Robin Christopher Joseph (born September 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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Playing career

Joseph was drafted 5th overall by the Penguins in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut for the Penguins during the

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but was quickly traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the same season. The deal saw Joseph,

Dave Hannan David Patrick Hannan (born November 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Av ...

, Moe Mantha and

Craig Simpson Craig Andrew Simpson (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently the lead ...

move to the Oilers with

Paul Coffey Paul Patrick Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time ...

Dave Hunter David P. Hunter (born January 1, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Hunter was born in Petrolia ...

and

Wayne Van Dorp Wayne Van Dorp (born May 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Quebec Nordiques. In The Netherlands he played for Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen a ...

moving to Pittsburgh. After seven seasons with the Oilers he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Bob Beers. He then began a second spell at Pittsburgh who claimed him in the NHL Waiver Draft, although after two seasons he was claimed in the 1996 NHL Waiver Draft by Vancouver. He then signed with Philadelphia for two seasons before moving on to the

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. He would never play for the Senators though and was claimed two months later in the waiver draft for the third time in four years, once again by Vancouver. He was claimed off waivers for a third time in the season, this time by the Phoenix Coyotes. The next season, he was claimed off waivers one more time by Atlanta before leaving the NHL In total, Joseph played 510 regular season games, scoring 39 goals with 112 assists for 151 points and collecting 567 penalty minutes. Joseph also played 31 playoff games, scoring 3 goals with 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 24 penalty minutes. In 2001, he moved to

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to play in

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for

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, before spending 3 seasons in the

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for the

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. He then played in

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for HC Milano Vipers in

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before retiring.

Personal life

Since retiring Joseph became a City of Edmonton firefighter in early 2007. His son, Jaxon, was killed in the

Humboldt Broncos bus crash On April 6, 2018, 16 people were killed and 13 were injured when a northbound Coach (bus), coach bus struck a westbound semi-trailer truck that blew through a stop sign near Armley, Saskatchewan, Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The driver of th ...

on April 6, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1987

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Chris 1969 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Oilers players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Edmonton Oilers players HC Milano players Ice hockey people from Burnaby NHL first-round draft picks Nova Scotia Oilers players Phoenix Coyotes players Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Seattle Thunderbirds players Tampa Bay Lightning players HC TPS players Vancouver Canucks players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland