Chris Joseph

Robin Christopher Joseph (born September 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Atlanta Thrashers.

Playing career Joseph was drafted 5th overall by the Penguins in the 1987 NHL entry draft. He made his NHL debut for the Penguins during the 1987–88 NHL season but was quickly traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the same season. The deal saw Joseph, Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Craig Simpson move to the Oilers with Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp moving to Pittsburgh. After seven seasons with the Oilers he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Bob Beers.

He then began a second spell at Pittsburgh who claimed him in the NHL Waiver Draft, although after two seasons he was claimed in the 1996 NHL Waiver Draft by Vancouver.

He then signed with Philadelphia for two seasons before moving on to the Ottawa Senators. He would never play for the Senators though and was claimed two months later in the waiver draft for the third time in four years, once again by Vancouver. He was claimed off waivers for a third time in the season, this time by the Phoenix Coyotes. The next season, he was claimed off waivers one more time by Atlanta before leaving the NHL

In total, Joseph played 510 regular season games, scoring 39 goals with 112 assists for 151 points and collecting 567 penalty minutes. Joseph also played 31 playoff games, scoring 3 goals with 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 24 penalty minutes. In 2001, he moved to Europe to play in Finland's SM-liiga for TPS, before spending 3 seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Adler Mannheim. He then played in Italy for HC Milano Vipers in Serie A before retiring.

Personal life Since retiring Joseph became a City of Edmonton firefighter in early 2007.

His son, Jaxon, was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 72 4 8 12 50 5 0 3 3 12 1986–87 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 67 13 45 58 155 — — — — — 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 0 4 4 12 — — — — — 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 0 4 4 6 — — — — — 1987–88 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 23 5 14 19 49 — — — — — 1987–88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 8 0 2 2 8 4 0 0 0 9 1988–89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 4 5 9 54 — — — — — 1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 5 1 1 2 18 — — — — — 1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 61 10 20 30 69 6 2 1 3 4 1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 49 5 17 22 59 — — — — — 1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 63 14 29 43 72 5 0 2 2 8 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 0 0 0 8 5 1 3 4 2 1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 33 2 10 12 48 — — — — — 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 1 1 2 28 — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 66 10 19 29 108 — — — — — 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 5 10 15 46 10 1 1 2 12 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 5 14 19 71 15 1 0 1 8 1996–97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 3 13 16 62 — — — — — 1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 1 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 2 1997–98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 6 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 27 11 19 30 38 — — — — — 1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 51 9 29 38 26 16 3 10 13 8 1999–2000 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38 2 9 11 6 — — — — — 1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 24 1 1 2 16 — — — — — 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 19 0 3 3 20 — — — — — 2001–02 TPS SM-l 32 6 9 15 105 8 1 1 2 31 2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 7 23 30 124 8 0 6 6 2 2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 5 13 18 67 6 0 2 2 16 2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 1 12 13 52 10 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Milano Vipers ITA 35 2 15 17 58 13 0 3 3 22 NHL totals 510 39 112 151 567 31 3 4 7 24 AHL totals 194 36 84 120 195 31 5 13 18 29 DEL totals 144 13 48 61 243 24 0 8 8 20

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1987 Canada WJC 6 1 1 2 12 1988 Canada WJC 7 1 2 3 6 Junior totals 13 2 3 5 18 Awards WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1987