Josh Hennessy

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
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
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–present

Joshua Hennessy (born February 7, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. 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.

Playing career

Junior

Hennessy was drafted 17th overall by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Quebec Remparts at the 2001 QMJHL draft. He finished the 2001–02 season with 40 points, good for the sixth 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 captain of the 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 San Jose Sharks 43rd overall at the 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.

Hennessy is one of the reasons why so many New England hockey players such as Joey Ryan, Andrew Andricopoulos and Jordan LaVallee joined the Remparts the following years.

Professional

Hennessy began his professional career with the San Jose Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, 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 (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 Havlát to Chicago, who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a second-round draft pick in 2008 to Ottawa.[1]

Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006–07 season with the Senators' AHLs 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.[2]

On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.[3] 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.

During the 2014–15 season, Hennessy featured in 27 games in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before opting for a mid-season transfer to Swedish club Växjö Lakers on December 30, 2014.[4] In adding 13 points in just 20 games to close out the season with the Lakers and claim the Swedish championship, Hennessy signed a two-year contract extension on June 4, 2015.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Milton Academy USHS 28 30 30 60 20 — — — — —
2001–02 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 70 20 20 40 24 9 3 9 12 8
2002–03 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 72 33 51 84 44 11 6 9 15 10
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 59 40 42 82 55 — — — — —
2004–05 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 68 35 50 85 39 13 2 9 11 6
2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 80 24 39 63 60 — — — — —
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 27 30 57 54 — — — — —
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 22 29 51 49 — — — — —
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 59 20 17 37 26 — — — — —
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 78 30 38 68 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 36 9 10 19 22 — — — — —
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 69 19 22 41 22 — — — — —
2011–12 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Vityaz KHL 48 11 14 25 53 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Vityaz KHL 19 1 7 8 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 4 0
2014–15 HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 27 2 6 8 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 20 5 8 13 12 18 2 6 8 8
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 8 8 16 40 9 0 1 1 33
2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 51 3 9 12 16 6 1 0 1 6
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 52 10 7 17 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 23 1 0 1 6 — — — — —

Awards

QMJHL

Player of the week

  • Week 23: 2003-03-10 to 2003-03-18
  • Week 10: 2003-11-17 to 2003-11-23

Player of the month

  • December 2003

Trophies

  • Plaque Karcher (humanitarian) - 2004

CHL

Player of the month

  • December 2003

AHL

Cleveland Barons Rookie of the Year

  • 2005-06

References

  1. ↑ "Blackhawks obtain Sens' Havlat in three team deal". ESPN. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Boston signs Tardif and Hennessy". American Hockey League. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Josh Hennessy joins the Växjö Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Vaxjo extend two years with Hennessy" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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