Justin Harney is an American former ice hockey

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who was an All-American for

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Career

Harney's college career began in the fall of 1996 and he began playing full-time for

as a freshman. As an underclassman, Harney provided steady production from the blueline but he was unable to help the Saints win many games. Things changed during his junior year; Harney's offensive numbers more than doubled while SLU won more than twice as many games as the year before. Harney helped the Larries reach the ECAC Hockey championship game and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. As a senior, Harney was named

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and led the Saints to one of their best seasons in history. While his offensive numbers declined slightly, Harney led the team to a first place finish in the conference standings and then won the 2000 ECAC championship. St. Lawrence received the second eastern seed and were advanced into the national quarterfinals. They faced down

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in an epic 4-overtime match and won the game to send the Saints into just their second Frozen Four over the previous 38 seasons. The team's run ended in the national semifinals with Harney being named an All-American for the year. After graduating, Harney signed professionally with the

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' organization but ended his first year in the

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farm system. By the end of his second season as a pro, Harney had spent time with six different teams. He decided to head to

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for his third season and spend the succeeding five years playing in

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. Harney retired in 2007. A year after ending his playing career, Harney began attending the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at

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. After graduating in 2010, he became the director of Sales and Marketing for Professional Nursing Placement Services. As of 2021, he continues to work in the same position.

Personal life

Both of Justin's older brothers played college hockey as well. Joe, for

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, and Jake for St. Lawrence.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harney, Justin 1977 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey defensemen People from Hopkinton, Massachusetts Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey players Wheeling Nailers players Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Lowell Lock Monsters players Saint John Flames players Iserlohn Roosters players ERC Ingolstadt players Kassel Huskies players