| Joe DiPenta | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1979 Barrie, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| AHL team Former teams |
Syracuse Crunch Atlanta Thrashers Anaheim Ducks Frölunda HC |
| NHL Draft | 61st overall, 1998 Florida Panthers |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Website | Joe DiPenta.com |
Joseph DiPenta (born February 25, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
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DiPenta was drafted 61st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. DiPenta grew up in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Former teams include the Halifax Mooseheads, Boston University, Philadelphia Phantoms, Chicago Wolves, Atlanta Thrashers, Manitoba Moose and Anaheim Ducks.
He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks. In the 2008–09 season, DiPenta signed a one-year contract with Frölunda HC of Elitserien.
On July 11, 2009, DiPenta returned to the NHL signing a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 63 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 71 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 76 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 73 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 76 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 174 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 110 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||