, having not featured with the club, Teves opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Finnish club, JYP Jyväskylä of the Liiga, on August 31, 2022.[20]

Personal life

Teves was born to Armando Teves, a teacher, and Phillippa Brain-Teves, a surgeon, on February 18, 1995; he has two siblings.[1] Teves attended school in Calgary at West Island College.[21]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Calgary Royals AMHL 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Fernie Ghostriders KIJHL 50 10 14 24 57 5 2 1 3 2
2013–14 Merritt Centennials BCHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Merritt Centennials BCHL 57 5 28 33 39 4 0 2 2 0
2015–16 Princeton University ECAC 31 2 5 7 12 — — — — —
2016–17 Princeton University ECAC 34 4 21 25 10 — — — — —
2017–18 Princeton University ECAC 31 7 26 33 21 — — — — —
2018–19 Princeton University ECAC 30 3 17 20 20 — — — — —
2018–19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Utica Comets AHL 29 0 2 2 21 — — — — —
2019–20 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 4 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Utica Comets AHL 23 1 3 4 13 — — — — —
2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 72 6 15 21 44 7 0 2 2 2
2022–23 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 48 3 7 10 20 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
First-Team All-Ivy League 2017, 2018
All-ECAC Third Team 2018, 2019

References
  1. "JOSH TEVES". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. "Congrats to Josh Teves as Vancouver Canucks sign him to one year deal". calgaryroyalsaa.com. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. Shah, Jashvina (December 7, 2014). "BCHL'S JOSH TEVES COMMITS TO PRINCETON". eyeontheprincetontigers.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  4. Webster, Ian (March 24, 2015). "Centennials hand out year-end hardware". Merritt Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  5. Patton, Kristi (March 13, 2015). "Princeton-bound Josh Teves wins the RBC National Junior A Scholarship". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. "Princeton's Turnaround Season Ends in Overtime". goprincetontigers.com. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. "THREE TIGERS NAMED ALL-IVY LEAGUE IN MEN'S HOCKEY". goprincetontigers.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. "PRINCETON TIGERS TO ATTEND EIGHT NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS". ecachockey.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  9. "ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPION - Becker's OT Goal Gives Princeton League Title, NCAA Bid". goprincetontigers.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. "VÉRONNEAU, KUFFNER, TEVES NAMED ALL-ECAC HOCKEY". goprincetontigers.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. "FOUR TIGERS NAMED ALL-IVY LEAGUE". goprincetontigers.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  12. Ashmore, Mike (March 24, 2018). "Princeton hockey's run ends after making NCAA Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  13. "KUFFNER, TEVES AND VERONNEAU NAMED TO ECAC HOCKEY PRE-SEASON TEAM". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  14. "Canucks sign defenceman Josh Teves to one-year deal". Canadian Press. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  15. "TEVES NAMED A NOMINEE FOR HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD". goprincetontigers.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  16. "TEVES AND VERONNEAU NAMED TOP-10 FINALISTS FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD". goprincetontigers.com. February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  17. "ECAC Hockey Announces Men's All-League Teams". ecachockey.com. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  18. "Ducks rookie Steel notches first hat trick in win over Canucks". tsn.ca. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  19. "Amerks sign Jobst, Teves to AHL contracts". Rochester Americans. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  20. "Josh Teves strengthens JYP defense" (in Finnish). JYP Jyväskylä. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  21. @WICAlumni (March 13, 2019). "Alumni Josh Teves '13 sign one year contract with the @Canucks - congratulations!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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