| Josh Hennessy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hennessy with the Boston Bruins in 2012 | |||
| Born | (1985-02-07)February 7, 1985 (age 40) 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 professionalice hockey player. He most recently played for theProvidence Bruins of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Hennessy previously played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theOttawa Senators andBoston Bruins.
As a youth, Hennessy played in the 1999Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Junior Eaglesminor ice hockey team.[1]
Hennessy was drafted 17th overall in 2001, by theQuebec Remparts in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League draft. He finished the2001–02 QMJHL season with 40 points, good for the sixth in scoring on his team.[citation needed] He did not speak French when he arrived, but later became fluent and served as the team's captain.[citation needed] Hennessy played in the2003 Memorial Cup, but Quebec was eliminated at the round-robin tournament, losing all three games.[citation needed] He was then drafted by theSan Jose Sharks 43rd overall at the2003 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] He was awarded the Karcher Plaque as theQMJHL Humanitarian of the Year in 2004.[citation needed] In the2004–05 QMJHL season, Hennessy led the team in scoring.[citation needed]
Hennessy began his professional career with the San Jose Sharks'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theCleveland Barons, during the2005–06. 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.[citation needed]
Hennessy was traded withTom Preissing to theOttawa Senators via theChicago Blackhawks on July 9, 2006, in a three-way deal; Ottawa tradedBryan Smolinski andMartin Havlát to Chicago, who sentMark Bell to San Jose while sendingMichal Barinka and a second-round draft pick in2008 to Ottawa.[2]
Hennessy then spent the majority of2006–07 season with the Senators' AHL affiliate, theBinghamton Senators. During his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2007, against thePhiladelphia Flyers.[3]
On May 6, 2010, Hennessy left the Senators organization after four years, signing a one-year deal with Swiss clubHC Lugano.[4]
On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year, two-way contract with theBoston Bruins.[5] He was assigned to their AHL affiliate, theProvidence Bruins, for the majority of the2011–12 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 the2014–15 season, Hennessy featured in 27 games withNeftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before opting for a mid-season transfer to Swedish clubVäxjö 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]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Milton Academy | HS Prep | 28 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 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 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 59 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 78 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 36 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||||