Shane Joseph

Shane Joseph (born July 23, 1981 in Brooks, Alberta) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He most recently played for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career Joseph began his hockey career in 1999 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and played for Minnesota State University, at Mankato. After an injury his freshman year he was given a redshirt status so he was still eligible for four more years. In the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons Joseph scored the most goals, assists, and points for the Mavericks, while earning an All-American award for the season 2002-03. After graduating, Joseph signed an amateur try-out contract with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League, the former affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, for the 2003–04 season. He helped the Barons reach the semifinals of the divisional playoffs for the Calder Cup. On June 27, 2004, Joseph signed his first professional contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was later reassigned back to the Barons, so Joseph never got the chance to prove himself in the NHL.

He then joined the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2006–07 season. After consistent performances Joseph was selected for the 2007 DEL All-Star Game. He finished his first European season as top scorer of the Panthers. After another year in Augsburg, Joseph finished as top scorer again, Joseph was signed by the management of the DEG Metro Stars for the 2008–09, 09-10 seasons.

With DEG, he helped the Stars to runner-up after being defeated in the 2009 finals to Eisbären Berlin. After completing his second season with DEG in 2009–10, his contract was not renewed. On May 10, 2010, Joseph signed a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters.

In the 2010–11 season, Joseph placed third among the Roosters scoring with 37 points in 52 games. After failing to help Iserlohn reach the playoffs, Joseph was not tendered another contract.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Minnesota State University WCHA 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Minnesota State University WCHA 16 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota State University WCHA 38 20 11 31 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Minnesota State University WCHA 41 29 36 65 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Minnesota State University WCHA 39 19 24 43 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Cleveland Barons AHL 12 4 5 9 0 9 5 4 9 0 2004–05 Cleveland Barons AHL 67 10 22 32 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 75 11 20 31 18 — — — — — 2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 22 30 52 18 — — — — — 2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 56 14 40 54 8 — — — — — 2008–09 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 16 23 39 16 16 5 12 17 0 2009–10 DEG Metro Stars DEL 56 20 18 38 4 3 0 1 1 2 2010–11 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 10 27 37 4 — — — — — AHL totals 154 25 47 72 26 9 5 4 9 0

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA First Team 2002–03 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2002–03 WCHA All-Tournament Team 2003 All-WCHA Third Team 2003–04