Position Centre Height 1.78 m Playing career Weight 79 kg | Name Joey Tenute Career start 2006 Role Ice hockey player Shoots Left-handed | |
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Born April 2, 1983 (age 40)
Hamilton, ON, CAN ( 1983-04-02 ) SHL team
Former teams Malmo Redhawks
Washington Capitals
Jokerit
Frankfurt Lions
Hamburg Freezers
Tappara
Hamilton Bulldogs
EC KAC NHL Draft 261st overall, 2003
New Jersey Devils Current team Malmo Redhawks (#11 / Winger) | ||
Hockey fight daniel maggio vs joey tenute
Joseph Tenute (born April 2, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Storhamar Hockey of the GET-ligaen.
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Playing career
Tenute 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.
Midway through the 2012–13 season, on January 7, 2013, Tenute signed a contract with his hometown team, the Hamilton Bulldogs, of the AHL.
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.