Joe Corvo
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | June 20, 1977 , Oak Park, IL, USA |
| NHL Draft | 83rd overall, 1997 Los Angeles Kings |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Joe Corvo (born June 20, 1977, in Oak Park, Illinois) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. Corvo was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 1997 NHL draft.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early career
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Silver | 1997 Geneva | Ice hockey | |
In one of Corvo's first major ice hockey appearances, he participated in the 1997 World Junior Championships in Switzerland. Despite placing second to Canada in the medal round, he was named the top defenseman of the tournament.[1] He then played for three seasons at Western Michigan University, from 1995 to 1998, where he was a teammate of future NHL player Jamal Mayers.
[edit] NHL career
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 1997 NHL entry draft. On July 1, 2006, Corvo signed as a four-year, unrestricted free agent contract with the Ottawa Senators worth $10.5 million. On October 26, 2006, he broke a Senators record for points for a defenseman in a game with one goal and four assists against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was named the game's first star. On February 11, 2008, the Senators traded Corvo along with Patrick Eaves to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mike Commodore and Cory Stillman. His departure from the Senators has stirred some controversy in Ottawa in the similar vein of Chris Pronger when Pronger demanded a trade from Edmonton.
Corvo recorded his first career hat-trick on March 16, 2008 against the Ottawa Senators' Martin Gerber at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. This was the first time that Corvo had played against his ex-team since the trade nearly a month earlier. Corvo became only the third defenseman in Hartford Whalers-Carolina Hurricanes franchise history to record a hat-trick.[2]
[edit] Restaurant incident
Corvo was arrested in November 2002 in Boston after he grabbed a 34-year-old woman's buttocks in a restaurant. Restaurant staff told him to leave, but Corvo returned, punched the woman and then kicked her when she fell to the ground, police said. Corvo was given a three-year suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to assault. Corvo was also suspended for three games by the Kings.[3]
[edit] Personal
Joe is married to Angela Corvo.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Western Michigan University | NCAA | 41 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Western Michigan University | NCAA | 32 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Western Michigan University | NCAA | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 77 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 80 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 26 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 50 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2005-06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 76 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2007-08 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 51 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 353 | 48 | 114 | 162 | 156 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Hockey Facts & Stats", Andrew Podnieks, p. 517. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
- ^ Elias Says.... ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures (2008-03-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Kings suspend rookie defenseman for three games", November 3, 2003. Retrieved on 11-03-07.
[edit] External links
Joe Corvo's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
