Joe Nieuwendyk

Date of Birth: Sep 10, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Oshawa, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Joe Nieuwendyk Facts

Player Type: Face-Off SpecialistNet-Front Presence
Drafted: 1985 round 2 #27 overall by Calgary Flames

Son: Jackson Nieuwendyk, Uncle: Ed Kea
Cousins: John Beukeboom, Jeff Beukeboom & Brian Beukeboom
Nephews: Chase Nieuwendyk & Tyler Nieuwendyk

Nieuwendyk won the Calder Trophy his rookie year, scoring 51 goals and 92 points. Joe's Hall of Fame career was highlighted by 3 Stanley Cups with 3 different teams (Calgary, Dallas, New Jersey), including a Conn Smythe with the Stars in 1999. Nieuwendyk also won Olympic gold with Canada and retired in 2006 with 564 goals and 1,126 points.

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Joe Nieuwendyk Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1983-1984	Pickering Panthers	MetJBHL	38	30	28	58	35	-
1984-1985	Cornell Univ.	NCAA	29	21	24	45	30	-
1985-1986	Cornell Univ.	NCAA	20	26	28	54	67	-
1985-1986	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	5	7	12	6	-
1986-1987	Cornell Univ. "C"	NCAA	23	26	26	52	26	-
1986-1987	Calgary Flames	NHL	9	5	1	6	0	0	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	0	-2
1986-1987	Team Canada	International	5	2	0	2	0	-
1987-1988	Calgary Flames	NHL	75	51	41	92	23	20	Playoffs	8	3	4	7	2	0
1988-1989	Calgary Flames	NHL	77	51	31	82	40	26	Playoffs	22	10	4	14	10	0
1989-1990	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	45	50	95	40	32	Playoffs	6	4	6	10	4	6
1989-1990	Canada	WC	1	0	0	0	0	-
1990-1991	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	45	40	85	36	19	Playoffs	7	4	1	5	10	-4
1991-1992	Calgary Flames "C"	NHL	69	22	34	56	55	-1
1992-1993	Calgary Flames "C"	NHL	79	38	37	75	52	9	Playoffs	6	3	6	9	10	-4
1993-1994	Calgary Flames "C"	NHL	64	36	39	75	51	19	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	0	0
1994-1995	Calgary Flames "C"	NHL	46	21	29	50	33	11	Playoffs	5	4	3	7	0	0
1995-1996	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	52	14	18	32	41	-17
1996-1997	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	66	30	21	51	32	-5	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	-1
1997-1998	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	73	39	30	69	30	16	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0	1
1997-1998	Canada Olympics	OG	6	2	3	5	2	0
1998-1999	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	67	28	27	55	34	11	Playoffs	23	11	10	21	19	7
1999-2000	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	48	15	19	34	26	-1	Playoffs	23	7	3	10	18	-2
2000-2001	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	69	29	23	52	30	5	Playoffs	7	4	0	4	4	-2
2001-2002	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	67	23	24	47	18	-2
2001-2002	New Jersey Devils	NHL	14	2	9	11	4	2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2001-2002	Canada Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	0	0
2002-2003	New Jersey Devils	NHL	80	17	28	45	56	10	Playoffs	17	3	6	9	4	-2
2003-2004	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	64	22	28	50	26	7	Playoffs	9	6	0	6	4	0
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	65	26	30	56	46	-2
2006-2007	Florida Panthers	NHL	15	5	3	8	4	-4

Joe Nieuwendyk Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1986-1987	Team Canada	Calgary Cup	-	2	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Calgary Flames	Fr-Tour	4	0	2	2	2	-

Joe Nieuwendyk Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Calgary Cup	1	-	2	-	2*	-	-	-	0
Fr-Tour	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	2	-	0
International	1	5	2	0	2	0.40	0	-	0
MetJBHL	1	38	30	28	58	1.53	35	-	0
NCAA	3	72	73	78	151	2.10	123	-	0
NHL	20	1257	564	562	1126	0.90	677	155	16	158	66	50	116	0.73	91	-5
OG	2	12	3	4	7	0.58	2	0	0
WC	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WJC-20	1	7	5	7	12	1.71	6	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Nieuwendyk Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Calgary Flames	9	581	314	304	618	1.06	332	135*	8	66	32	28	60	0.91	36	-4
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Canada Olympics	2	12	3	4	7	0.58	2	0	0
Canada U20	1	7	5	7	12	1.71	6	-	0
Cornell Univ.	3	72	73	78	151	2.10	123	-	0
Dallas Stars	7	442	178	162	340	0.77	211	7	5	61	25	15	40	0.66	47	3
Florida Panthers	2	80	31	33	64	0.80	50	-6	0
New Jersey Devils	2	94	19	37	56	0.60	60	12	2	22	3	7	10	0.45	4	-4
Pickering Panthers	1	38	30	28	58	1.53	35	-	0
Team Canada	1	5	2	0	2	0.40	0	-	0
Team Canada (Cup)	1	-	2	-	2*	-	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	64	22	28	50	0.78	26	7	1	9	6	0	6	0.67	4	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Nieuwendyk Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	NCAA (ECAC) Rookie of the Year
1985-1986	NCAA (East) First All-American Team NCAA (ECAC) Champion NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team U20 WJC Silver Medal
1986-1987	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist NCAA (East) First All-American Team NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team NCAA (ECAC) Player of the Year
1987-1988	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Assists by Rookie (41) NHL Most Goals by Rookie (51) NHL Most Points by Rookie (92) NHL Rookie of the Month (December) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1988-1989	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (11) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1994-1995	NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy)
1998-1999	NHL Best Face-Off Percentage (62.5%) NHL Playoffs Most Goals (11) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
2001-2002	Olympic Gold Medal
2002-2003	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2010-2011	Hockey Hall of Fame

Joe Nieuwendyk Biography and Trivia

Number 25 retired by Cornell Univ.
Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames
Cult/Star player for Cornell Univ.
Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars
Cult/Star player for Florida Panthers

Career transactions
- 2006-12-07 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-08-01 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Florida Panthers to a two-year contract
- 2003-09-09 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2002-03-19 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils w/ Jamie Langenbrunner for Jason Arnott, Randy McKay & a 2002 1st round pick (later traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets, later traded to the Buffalo Sabres who selected Daniel Paillé)
- 1995-12-19 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for Corey Millen & the rights to Jarome Iginla

On February 26, 2009, Joe Nieuwendyk got his #25 retired at Cornell University.