# Chris Joseph (ice hockey)

Robin Christopher Joseph (born September 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Atlanta Thrashers.

## 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 1987–88 NHL season but was quickly traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the same season. The deal saw Joseph, Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Craig Simpson move to the Oilers with Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp 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 Ottawa Senators. 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 Europe to play in Finland's SM-liiga for TPS, before spending 3 seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Adler Mannheim. He then played in Italy for HC Milano Vipers in Serie A 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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 72 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1986–87 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 67 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 61 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 49 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 63 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 27 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 1999–2000 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2004–05 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 35 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 510 | 39 | 112 | 151 | 567 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 194 | 36 | 84 | 120 | 195 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 144 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 243 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1987 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1988 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 |

## Awards

* WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1987