Garth Joy

Garth Joy (born August 3, 1968, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a retired minor hockey player and a current scout. He is currently a scout for the New York Rangers ice hockey team.

Playing career A native of Kirkland Lake, ON and the son of Ken and Goldie, Garth Joy played for the Hamilton Steelhawks of the OHL for two seasons until he was drafted. Joy was selected 222nd overall in the 1986 NHL entry draft. He was 11th choice of the Minnesota North Stars, but never played a game in the NHL. He continued to play major junior hockey for the Hamilton Steelhawks before being acquired by the Kingston Raiders, another OHL team. After a year with the Raiders, he was too old to play ice hockey at the junior level. He enrolled at St. Thomas University, where he played from 1991 to 1994 and was selected as an All-Canadian in 1993. In 1993, he was asked to play for Team Canada in the World Championships. He appeared in two games, scoring one goal. Following his college career Joy played two season for Vojens in the Danish elite series men's ice hockey team.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984-85 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 58 4 23 27 36 17 2 6 8 27 1985-86 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 50 6 31 37 64 - - - - - 1986-87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 66 6 43 49 56 9 0 2 2 4 1987-88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 62 10 36 46 105 14 1 6 7 8 1988-89 Kingston Raiders OHL 50 10 33 43 37 - - - - - 1992-93 Canadian National Team IIHF 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - - 1993-94 St. Thomas University CIAU 26 9 25 34 39 - - - - - 1995-96 Vojens IK Denmark 40 2 11 13 79 - - - - - 1996-97 Vojens IK Denmark 46 6 18 24 105 - - - - -