Justin Harney
Justin Harney is an American former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for St. Lawrence.[1]
| Justin Harney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1977 Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Wheeling Nailers Charlotte Checkers Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Lowell Lock Monsters Saint John Flames Iserlohn Roosters ERC Ingolstadt Kassel Huskies | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2007 | ||
Career
Harney's college career began in the fall of 1996 and he began playing full-time for St. Lawrence as a freshman. As an underclassman, Harney provided steady production from the blueline but he was unable to help the Saints win many games. Things changed during his junior year; Harney's offensive numbers more than doubled while SLU won more than twice as many games as the year before.[2] Harney helped the Larries reach the ECAC Hockey championship game and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. As a senior, Harney was named team captain and led the Saints to one of their best seasons in history. While his offensive numbers declined slightly, Harney led the team to a first place finish in the conference standings and then won the 2000 ECAC championship. St. Lawrence received the second eastern seed and were advanced into the national quarterfinals. They faced down Boston University in an epic 4-overtime match and won the game to send the Saints into just their second Frozen Four over the previous 38 seasons. The team's run ended in the national semifinals with Harney being named an All-American for the year.
After graduating, Harney signed professionally with the Pittsburgh Penguins' organization but ended his first year in the Anaheim Mighty Ducks farm system. By the end of his second season as a pro, Harney had spent time with six different teams. He decided to head to Europe for his third season and spend the succeeding five years playing in Germany. Harney retired in 2007.
A year after ending his playing career, Harney began attending the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. After graduating in 2010, he became the director of Sales and Marketing for Professional Nursing Placement Services. As of 2021, he continues to work in the same position.[3]
Personal life
Both of Justin's older brothers played college hockey as well. Joe, for Boston College, and Jake for St. Lawrence.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 35 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 38 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 37 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 55 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2004–05 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 47 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kassel Huskies | Bundesliga | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| NCAA totals | 143 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 112 | 16 | 59 | 75 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 188 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 419 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1999, 2000 | [4] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1999–00 | [5] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1999–00 | [1] |
References
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "Justin Harney". Linked In. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database