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| Born | January 5, 1968 Pont-Rouge, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | |||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||
| Played for | Boston Bruins Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes Montreal Canadiens |
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| National team | .svg){kind=small} Canada |
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| NHL Draft | 81st overall, 1988 Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 1991–2004 | |||||||||
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Joseph "Joé" Juneau (born January 5, 1968) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He was also an engineer. Joé Juneau was born in Pont-Rouge, Quebec. He played for many teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). These teams included the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and the Montreal Canadiens. He also won a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Joé Juneau's Amazing Hockey Career
Joé Juneau had a long and exciting career in ice hockey. He was known for his smart plays and his ability to score points.
Starting Young and Going to College
When Joé was a kid, he played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. This is a very famous tournament for young hockey players. He played in it three times!
Later, Joé became a star college hockey player. He went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). There, he scored 71 goals in four seasons. He was even chosen as an All-American player twice. What's really cool is that Joé was also very smart. He had a perfect 4.0 grade point average. He earned a degree in aeronautical engineering in just three years. This was amazing because he didn't even speak English when he first arrived in New York!
Olympic Silver and NHL Debut
After college, Juneau played for the Canadian Olympic team. He helped Canada win a silver medal at the 1992 Albertville Games. He was the top scorer in that tournament.
Soon after the Olympics, Juneau joined the Boston Bruins in the NHL. He played very well right away. He scored 19 points in just 14 games at the end of his first season. He then had a strong playoff performance.
Becoming an NHL Star
His best season was his first full year, the 1992–93 season, with the Bruins. He played on a strong line with Adam Oates and Cam Neely. That year, he scored 32 goals and had 102 points in total. He set an NHL record for assists by a left winger with 70 assists. This record stood for a very long time, until 2022! Because of his great rookie year, he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.
There's a fun story about Juneau and Bruins legend Johnny Bucyk. Juneau supposedly asked Bucyk if he could wear his famous No. 9 jersey. Bucyk joked, "Score 557 goals first, and then come talk to me!"
Moving Teams and Stanley Cup Finals
During the 1993–94 season, the Bruins traded Juneau to the Washington Capitals. In 1996, he made history by being the first player to get a penalty shot in overtime during a Stanley Cup playoff game.
Juneau was a key player for the Capitals team that reached the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. He scored 17 points in 21 playoff games that year. He even scored the winning goal in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres. This goal sent the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Finals!
The next season, Juneau was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres also made it to the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals that year. He later played for the Ottawa Senators and the Phoenix Coyotes.
Later Career and Retirement
Over time, Juneau's scoring numbers went down. This was often because of injuries. He played for five different teams in four seasons. He then settled with the Montreal Canadiens for the last three years of his career. He retired after the 2003–04 NHL season.
Joé Juneau finished his NHL career with 156 goals and 416 assists. This gave him a total of 572 points over 13 seasons. For most of his career, Juneau wore jersey number 90. He chose this number because his favorite number, 9, was usually already taken or retired. The only time he didn't wear 90 was with the Ottawa Senators, where he wore 39.
Life After Hockey
After retiring from playing, Joé Juneau used his engineering skills. He became a partner at a technology company called Harfan Technologies.
His old college, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, honored him in many ways. They gave him an honorary degree in 2005. They also added him to their "Ring of Honor."
From 2005 to 2007, Juneau lived in Fairbanks, Alaska. He helped promote hockey to young people there. After that, he moved to Kuujjuaq, Quebec, permanently. In Kuujjuaq, he started a hockey program for Inuit youth in northern Quebec. This program focused on helping kids do well in school. For his great work, he received a special award in 2007 called the La Presse/Radio-Canada Personality of the Year Award. His work with the Nunavik hockey program ended in 2017.
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon | CEGEP | — | 21 | 47 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon | CEGEP | 38 | 27 | 57 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | R.P.I. Engineers | ECAC | 31 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | R.P.I. Engineers | ECAC | 30 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | R.P.I. Engineers | ECAC | 34 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Canada | Intl | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | R.P.I. Engineers | ECAC | 29 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Canada | Intl | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Canada | Intl | 60 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 84 | 32 | 70 | 102 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 44 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 58 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 56 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 63 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 65 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 828 | 156 | 416 | 572 | 272 | 112 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 69 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1992 | Canada | OG | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | |||
Awards and Honors
| Award | Year | |
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| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1987–88 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1989–90 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1989–90 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1990–91 | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 | |
| Knight of the National Order of Quebec | 2014 | |
| NCAA Silver Anniversary Award | 2016 |
