Josh Currie (born October 29, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Josh Currie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Currie with the Belleville Senators in 2024 | |||
| Born | October 29, 1992 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators (AHL) Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Currie played major junior hockey with the Prince Edward Island Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Currie was rewarded for his outstanding play during the 2012–13 QMJHL season by being named to the QMJHL's First All-Star Team.[1]
Currie made his professional debut in the ECHL with the Gwinnett Gladiators before signing for his second season in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors on August 27. 2014.[2]
In 2015, the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) moved their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate franchise to become the Bakersfield Condors and the ECHL Condors team was displaced. On August 19, 2015, Currie continued with the former ECHL Condors' franchise, agreeing to a one-year deal with the now relocated Norfolk Admirals in the ECHL.[3] He signed a two-year AHL contract to return to Bakersfield with the AHL Condors on July 6, 2017.[4]
On July 19, 2018, after impressing in each of his three seasons with the Condors, Currie was signed to his first NHL contract in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[5] He earned his first NHL recall by the Oilers on February 18, 2019.[6]
On October 9, 2020, having left the Oilers organization, Currie was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[7] Currie made one appearance with the Penguins during the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, before he was reassigned for the remainder of the campaign, to captain the Penguins' AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
At the conclusion of the season, Currie left the Penguins organization as an impending free agent and signed a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on June 11, 2021.[8] Currie played two seasons in the KHL, scoring 13 goals and 38 points in 96 games.
On July 1, 2023, Currie returned to North America to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators.[9] Currie attended Ottawa's training camp, but failed to make the team. He was placed on waivers on September 29.[10] After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2023–24 season.[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Summerside Western Capitals | MJAHL | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 49 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 52 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 71 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 67 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 68 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 53 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 56 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 65 | ||
| 2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 96 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 69 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 9th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2012–13 | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "Quebec Major Junior Hockey League awards". The Globe and Mail. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Kremyr, Currie and Little agree to terms". Bakersfield Condors. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Admirals continue to fill out roster with six-player haul". Norfolk Admirals. August 19, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Griffith, Mike (July 6, 2017). "Condors sign fan favorite Josh Currie to two-year AHL contract". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Oilers sign Josh Currie". Edmonton Oilers. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "P.E.I. Josh Currie debuts with Edmonton Oilers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Penguins sign forward Josh Currie to one-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Currie and Metallurg reached an agreement" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ Chisholm, Daniel (July 1, 2023). "Free Agency Day One". NHL.com (Press release). Ottawa Senators.
- ^ "Senators' Josh Currie: Waived Friday". CBS Sports. September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (September 30, 2023). "Snapshots: Ottawa Senators will cut down roster again after two games in Nova Scotia". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Golden Puck Awards Handed Out". insidehockey.com. April 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database