Position Center Role Ice hockey player Salary 600,000 USD (2012) Name Josh Hennessy Career start 2005 | Playing career Weight 91 kg Shoots Left Height 1.83 m | |
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KHL teamFormer teams Vityaz ChekhovOttawa SenatorsHC LuganoBoston Bruins NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2003San Jose Sharks Similar People Claude Julien, Zdeno Chara, Dave Cameron, Don Cherry, Robbie Ftorek | ||
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Joshua Hennessy (born February 7, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey player. Hennessy is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Hennessy previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins.
Contents
- V xj s josh hennessy f r pucken i ansiktet tv4 sport
- Prospect profile josh hennessy
- Junior
- Professional
- Player of the week
- Player of the month
- Trophies
- Cleveland Barons Rookie of the Year
- References
Prospect profile josh hennessy
Junior
Hennessy was drafted 17th overall by the Quebec Remparts at the 2001 QMJHL draft. He finished the 2001–02 season with 40 points, good for the 6th in scoring on his team.
Hailing from New England, Hennessy did not speak French when he arrived. However, during his first year, he made an effort to learn which started to put him in a leadership role. The team rewarded his efforts by giving him the assistant captain's role in his second year with the team. That season Hennessy and his team qualified for the 2003 Memorial Cup but Quebec was eliminated at the after round-robin tournament losing all three games.
During his third year, Hennessy, now fluent in French, was named the captain of the Quebec Remparts. That year Hennessy scored well and put up a decent amount of points. However, an injury ended his season and knocked him out of the playoffs. He was then drafted by the NHL's San Jose Sharks 43rd overall in 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
In the 2004–05 season, coaching staff had high hopes for him and his development. Hennessey recorded approximately the same numbers for the third straight year, but ended up first in team scoring that season. Expectations were higher, especially since he was playing with top prospect, Alexander Radulov.
Josh Hennessy is one of the reasons why so many New England hockey players such as Joey Ryan, Andrew Andricopoulos and Jordan LaVallee joined the Quebec Remparts the following years.
Professional
Hennessy started his pro career with the San Jose Sharks' farm team the Cleveland Barons in 2005-06. He led the Barons in goals (24) and assists (39) for 63 points in 80 games. He was one of only two players on the team to play in every regular-season game. Hennessy holds the franchise records for both goals and points in a season by a rookie and was named the Barons Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season.
Hennessy was traded by the Sharks, along with Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators via the Chicago Blackhawks on July 9, 2006 in a three-way deal. Ottawa traded Bryan Smolinski and Martin Havlat to Chicago who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a 2008 2nd round pick to Ottawa.
Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006-07 season with the Senators AHL's affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. During the season on his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
On May 6, 2010, Hennessy left the Senators organization after four years signing a one-year deal with Swiss club HC Lugano of the NLA.
On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins. He was assigned to AHL primary affiliate, the Providence Bruins, for the majority of the 2011–12 season. In 67 games he contributed offensively with 41 points, before he was recalled to appear in 3 scoreless games with the Bruins.
During the 2014–15 season, Hennessy featured in 27 games in the KHL with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before opting for a mid-season transfer to Swedish club, Växjö Lakers, on December 30, 2014. In adding 13 points in just 20 games to close out the season with the Lakers and claim the Swedish Championship, Hennessy was signed to a two-year contract extension on June 4, 2015.