Born	June 20, 1977 (1977-06-20) (age 32), Oak Park, IL, USA
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
NHL team F. teams	Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	83rd overall, 1997 Los Angeles Kings
Pro career	1998 – 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 Entry Draft.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Early career

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.

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

[edit] See also

• List of Carolina Hurricanes players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Joe Corvo's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database