| Josh Currie | |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 172 |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | DEL |
| Team: | Kölner Haie |
| Former Teams: | Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
Josh Currie (born October 29, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Undrafted, Currie played major junior hockey with the Prince Edward Island Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Currie was rewarded for his outstanding play during the 2012–13 QMJHL season by being named to the QMJHL's First All-Star Team.[1]
Currie made his professional debut in the ECHL with the Gwinnett Gladiators before signing for his second season in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors on August 27. 2014.[2]
In 2015, the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) moved their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate franchise to become the Bakersfield Condors and the ECHL Condors team was displaced. On August 19, 2015, Currie continued with the former ECHL Condors' franchise, agreeing to a one-year deal with the now relocated Norfolk Admirals in the ECHL.[3] He signed a two-year AHL contract to return to Bakersfield with the AHL Condors on July 6, 2017.[4]
On July 19, 2018, after impressing in each of his three seasons with the Condors, Currie was signed to his first NHL contract in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[5] He earned his first NHL recall by the Oilers on February 18, 2019.[6]
On October 9, 2020, having left the Oilers organization, Currie was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[7] Currie made one appearance with the Penguins during the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, before he was reassigned for the remainder of the campaign, to captain the Penguins' AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
At the conclusion of the season, Currie left the Penguins organization as an impending free agent and signed a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on June 11, 2021.[8] Currie played two seasons in the KHL, scoring 13 goals and 38 points in 96 games.
On July 1, 2023, Currie returned to North America to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators.[9] Currie attended Ottawa's training camp, but failed to make the team. He was placed on waivers on September 29.[10] After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, for the 2023–24 season.[11]
Having concluded his contract with the Senators, Currie returned abroad as a free agent and agreed to a one-year deal with German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL, on July 25, 2024.[12]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Summerside Western Capitals | MJAHL | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 49 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 52 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 68 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 71 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 67 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 68 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 53 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 56 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 65 | ||
| 2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 96 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 69 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2012–13 | [13] |