Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne (born December 8, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Dunne played collegiate hockey for the Clarkson Golden Knights in the NCAA. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 14, 2021.

In the 2020–21 season, Dunne joined the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, making his professional debut with the Cleveland Monsters. After 7 games with the Monsters, Dunne was recalled by Columbus and made his NHL debut in a 4–1 defeat against the Dallas Stars on April 15, 2021.

After four seasons with the Blue Jackets, Dunne left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2024.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Sabres, Dunne was signed to a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Washington Capitals for the season on July 1, 2026.

Personal life Dunne has five siblings all of whom have played college hockey at some level. He was the first in his family to play hockey, he began playing inline hockey at age five after started watching hockey. His elder sister Jincy, currently plays for the Minnesota Frost. His younger sister Joy currently plays for Ohio State, as did his older sister Jessica previously. His younger brother James plays ACHA level hockey at Oklahoma State and his younger sister Josey played two seasons at Lindenwood University after playing three years at University of Minnesota.

During the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina Josh attended to support both his younger sister Joy, on Team USA, as well as his girlfriend, Ella Shelton, who plays for Team Canada as well as the Toronto Sceptres in the PWHL. The two faced off against one another in the gold medal game. Josh and Ella became engaged in July 2026.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 St. Louis AAA Blues T1EHL 29 3 16 19 37 4 1 2 3 4 2014–15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2015–16 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 21 3 4 7 22 4 0 0 0 2 2016–17 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 55 10 8 18 49 — — — — — 2017–18 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 60 21 27 48 18 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Clarkson University ECAC 32 14 9 23 14 — — — — — 2019–20 Clarkson University ECAC 32 13 14 27 30 — — — — — 2020–21 Clarkson University ECAC 14 2 3 5 26 — — — — — 2020–21 Cleveland Monsters AHL 15 8 2 10 14 — — — — — 2020–21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 29 6 5 11 39 — — — — — 2022–23 Cleveland Monsters AHL 65 20 17 37 71 — — — — — 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Cleveland Monsters AHL 25 2 5 7 24 14 7 4 11 8 2024–25 Rochester Americans AHL 68 10 19 29 46 8 3 4 7 2 2024–25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 2025–26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 34 1 3 4 38 2 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Rochester Americans AHL 2 1 0 1 4 — — — — —NHL totals 50 1 3 4 53 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors Award YearCollege ECAC Best Defensive Forward 2020 ECAC Third All-Star Team 2020