Joe Nieuwendyk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joe Nieuwendyk
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1966(1966-09-10)
Age	58
Birthplace	Oshawa
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Virgo

Joe Nieuwendyk Biography

Joe Nieuwendyk is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Hall of Fame NHL center who played for twenty consecutive seasons with the team. He also was the winner of the Stanley Cup with the three teams.

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Joseph “Joe” Nieuwendyk (/ˈ n uː ə n d aɪ k / NOO -ən-dyke; born September 10, 1966) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) player. He was a second round selection of the Calgary Flames, 27th overall, at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 20 seasons for the Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Florida Panthers. He is one of only 11 players in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with three or more different teams, winning titles with Calgary in 1989, Dallas in 1999 and New Jersey in

2003. A two-time Olympian, Nieuwendyk won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 winter games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011 and his uniform number 25 was honoured by the Flames in 2014. Joe Nieuwendyk was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2017 Nieuwendyk was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history.

Nieuwendyk went undrafted by any Ontario Hockey League team, and so played a season of junior B for the Pickering Panthers in 1983–84. Eligible for the 1984 NHL Entry Draft but unselected, he chose to attend Cornell University where he played hockey and lacrosse for the Big Red. He was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) hockey rookie of the year in 1984–85 after scoring 39 points in 23 games. At the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, the Calgary Flames selected him in the second round, 27th overall, with a pick obtained that day in a trade with the Minnesota North Stars for Kent Nilsson. The disappointment in Calgary over the trade of Nilsson resulted in some criticism of Nieuwendyk’s selection, famously leading to a local newspaper to question the moves with the headline “Joe Who?”

Three children were born to wife Tina.

Joe Nieuwendyk Net Worth

Joe Nieuwendyk is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe Nieuwendyk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a top lacrosse player during his school days. He was thought to be among the top junior players in all of Canada.

A Calgary newspaper expressed its displeasure about his draft by publishing an article titled Joe Who?

Nieuwendyk was born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario, and grew up in Whitby. He is the youngest of four children to Gordon and Joanne Nieuwendyk, who immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1958. Gordon owned a car repair shop in Whitby. Joe grew up in a sporting family. His brother Gil was a box lacrosse player, while his uncle Ed Kea and cousin Jeff Beukeboom also played in the National Hockey League (NHL). His best friend growing up was future NHL teammate Gary Roberts.

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Who is Joe Nieuwendyk Dating?

According to our records, Joe Nieuwendyk married to Tina Gemmell. As of December 1, 2023, Joe Nieuwendyk’s is not dating anyone.

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Once his junior season at Cornell ended, Nieuwendyk joined the national team for five games before turning professional with the Flames. He made his NHL debut on March 10, 1987, against the Washington Capitals and scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Pete Peeters. He appeared in nine regular season games in the 1986–87 NHL season, scoring five goals and one assist, and appeared in six playoff games. Playing his first full season in 1987–88, Nieuwendyk captured the attention of the sports media by scoring 32 goals in his first 42 games to put him on a pace to surpass Mike Bossy’s rookie record of 53 goals. Nieuwendyk finished two goals short of Bossy’s record, but led the team with 51 goals and was the second first-year player to score at least 50 goals in one season. He played in his first NHL All-Star Game, was named to the All-Rookie Team and was voted the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.

Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Joe Nieuwendyk celebrates birthday on September 10 of every year.

A 45-goal season in 1989–90 was enough for Nieuwendyk to lead the team in goal scoring for the third consecutive season. He missed he first 11 games of the 1991–92 NHL season after suffering a knee injury during a summer evaluation camp for the 1991 Canada Cup. Nieuwendyk began the season as the 12th captain in the Flames franchise history. He was limited to 22 goals and 56 points on the season, but scored his 200th career goal on December 3, 1991, against the Detroit Red Wings. His 230th career goal, scored against the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 13, 1992, established a Flames franchise record for career goals (since broken).

Where is Joe Nieuwendyk now?

He may have hung up his skates, but Nieuwendyk has remained a fixture in NHL circles. He previously served as the GM of the Stars from 2009-2013, and currently works as a pro scout and advisor for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Is Joe Nieuwendyk a Hall of Famer?

On the international stage, Nieuwendyk represented Canada at the 1986 World Junior Championships, at the 1990 World Championships, and is a two-time member of Canada’s Winter Olympic team (1998 and 2002). The accolades continued in 2011. Joe Nieuwendyk was justly rewarded with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

How many Stanley Cups did Joe Nieuwendyk win?

For those who saw Nieuwendyk play, there’s no forgetting. He played 1,257 games for five NHL teams, scoring 564 goals (66 more in the postseason) and 1,126 points. He won the Calder Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, an Olympic gold medal and three Stanley Cup championships with three franchises.

When did Joe Nieuwendyk retire?

2007

Is Joe Nieuwendyk number retired?

The ceremonies for both MacInnis and Nieuwendyk have been done and were awesome. It’s as simple as making an announcement in the next few years that #2 and #25 are now retired.