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Canada Ireland Joe Gatenby
#44 Idaho Steelheads / ECHL - 23/24
3-time USports (AUS) Champion 3
1-time USports University Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 15, 1997
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Kelowna, BC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada / Ireland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24

Brother: Danny Gatenby
Cousin: Ben Knopp

© Photo: Andrew Fielder - Field Pass Hockey

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Joe Gatenby Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Pursuit of Excellence U15 Prep OMAHA 60* 23* 50* 73* 22* -* |
2012-13 Okanagan Rockets U18 AAA BCEHL U18 39* 4* 20* 24* 14* -* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 8 -
Kelowna Rockets WHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013-14 Kelowna Rockets WHL 43* 0* 6* 6* 20* 7* | Playoffs 14 1 0 1 2 -5
Canada Pacific U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 Kelowna Rockets WHL 65* 2* 13* 15* 49* 26* | Playoffs 19 0 1 1 6 12
2015-16 Kelowna Rockets “A” WHL 66* 3* 20* 23* 31* 31* | Playoffs 18 1 2 3 11 6
2016-17 Kamloops Blazers “A” WHL 71* 7* 31* 38* 80* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -2
2017-18 Kamloops Blazers “A” WHL 72* 13* 46* 59* 39* 13* |
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -4
2018-19 Univ. of New Brunswick USports 30* 4* 14* 18* 22* 22* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -
2019-20 Univ. of New Brunswick USports 30* 2* 11* 13* 28* 25* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 0 5
2020-21 Univ. of New Brunswick USports 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Univ. of New Brunswick “A” USports 23* 2* 8* 10* 12* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -1
2022-23 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 67* 7* 19* 26* 22* 24* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 0
2023-24 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 6* -4* |
Allen Americans ECHL 23* 0* 6* 6* 2* -6* |
Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 30* 6* 5* 11* 21* 3* |
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 2

Joe Gatenby Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 BCMML Sabres 2 BC U16 Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2012-13 Team British Columbia WCCC-16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2014-15 Team Red U18-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Kelowna Rockets Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 1* |
2018-19 Univ. of New Brunswick University Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
2021-22 Univ. of New Brunswick University Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Joe Gatenby Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BC U16 Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCEHL U18 1 39* 4* 20* 24* 0.62* 14* -* | 1 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 8 * - *
ECHL 4 138* 14* 36* 50* 0.36* 53* 17* | 4 16 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.31 * 18 * -3 *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
OMAHA 1 60* 23* 50* 73* 1.22* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
University Cup 2 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
USports 4 83* 8* 33* 41* 0.49* 62* 59* | 3 15 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.33 * 2 * 3 *
WCCC-16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 317* 25* 116* 141* 0.44* 219* 84* | 5 58 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.09 * 25 * 11 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Gatenby Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/04/2024
04/04/2024 Confirmed Newfoundland Growlers Idaho Steelheads
01/17/2024
01/17/2024 Confirmed Allen Americans Newfoundland Growlers
11/20/2023
11/20/2023 Confirmed Fort Wayne Komets Allen Americans
07/05/2023
07/05/2023 Confirmed Ontario Reign Fort Wayne Komets
08/23/2022
08/23/2022 Confirmed Greenville Swamp Rabbits Ontario Reign
04/18/2022
04/18/2022 Confirmed Univ. of New Brunswick Greenville Swamp Rabbits
05/30/2018
05/30/2018 Confirmed Atlanta Gladiators Univ. of New Brunswick
03/21/2018
03/21/2018 Confirmed Kamloops Blazers Atlanta Gladiators
08/19/2016
08/19/2016 Confirmed Kelowna Rockets Kamloops Blazers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 2 #34 overall by Kelowna Rockets in the WHL Bantam Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #202 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #174 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

Career notes:
• 2018 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Camp
• 2017-2018 Kamloops Blazers Top Defenseman
• 2016-2017 Kamloops Blazers Top Defenseman
• 2015-2016 Kelowna Rockets Top Defenseman of the Year
• 2015-2016 Kelowna Rockets Top Plus/Minus
• 2015 Buffalo Sabres NHL Development Camp
• 2014-2015 Western Conference Scholastic Player of the Year
• 2014-2015 WHL RYOBI Hardest Working Player of the Year
• 2014 Team Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Selection Camp