| Joey Keane | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | AHL |
| Team: | San Jose Barracuda |
| Former Teams: | Carolina Hurricanes Spartak Moscow |
| Draft: | 88th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2018 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
Joey Keane (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (88th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1] [2] [3]
Keane started his junior hockey career for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.[1] He played for Barrie for 2 1/2 seasons and was traded to the London Knights partway through his final junior season of 2018–19.[4] He was selected to the OHL Third All-Star Team for Barrie for the 2017–18 season.[4]
He made his professional debut for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2019–20 season.[1] [5] As an AHL rookie he was selected for the 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge.[6] He was called up to the Rangers on February 14, 2020 after posting 8 goals and 20 assists in 48 games with Hartford.[6] He was returned to Hartford after not playing in the Rangers' game that day.[7] On February 18, 2020, Keane was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Julien Gauthier.[8]
As a restricted free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Hurricanes, Keane opted to move abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2022–23 season with Russian club, HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL, on July 25, 2022.[9]
After two seasons with HC Spartak Moscow, where he scored 35 points in 102 games, Keane returned to the United States and signed a professional try-out agreement with the San Jose Sharks on September 19, 2024.[10] On September 27, 2024, Keane was assigned to the Sharks' AHL affiliate San Jose Barracuda.[11]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 67 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 62 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 29 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | London Knights | OHL | 37 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 49 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 62 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | ||
| 2021–22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 64 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 102 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OHL | |||
| Third All-Star Team | 2018 | ||
| AHL | |||
| All-Star Game | 2020 | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2020 | [12] | |
| Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) | 2022 | [13] | |