Joey Tetarenko Explained

Played For:	Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes
Position:	Right Wing
Shoots:	Right
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	2
Weight Lb:	230
Birth Date:	March 3, 1978
Birth Place:	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:	82nd overall
Draft Year:	1996
Draft Team:	Florida Panthers
Career Start:	1998
Career End:	2007

Joey Tetarenko (born March 3, 1978) is a Canadian Métis^[1] former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and growing up in St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Tetarenko was drafted by the Florida Panthers 82nd overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted #10th overall in the 1st round of the 1993 WHL Bantam Draft by the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. He spent 4 seasons(1994-1998) playing junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks while in high school. His fourth and final season in Portland was the 1997-98 campaign where Joey was assigned team Captain and helped lead the team to win the 1998 Memorial Cup Championship. He made his National Hockey League debut for the Panthers during the 2000–01 NHL season and went on to play 69 games over three seasons before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Simon Lajeunesse. After appearing in only two games with Ottawa in 2003 he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes, spending much of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Lowell Lock Monsters.^[2]

Tetarenko signed with the Minnesota Wild in 2004, but never played for the team, instead spending three seasons in the AHL with the Houston Aeros. Tetarenko retired after the 2006–07 season with the Aeros.

Tetarenko was an assistant coach for the Dallas Oilers, and head coach of Bishop Lynch Varsity High School Hockey program in Dallas, Texas, in 2012–13, and now resides in Milton, Ontario. He now works for ProSharp, a skate blade company based in Sweden.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	North Battleford North Stars	SJHL		36	6	13	19	75		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		59	0	1	1	134		9	0	0	0	8
1995–96	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		71	4	11	15	190		7	0	1	1	16
1996–97	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		68	8	18	26	182		2	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		49	2	12	14	148		16	0	2	2	30
1998–99	Beast of New Haven	AHL		65	4	10	14	154		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Louisville Panthers	AHL		57	3	11	14	136		4	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		29	3	1	4	44		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		29	1	4	5	74		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Florida Panthers	NHL		38	1	0	1	123		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Florida Panthers	NHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		50	4	12	16	123		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ottawa Senators	NHL		2	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL		14	2	2	4	33		14	0	0	0	36
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		57	1	6	7	167		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Houston Aeros	AHL		15	0	1	1	49		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Houston Aeros	AHL		40	1	1	2	125		8	1	0	1	13
2006–07	Houston Aeros	AHL		39	2	4	6	94		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				73	4	1	5	176		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				366	18	51	69	955		26	1	0	1	51

Awards and honors

Award	Year
WHL
Memorial Cup (Portland Winter Hawks)	1998

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Hockey League embraces aboriginals . Indian Country Media Network . indiancountrymedianetwork.com. en-US. November 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025526/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/national-hockey-league-embraces-aboriginals/ . September 11, 2017 . dead.
2. Web site: Hurricanes sign Joey Tetarenko to one-year deal . . July 2, 2003. May 6, 2014.
3. Web site: Joey Tetarenko talks playing in the NHL, the enforcer role and fighting in hockey . Gallo . Tyler . Stranded Sports . December 16, 2020. January 25, 2021.