Chris Joseph (ice hockey)

Robin Christopher Joseph (born September 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Atlanta Thrashers.

Chris Joseph
Born	(1969-09-10) September 10, 1969 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes Atlanta Thrashers
NHL draft	5th overall, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1987–2006

Playing career

Joseph was drafted 5th overall by the Penguins in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut for the Penguins during the 1987–88 NHL season but was quickly traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the same season. The deal saw Joseph, Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Craig Simpson move to the Oilers with Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp moving to Pittsburgh. After seven seasons with the Oilers he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Bob Beers.

He then began a second spell at Pittsburgh who claimed him in the NHL Waiver Draft, although after two seasons he was claimed in the 1996 NHL Waiver Draft by Vancouver.

He then signed with Philadelphia for two seasons before moving on to the Ottawa Senators. He would never play for the Senators though and was claimed two months later in the waiver draft for the third time in four years, once again by Vancouver. He was claimed off waivers for a third time in the season, this time by the Phoenix Coyotes. The next season, he was claimed off waivers one more time by Atlanta before leaving the NHL

In total, Joseph played 510 regular season games, scoring 39 goals with 112 assists for 151 points and collecting 567 penalty minutes. Joseph also played 31 playoff games, scoring 3 goals with 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 24 penalty minutes. In 2001, he moved to Europe to play in Finland's SM-liiga for TPS, before spending 3 seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Adler Mannheim. He then played in Italy for HC Milano Vipers in Serie A before retiring.

Personal life

Since retiring Joseph became a City of Edmonton firefighter in early 2007.

His son, Jaxon, was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		72	4	8	12	50		5	0	3	3	12
1986–87	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		67	13	45	58	155		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		17	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		7	0	4	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		23	5	14	19	49		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		8	0	2	2	8		4	0	0	0	9
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		44	4	5	9	54		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		5	1	1	2	18		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		61	10	20	30	69		6	2	1	3	4
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		4	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		49	5	17	22	59		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		63	14	29	43	72		5	0	2	2	8
1991–92	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		7	0	0	0	8		5	1	3	4	2
1992–93	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		33	2	10	12	48		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	1	1	2	28		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		66	10	19	29	108		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		33	5	10	15	46		10	1	1	2	12
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	5	14	19	71		15	1	0	1	8
1996–97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		63	3	13	16	62		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		15	1	0	1	19		1	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		6	2	3	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		27	11	19	30	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		51	9	29	38	26		16	3	10	13	8
1999–2000	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		38	2	9	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		9	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		24	1	1	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		19	0	3	3	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	TPS	SM-l		32	6	9	15	105		8	1	1	2	31
2002–03	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	7	23	30	124		8	0	6	6	2
2003–04	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	5	13	18	67		6	0	2	2	16
2004–05	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	1	12	13	52		10	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Milano Vipers	ITA		35	2	15	17	58		13	0	3	3	22
NHL totals				510	39	112	151	567		31	3	4	7	24
AHL totals				194	36	84	120	195		31	5	13	18	29
DEL totals				144	13	48	61	243		24	0	8	8	20

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WJC		6	1	1	2	12
1988	Canada	WJC		7	1	2	3	6
Junior totals				13	2	3	5	18

Awards

• WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1987

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database