Josh Hennessy
Hennessy with the Boston Bruins in 2012
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
HC Lugano
Boston Bruins
HC Vityaz
Kloten Flyers
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Växjö Lakers
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2003
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2005–2018

Joshua Hennessy (born February 7, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He most recently played for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Hennessy previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins.

Early career

As a youth, Hennessy played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Junior Eagles minor ice hockey team.[1]

Hennessy was drafted 17th overall in 2001, by the Quebec Remparts in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft. He finished the 2001–02 QMJHL season with 40 points, good for the sixth in scoring on his team. He did not speak French when he arrived, but later became fluent and served as the team's captain. Hennessy played in the 2003 Memorial Cup, but Quebec was eliminated at the round-robin tournament, losing all three games. He was then drafted by the San Jose Sharks 43rd overall at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was awarded the Karcher Plaque as the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year in 2004. In the 2004–05 QMJHL season, Hennessy led the team in scoring.

Professional career

Hennessy began his professional career with the San Jose Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cleveland Barons, during the 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 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 Havlát to Chicago, who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a second-round draft pick in 2008 to Ottawa.[2]

Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006–07 season with the Senators' AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. During his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2007, against the Philadelphia Flyers.[3]

On May 6, 2010, Hennessy left the Senators organization after four years, signing a one-year deal with Swiss club HC Lugano.[4]

On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.[5] He was assigned to their AHL 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 three scoreless games with the Bruins.[6]

During the 2014–15 season, Hennessy featured in 27 games with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before opting for a mid-season transfer to Swedish club Växjö Lakers on December 30, 2014.[7] After adding 13 points in just 20 games to close out the season with the Lakers, and claiming the Swedish championship, Hennessy signed a two-year contract extension on June 4, 2015.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Milton Academy HS Prep 2820305020 —————
2001–02 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 7020204024 939128
2002–03 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 7233518444 11691510
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 5940428255 —————
2004–05 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 6835508539 1329116
2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 8024396360 —————
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 101014 —————
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 7627305754 —————
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 50000 —————
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 7622295149 —————
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 10000 —————
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 5920173726 —————
2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 40000 —————
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 7830386826 —————
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 369101922 —————
2011–12 Boston Bruins NHL 30002 —————
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 6919224122 —————
2012–13 HC Vityaz KHL 4811142553 —————
2013–14 HC Vityaz KHL 1917810 —————
2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 10000 61340
2014–15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 2726820 —————
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 20581312 182688
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 52881640 901133
2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 51391216 61016
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 521071718 —————
AHL totals 490 152 182 334 255 — — — — —
NHL totals 23 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
SHL totals 123 16 25 41 68 33 3 7 10 47

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Blackhawks obtain Sens' Havlat in three team deal". ESPN. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Box Score — January 7, 2007". Hockey Reference. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. ↑ "The fighting spirit of Josh Hennessy is in the Resega" (in German). HC Lugano. 2010-05-06. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Boston signs Tardif and Hennessy". American Hockey League. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Bruins Recall Forward Josh Hennessy". Boston Bruins. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  7. ↑ "Josh Hennessy joins the Växjö Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Vaxjo extend two years with Hennessy" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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