Josh Blackburn Explained

Played For:Augusta Lynx
Columbia Inferno
Corpus Christi Rayz
Position:Goaltender
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:November 13, 1978
Birth Place:Del Rio, Texas, U.S.
Draft:116th overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Phoenix Coyotes
Career Start:2002
Career End:2005

Josh Blackburn (born November 13, 1978, in Del Rio, Texas[1]) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

He played college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines. After turning professional, he played for the Augusta Lynx and Columbia Inferno in the ECHL and the Corpus Christi Rayz of the Central Hockey League.

After retiring from professional hockey in 2005, Blackburn became a goaltending consultant and opened his own goaltending school.[2] In 2007, Blackburn returned to the University of Michigan as a volunteer assistant coach.[3] In 2018, Blackburn joined Total Package Hockey, a hockey development program, as a goaltending coach.[4]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Rookie Team1998–99
CCHA All-Tournament Team1999[5]
All-CCHA Second Team2000–01[6]
CCHA All-Tournament Team2002[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Munn . Scott . April 3, 2001 . Picking and, hopefully, winning at playoff time . 2023-11-11 . The Oklahoman . en-US . In fact, he was born in Del Rio, Texas. The family moved when he was two, and Josh grew up playing hockey, mostly in Alaska..
  2. Web site: JOSH BLACKBURN . mgoblue.com . February 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: Alumnus Blackburn Returns as Volunteer Assistant Coach . mgoblue.com . February 9, 2019 . September 19, 2007.
  4. Web site: Josh Blackburn hired as new goaltending coach at Detroit CoE . totalpackagehockey.com . February 9, 2019 . September 18, 2018.
  5. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.
  6. News: All-CCHA Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-27.
  7. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.