Joey Haddad

Joey Haddad
Born October 12, 1988
Sydney, NS, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams 		Cardiff Devils
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Joey Haddad (born October 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Cardiff Devils in the EIHL.

Playing career

Haddad spent his junior hockey career in the QMJHL. He played two seasons for the P.E.I. Rocket and two seasons for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in his hometown of Sydney, Nova Scotia. He led the Eagles in goals (7) in the 2008 QMJHL playoffs.[1]

Haddad went undrafted in 2008 and signed a three-year entry-level free agent deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2] From 2009 to 2011, he went back and forth playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League and the Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League, both Penguins' affiliates.

In September 2011, Haddad signed with the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators, an affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres and the Phoenix Coyotes.[3] In addition to his time with the Gladiators, he played 19 games in AHL: 8 for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and 11 for the Hamilton Bulldogs[4] He led the Gladiators in points per game (0.81) in the 2011-2012 regular season.[5] Haddad was named captain of the Gladiators for the 2013–14 season.[6]

On June 26, 2014, Haddad left the Gladiators after three seasons and signed abroad to a one-year contract with Welsh club, Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.[7]

References

  1. ↑ | Joey Haddad AHL Profile
  2. ↑ Prospect Joey Haddad Player Profile - Hockey's Future
  3. ↑ Gwinnett | Gladiators sign four more as camp approaches
  4. ↑ | Joey Haddad AHL Profile
  5. ↑ | Joey Haddad ECHL stats
  6. ↑ "Glads Drop Opener, 5-3". Gwinnett Gladiators. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  7. ↑ Cardiff Devils (2014-06-26). "New Devils forward described as best ECHL all-round player". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

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