Josh Teves

Joshua Michael Brain Teves (born February 18, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with SC Bern in the Swiss National League (NL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Amateur From 2011 to 2013, Teves played minor hockey for the Calgary Royals. After graduating from West Island College, Teves played for the Fernie Ghostriders in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) during the 2013–14 season and committed to play NCAA Division I ice hockey at Princeton University for the Tigers men's ice hockey team. He then joined the Merritt Centennials in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2014–15 season, where he was awarded the Coach's Choice award and the Most Improved award. Teves also became the first Centennial player to be awarded the RBC National Junior A Scholarship.

For the 2015–16 season, Teves joined the Princeton Tigers. In his freshman season, he played 31 games and recorded 7 points. His offence picked up the following season, where he led Tiger defencemen in scoring with 25 points. At the end of the season, Teves was selected for the first-team All-Ivy League and was invited to the Calgary Flames' 2017 Development Camp.

Teves returned to Princeton for his junior year, where he led all defencemen in scoring with 33 points. Teves was named to the All-ECAC Hockey third-team, becoming the first Tigers defenceman since 2012 to win the honour, and again selected as a first-team All-Ivy League. However, the Tigers lost 4–2 against the Ohio State University in the first round.

In his senior year, Teves was named to the ECAC Hockey Pre-Season All-League Team and selected as team captain. That season, Teves led the team's defencemen in scoring as Princeton qualified for the 2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. He was also nominated for the Hockey Humanitarian Award for his community service work and named a finalist for the 2018–19 Senior CLASS Award. However, Princeton was swept by Brown University in the first round, effectively ending Teves' collegiate career.

Professional On March 12, 2019, as an undrafted NHL free agent, Teves signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

After his entry-level contract with the Canucks, having played in just one game in his tenure with the club, Teves was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency. On August 6, 2021, Teves was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans, affiliate to the Buffalo Sabres.

As a free agent from the Sabres, having not featured with the club, Teves opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Finnish club, JYP Jyväskylä of the Liiga, on August 31, 2022.

Personal life Teves was born to Armando Teves, a teacher, and Phillippa Brain-Teves, a surgeon, on February 18, 1995; he has two siblings.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Calgary Royals AMHL 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Fernie Ghostriders KIJHL 50 10 14 24 57 5 2 1 3 2 2013–14 Merritt Centennials BCHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Merritt Centennials BCHL 57 5 28 33 39 4 0 2 2 0 2015–16 Princeton University ECAC 31 2 5 7 12 — — — — — 2016–17 Princeton University ECAC 34 4 21 25 10 — — — — — 2017–18 Princeton University ECAC 31 7 26 33 21 — — — — — 2018–19 Princeton University ECAC 30 3 17 20 20 — — — — — 2018–19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Utica Comets AHL 29 0 2 2 21 — — — — — 2019–20 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 4 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Utica Comets AHL 23 1 3 4 13 — — — — — 2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 72 6 15 21 44 7 0 2 2 2 2022–23 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 48 3 7 10 20 — — — — —NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award YearCollege First-Team All-Ivy League 2017, 2018 All-ECAC Third Team 2018, 2019