Josh Currie

Josh Currie (born October 29, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for Graz 99ers of the Austrian ICE Hockey League. He has previously played for the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Amateur Currie played major junior hockey with the Prince Edward Island Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He made his debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in 49 games, scoring nine goals and six assists for 15 points. The Rocket qualified for the 2010 QMJHL playoffs and faced the Saint John Sea Dogs in the first round. They were eliminated in five games, four games to one, in their best-of-seven series. Currie played in all five games, going scoreless. They were eliminated four games to one and Currie appeared in all five games, going scoreless. Currie was named the Rocket's captain in January 2012 after their existing captain, Matt Hobbs, was traded away. He finished the season with 30 goals and 46 points in 68 games. The Rocket qualified for the playoffs and faced the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the first round. The Rocket lost the series 4 games to 2 with Currie adding one goal and four points in the six games.

Professional As an undrafted free agent, Currie signed with the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL, but was sent to their ECHL affiliate, the Gwinnett Gladiators, for the 2013–14 season. He appeared in 70 games, recording 15 goals and 31 points. In his first season in Bakersfield, Currie scored 14 goals and 42 points in 71 games in 2014–15. In 13 games with Norfolk during the , he scored six goals and 12 points before he was loaned to Bakersfield in November 2015. He appeared in 53 games for Bakersfield, tallying ten goals and 24 points. He played in 67 games, scoring 22 goals and 36 points. Currie returned to Bakersfield for the 2017–18 season, scoring 20 goals and 46 points in 68 games. He was assigned to Bakersfield to start the 2018–19 season, and appeared in 53 games, scoring 27 goals and 41 points. He made his debut on February 19 against the Arizona Coyotes. He scored his first NHL goal on February 23 against Kevin Doyle of the Anaheim Ducks in a 2–1 victory. He appeared in 21 games for Edmonton, tallying two goals and five points. In ten playoff games, he scored one goal and four points.

On October 9, 2020, having left the Oilers organization, Currie signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, for the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season. He was named captain of the AHL Penguins on February 21, 2021. He was recalled by Pittsburgh from the taxi squad for the first time on February 25, but did not see any game time before returning to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He was recalled again on March 2 He appeared in just the one game for Pittsburgh, with another brief callup in which he did not play any games for Pittsburgh at the end of March. He played in 24 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring ten goals and 23 points. In his first season with Metallurg in 2021–22, he recorded ten goals and 26 points in 48 games. Metallurg finished atop the Eastern Conference and qualified for the KHL playoffs, advancing to the Gagarin Cup final, where they were defeated by CSKA Moscow. Currie ended the playoffs with five goals and nine points in 23 games. They faced Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the opening round but advanced to the second round against Avangard Omsk, in which they were eliminated. Currie appeared in only five of team's eleven playoff games, going scoreless. Currie attended Ottawa's training camp, but failed to make the team. He was placed on waivers on September 29. After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, for the 2023–24 season. He appeared in 62 games with Belleville, scoring 12 goals and 29 points. They eliminated the Marlies to face the top-seeded Cleveland Monsters in the second round. The Monsters swept the Senators in four games in their best-of-five series. Currie added three goals and six points in seven games. In his only season in the DEL, he recorded 12 goals and 23 points in 49 games. Kölner Haie made the playoffs and in 16 playoff games he tallied five goals and seven points. In 44 games, he recorded 16 goals and 39 points. In twelve playoff games, he scored five goals and nine points.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Summerside Western Capitals MJAHL 45 8 17 25 7 — — — — — 2009–10 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 49 9 6 15 16 5 0 0 0 0 2010–11 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 52 9 11 20 9 5 0 0 0 0 2011–12 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 68 30 16 46 33 — — — — — 2012–13 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 68 49 55 104 62 6 1 3 4 6 2013–14 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 70 15 16 31 41 — — — — — 2014–15 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 71 14 28 42 49 — — — — — 2015–16 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 13 6 6 12 8 — — — — — 2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 53 10 14 24 49 — — — — — 2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 67 22 14 36 28 — — — — — 2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68 20 26 46 52 — — — — — 2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 53 27 14 41 17 10 1 3 4 6 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56 24 17 41 60 — — — — — 2020–21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 24 10 13 23 24 — — — — — 2021–22 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 10 16 26 44 23 5 4 9 65 2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 3 9 12 4 5 0 0 0 4 2023–24 Belleville Senators AHL 62 12 17 29 39 7 3 3 6 4 2024–25 Kölner Haie DEL 49 12 11 23 19 16 5 2 7 2 NHL totals 22 2 3 5 2 — — — — — KHL totals 96 13 25 38 48 28 5 4 9 69

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Canada Atlantic U17 9th 5 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 5 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL First All-Star Team 2012–13