Joé Juneau Joé Juneau ( born January 5 , 1968 ) is a retired Canadian professional player . He played for the Boston Bruins , Washington Capitals , Buffalo Sabres , Ottawa Senators , Phoenix Coyotes and the Montreal Canadiens , all of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Originally drafted by the Bruins in the fourth round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft , Juneau was a star college hockey player at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , where he scored 71 goals in four regular seasons and was a two - time All - American selection . He was well - known for having a 4 . 0 grade point average and earning a degree in just three years in aeronautical engineering , despite the fact that he did not speak English when he first arrived in New York . After college , Juneau spent a year with the Canadian Olympic team while disputing his contract offer from the Bruins . The sticking point was Juneau ' s insistence on being paid full salary even if he was sent to the minors , a demand Boston - - being burned the previous year in a similar dispute by Wes Walz - - refused . Then - general manager Harry Sinden was famously quoted in response to Juneau ' s threat to play in Switzerland instead " Then he ' ll have to learn to yodel . " In the meantime , Juneau led Canada to a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics , and was the tournament ' s leading scorer . Juneau would eventually sign with Boston on the team ' s terms , and Sinden ' s fears proved groundless . Juneau joined the Bruins ' NHL roster right after the Olympics , and never spent a day in the minor leagues during his career . He had an impressive nineteen points in fourteen regular season games at the end of the 1992 season before a strong playoff . His best season was his rookie year of 1992 – 93 with the Bruins , when , as the left winger on a powerful line with Adam Oates and Cam Neely , he had 32 goals and 102 points and set the NHL record for assists in a season by a left wing with 70 , a mark Juneau still holds . As a reward , he was named to the NHL All - Rookie Team . In 1996 , he became the first player ever to be awarded a penalty shot in overtime in a Stanley Cup playoff game ( although he failed to score ) . The Bruins traded him to the Capitals in an ill - fated deal for Al Iafrate ( who played only twelve games for Boston ) , and Juneau was a member of the 1997 – 98 Capitals squad that reached the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals , scoring seventeen points in twenty - one playoff games . He scored the game - winning goal in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals that sent the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Final . The next season , 1998 – 99 , with the Capitals plagued by injuries and missing the playoffs , Juneau was traded to the Sabres who reached the Cup 1999 Stanley Cup Final . Juneau spent the 1999 – 00 with the Ottawa Senators , who signed him largely to fill the offensive gap which was created when Alexei Yashin was suspended for failing to honor his contract . Juneau ' s offensive numbers steadily declined , largely due to chronic injuries . He became a journeyman , playing for five teams in four seasons before settling with his hometown Montreal Canadiens as a third - liner for the final three seasons of his career . Juneau finished with 156 goals and 416 assists for 572 points over thirteen seasons . He announced his retirement after the 2003 – 04 NHL season . After his playing career , Juneau became a partner and account manager at Quebec City - based Harfan Technologies . Rensselaer awarded Juneau an honorary degree at the school ' s 2005 commencement ceremonies , then named him as the second inductee into the Rensselaer " Ring of Honor " in November . Between 2005 - 2007 , Juneau moved to Fairbanks Alaska where he helped promote hockey to the youth in the area before moving to Kuujjuag , Quebec on a pernament basis . There he headed a hockey program for Inuit youth in northern Quebec focused on encouraging academic progress , a contribution for which he received the 2007 La Presse / Radio - Canada " Personality of the Year " Award .