Joe Nieuwendyk
Joseph Nieuwendyk ( born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who was active for the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. From 2009 to 2013 he was general manager of the Dallas Stars. He is a nephew of former NHL player Ed Kea and a cousin of former NHL player Jeff Beukeboom.
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Career as a player
Prior to his hockey career, Joe Nieuwendyk was a successful lacrosse player and played together with Gary Roberts at the Whitby Warriors. In 1984 he was awarded the most valuable player of the Canadian Junior Football League.
Nieuwendyk attended Cornell University, playing for their hockey team. In the NHL Entry Draft 1985, he was elected by the Calgary Flames in the second round to 27th place. After the end of the Uni- season he played for the Canadian National Team and came at the end of the season 1986/87 season still nine games to the Flames.
Since he had 1986/87 less than 25 NHL games disputed only the 1987/88 season was considered his rookie season. This season he scored 51 goals, making it one of the few players who get in their rookie season on 50 goals. It was almost a given that he won for the Calder Memorial Trophy. In the 1988/89 season, he again scored 51 goals and helped with ten goals in the playoffs to bring the first Stanley Cup to Calgary. With 50 templates in the 1989/90 season he managed a new personal best with 95 points scorer. Mid-90s, the Flames wanted to prepare for the future and separated after nine years of Nieuwendyk. For the rights to Jarome Iginla, he was delivered to the Dallas Stars.
At first were the stars of one of the weaker teams in the league, and in his first season in Dallas, the team missed the playoffs. In addition, he never reached the 70 -point mark, he had exceeded in Calgary six times in Dallas. But in his role as a playmaker, he still had a very high value for the team. The stars upgraded with players like Brett Hull, Pat Verbeek and Ed Belfour on further and brought in the 1998/99 season the Stanley Cup for the first time to Dallas. Joe Nieuwendyk was in the playoffs eleven goals and ten Templates contribute and was voted best player of the finals with the Conn Smythe Trophy. For the trading deadline in 2002, the Stars Nieuwendyk announced from the New Jersey Devils. Here he could win his third 03 Stanley Cup with the third team in the season 2002 /.
After this success, he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he met his old friend and teammate from the time in Calgary, Gary Roberts. He played there a decent season. To strike season of 2004 /05 Joe Nieuwendyk was a free agent. The salary cap regulation was the main reason that the Leafs Nieuwendyk and Roberts, which earned each of 4.5 million U.S. dollars had to give. Both switched to the Florida Panthers in order to play its games at third joint station. In the 2005/06 season they missed the playoffs there.
Already in the season 2005/06 season Nieuwendyk had to contend with severe back problems and had to pause a total 17 games. Nevertheless, he started in the season 2006/07. Two weeks after the start of the season he had to stop due to a knee injury for five games. Just five days after his return, but returned to his back problems. In November 2006, he was still out several times, but always returned to the ice.
On 6 December 2006 Joe Nieuwendyk finally made his career end known, after he had told doctors that the chronic back problems will not improve. He had denied on November 28, 2006, when the Panthers in shootout 0-1 with the Montreal Canadiens were subject to His last game.
In 2011 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
After the active career
After the end of his playing career Nieuwendyk was first consultant in the management of the Florida Panthers and then assistant to the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. On June 1, 2009 Nieuwendyk was appointed general manager of the Dallas Stars.
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 1986
- World Cup 1990
- 1998 Winter Olympics
- 2002 Winter Olympics
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )
Awards and achievements
Internationally
Records
- 4 goals in one -third ( January 11, 1989 Calgary Flames against the Winnipeg Jets), together with 10 other players
- 92 points as a rookie with the Calgary Flames (NHL 1987/88 )
- 5 goals in a game for the Calgary Flames ( January 11, 1989 against the Winnipeg Jets)