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Canada Joe Nieuwendyk
#25 Florida Panthers / NHL - 06/07
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 2
1-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Sep 10, 1966
Position
C
Age
57
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Oshawa, ON, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
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 +/-
1983-84 Pickering Panthers MetJBHL 38* 30* 28* 58* 35* -* |
1984-85 Cornell Univ. NCAA 29* 21* 24* 45* 30* -* |
1985-86 Cornell Univ. NCAA 20* 26* 28* 54* 67* -* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 7* 12* 6* -* |
1986-87 Cornell Univ. “C” NCAA 23* 26* 26* 52* 26* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 9* 5* 1* 6* 0* 0* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 0 -2
Team Canada International 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1987-88 Calgary Flames NHL 75* 51* 41* 92* 23* 20* | Playoffs 8 3 4 7 2 0
1988-89 Calgary Flames NHL 77* 51* 31* 82* 40* 26* | Playoffs 22 10 4 14 10 0
1989-90 Calgary Flames NHL 79* 45* 50* 95* 40* 32* | Playoffs 6 4 6 10 4 6
Canada WC 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1990-91 Calgary Flames NHL 79* 45* 40* 85* 36* 19* | Playoffs 7 4 1 5 10 -4
1991-92 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 69* 22* 34* 56* 55* -1* |
1992-93 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 79* 38* 37* 75* 52* 9* | Playoffs 6 3 6 9 10 -4
1993-94 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 64* 36* 39* 75* 51* 19* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 0 0
1994-95 Calgary Flames “C” NHL 46* 21* 29* 50* 33* 11* | Playoffs 5 4 3 7 0 0
1995-96 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 52* 14* 18* 32* 41* -17* |
1996-97 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 66* 30* 21* 51* 32* -5* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 -1
1997-98 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 73* 39* 30* 69* 30* 16* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 1
Canada OG 6* 2* 3* 5* 2* 0* |
1998-99 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 67* 28* 27* 55* 34* 11* | Playoffs 23 11 10 21 19 7
1999-00 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 48* 15* 19* 34* 26* -1* | Playoffs 23 7 3 10 18 -2
2000-01 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 69* 29* 23* 52* 30* 5* | Playoffs 7 4 0 4 4 -2
2001-02 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 67* 23* 24* 47* 18* -2* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 14* 2* 9* 11* 4* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
Canada OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2002-03 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 17* 28* 45* 56* 10* | Playoffs 17 3 6 9 4 -2
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 64* 22* 28* 50* 26* 7* | Playoffs 9 6 0 6 4 0
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 65* 26* 30* 56* 46* -2* |
2006-07 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 +/-
1986-87 Team Canada Calgary Cup -* 2* -* -* -* -* |
1989-90 Calgary Flames Fr-Tour 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |

Joe Nieuwendyk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Calgary Cup 1 -* 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 1 257* 564* 562* 1 126* 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 * * * * * *

Joe Nieuwendyk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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.