Joseph Tenute (born April 2, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who appeared in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals.
| Joey Tenute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Tenute in 2007 | |||
| Born | April 2, 1983 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals Jokerit Frankfurt Lions Hamburg Freezers Tappara EC KAC Malmö Redhawks Storhamar Ishockey | ||
| NHL draft | 261st overall, 2003 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2017 | ||
Playing career
editTenute was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2003 NHL Entry Draft 261st overall, Tenute was later signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 2005.
Playing primarily for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League during the 2005–06 season, he helped guide the team to the Calder Cup. To date he has played one game in the NHL with the Capitals. On July 9, 2007, Tenute was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes.
Joey Tenute played for Finnish SM-liiga team Jokerit during the 2008–09 season under coach Glen Hanlon, coincidentally the same coach as in his only NHL game for Washington. During the 2009 off-season, Tenute signed with the Frankfurt Lions. The Lions would cease operations at the 2009–10 season due to financial difficulties and Tenute signed with the Hamburg Freezers.
After two seasons in Germany, Tenute returned to Finland and signed an optional two-year contract with Tappara of the SM-liiga on March 21, 2011.[1]
Midway through the 2012–13 season, on January 7, 2013, Tenute signed a contract with his hometown team, the Hamilton Bulldogs, of the AHL.[2]
On May 16, 2013, Tenute returned to continue his European career in signing an initial one-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the then HockeyAllsvenskan.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Caledon Canadians | OPJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Georgetown Raiders | OPJHL | 47 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 66 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 76 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 2002–03 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 68 | 41 | 71 | 112 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 58 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 68 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 78 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 53 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tappara | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC KAC | AUT | 32 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 40 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 49 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 39 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 46 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 28 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hamilton Steelhawks | ACH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 247 | 77 | 114 | 191 | 241 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Tappara secures first new signings". Tappara (in Finnish). March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Joey Tenute is Finally Coming Home to Play for Bulldogs". TheSpec.com. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^ "Redhawks announce signing of Canadian Tenute". Malmö Redhawks. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database