Born	February 7, 1985 (1985-02-07) (age 24), Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	43rd overall, 2003 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2005 – present

Josh Hennessy (born February 7, 1985, Brockton, Massachusetts) is an ice hockey player currently playing in the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Junior 1.2 Professional 2 Awards 2.1 QMJHL 2.1.1 Player of the week 2.1.2 Player of the month 2.1.3 Trophies 2.2 CHL 2.2.1 Player of the month 2.3 AHL 2.3.1 Cleveland Barons Rookie of the Year 3 Career statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Junior

Hennessy was drafted 17th overall by the Quebec Remparts at the 2001 QMJHL draft. He finished the 2001–02 season with 40 points, good for the 6th in scoring on his team.

Hailing from New England, Hennessy did not speak French when he arrived. However, during his first year, he made an effort to learn which started to put him in a leadership role. The team rewarded his efforts by giving him the assistant captain's role in his second year with the team. That season Hennessy and his team qualified for the 2003 Memorial Cup but Quebec was eliminated at the after round-robin tournament losing all three games.

During his third year, Hennessy, now fluent in French, was named the captain of the Quebec Remparts. That year Hennessy scored well and put up a decent amount of points. However, an injury ended his season and knocked him out of the playoffs. He was then drafted by the NHL's San Jose Sharks 43rd overall in 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

In the 2004–05 season, coaching staff had high hopes for him and his development. Hennessey recorded approximately the same numbers for the third straight year, but ended up first in team scoring that season. Expectations were higher, especially since he was playing with top prospect, Alexander Radulov.

Josh Hennessy is one of the reasons why so many New England hockey players such as Joey Ryan, Andrew Andricopoulos and Jordan LaVallee joined the Quebec Remparts the following years.

[edit] Professional

Hennessy started his pro career with the San Jose Sharks' farm team the Cleveland Barons in 2005-06. He led the Barons in goals (24) and assists (39) for 63 points in 80 games. He was one of only two players on the team to play in every regular-season game. Hennessy holds the franchise records for both goals and points in a season by a rookie and was named the Barons Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season.

Hennessy was traded by the Sharks, along with Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators via the Chicago Blackhawks on July 9, 2006 in a three-way deal. Ottawa traded Bryan Smolinski and Martin Havlat to Chicago who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a 2008 2nd round pick to Ottawa.^[1]

Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006-07 season with the Senators AHL's affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. During the season on his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] Awards

[edit] QMJHL

[edit] Player of the week

• Week 23: 2003-03-10 to 2003-03-18
• Week 10: 2003-11-17 to 2003-11-23

[edit] Player of the month

• December 2003

[edit] Trophies

• Plaque Karcher (humanitarian) - 2004

[edit] CHL

[edit] Player of the month

• December 2003

[edit] AHL

[edit] Cleveland Barons Rookie of the Year

• 2005-06

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Milton Academy	USHS		28	30	30	60	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		70	20	20	40	24		9	3	9	12	8
2002–03	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		72	33	51	84	44		11	6	9	15	10
2003–04	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		59	40	42	82	55		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		68	35	50	85	39		13	2	9	11	6
2005–06	Cleveland Barons	AHL		80	24	39	63	60		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Binghamton Senators	AHL		76	27	30	57	54		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ottawa Senators	NHL		10	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Binghamton Senators	AHL		76	22	29	51	49		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ottawa Senators	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Binghamton Senators	AHL		59	20	17	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ottawa Senators	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
QMJHL totals				269	128	163	291	162		24	8	18	26	16
AHL totals				291	93	115	208	189		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				16	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Josh Hennessy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database