Joe Lundrigan

Joseph Roche Lundrigan (born September 12, 1948) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played 52 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals during the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seasons. He was originally signed in 1971 by the Maple Leafs, and was claimed by the Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1967 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career As a youth, he played in the 1960 and 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with Corner Brook. He won two all-Newfoundland senior hockey championships with the Corner Brook Royals in 1968 and 1977. In 1971–72 with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, he was voted as the club’s top defenceman and named to the league’s second all-star team. He was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. His # 2 jersey was retired by the Corner Brook Royals.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL 28 1 10 11 33 12 1 1 2 14 1967–68 Corner Brook Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 8 0 1 1 6 1968–69 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 20 14 11 25 50 — — — — — 1969–70 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 20 10 6 16 73 — — — — — 1970–71 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 10 6 13 19 56 — — — — — 1971–72 Tulsa Oilers CHL 67 3 34 37 110 13 2 9 11 24 1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 49 2 8 10 20 — — — — — 1972–73 Tulsa Oilers CHL 8 3 2 5 10 — — — — — 1973–74 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 62 7 34 41 143 10 0 3 3 10 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 28 3 3 6 49 — — — — — 1974–75 Hershey Bears AHL 33 6 13 19 60 12 2 4 6 8 1975–76 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL — 5 14 19 59 — — — — — 1976–77 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL 32 13 34 47 43 10 4 10 14 4 1977–78 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL 10 3 5 8 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Labrador City Carol Lakers NFSHL 16 5 28 33 72 — — — — — 1978–79 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL 19 16 17 33 72 — — — — — 1979–80 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL — 1 0 1 26 — — — — — 1983–84 Corner Brook Royals NFSHL 23 8 12 20 27 — — — — — 1985–86 Stephenville Jets NFSHL 6 0 3 3 2 — — — — — NHL totals 52 2 8 10 22 — — — — —