Joe Nieuwendyk | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 2011 | |||
Nieuwendyk at the 2011 Heritage Classic alumni game
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Born |
Oshawa, ON, CAN |
September 10, 1966 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Calgary Flames Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 27th overall, 1985 Calgary Flames |
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Playing career | 1987–2007 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | ||
World Junior Championship | ||
1986 Hamilton |
Joseph "Joe" Nieuwendyk (born September 10, 1966) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) player. He was a second round selection of the Calgary Flames, 27th overall, at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 20 seasons for the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Florida Panthers. He is one of only 11 players in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with three or more different teams, winning titles with Calgary in 1989, Dallas in 1999 and New Jersey in 2003. A two-time Olympian, Nieuwendyk won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 winter games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011 and his uniform number 25 was honoured by the Flames in 2014. Joe Nieuwendyk was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
An accomplished box lacrosse player, Nieuwendyk led the Whitby Warriors to the 1984 Minto Cup national junior championship before focusing exclusively on hockey. He played university hockey with the Cornell Big Red where he was a two-time All-American. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 1988 after becoming only the second first-year player to score 50 goals. He was a four-time All-Star, won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1995 for his leadership and humanitarian work, was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 1999 as most valuable player of the post-season. Nieuwendyk played 1,257 games in his career, scoring 559 goals and 1,126 points.