2006-07: Appeared in his third NHL season, his second with Anaheim…established a new career-high for games played in a season with 76 on Mar. 31 @ STL…finished the season tying career highs in goals, assists and points (2005-06)…recorded a season-high four shots on goal (ties career high) on Mar. 18 vs. LA…scored the game-winning-goal (the first of his career), on Mar. 7 vs. PHX…played a career-high 21:13 on Jan. 7 vs. DET…collected his first point of the season on Nov. 9 @ VAN…PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 16 postseason contests with Anaheim…recorded a playoff-high 13:39 TOI on Apr. 27 vs. VAN…was a plus or even rating in 14 of his 16 postseason appearances.
Career: Signed a one-year contract with Anaheim on August 14, 2007…2005-2006: Appeared in his second NHL season, his first with Anaheim…played in all 16 of the Ducks playoff games, going scoreless with 13 penalty minutes and a +1 rating…collected 2-6=8 points with 46 penalty minutes and a plus/minus rating of +8 in 72 regular season games…scored a goal on Feb. 10 @ VAN…scored his first goal as a Duck with a +2, Dec. 21 vs. STL…earned an assist and a +2 rating, Dec. 18 vs. SJ…had a two-game assist streak (0-2=2) on Dec. 8-10…made his Anaheim debut and was a +2 on Oct. 14 vs. CBJ…2004-2005: Played 73 games with Manitoba (AHL), recording 2-10=12 points with 48 penalty minutes…in 14 playoff games, scored 0-2=2 points…2003-04: Split the season between Chicago (AHL) and Cincinnati (AHL)…appeared in 73 games with Chicago, collecting 0-6=6 points with 105 PIM…with Cincinnati, was scoreless in seven games…played 10 playoff games with Chicago scoring one goal with 13 penalty minutes…2002-03: Made his NHL debut with Atlanta, playing three games and scoring 1-1=2 points…spent the majority of the season with Chicago (AHL), recording 2-17=19 points with 107 penalty minutes in 76 games…2001-02: Played for both Philadelphia (AHL) and Chicago (AHL)…with Philadelphia, played in 61 games collecting 2-4=6 points with 71 PIM…played 15 games with Chicago, scoring 0-2=2 points with 15 PIM…in 25 playoff games with Chicago, recorded 1-3=4 points with 22 PIM...2000-2001: Made his professional debut with Philadelphia (AHL) in 2000-01, scoring 3-5=8 points with 65 PIM in 71 games…in 10 playoff games, scored 1-2=3 points with 15 PIM.
Personal: His wife’s name is Jessica…the two met in Philadelphia at a restaurant following a last-minute media appearance Joe agreed to do with hockey announcer Bill Clement…greeted the Stanley Cup at Halifax airport in early August…celebrated with children at Halifax’s IWK Health Centre, where he posed for pictures and signed autographs…also brought the Cup to his grandmother’s retirement home…was the main attraction in a parade in his honor, where hundreds of Cole Harbor natives showed up to cheer him on…the Premier of Nova Scotia and Mayor of Halifax attended the event as well…continued by celebrating with his family and friends at a private gathering…maintains a very strict nutritional regimen during the season, eating four balanced meals a day, staying within two pounds of a pre-determined playing weight…enjoys televisions shows, The Office and Family Guy …got his first job at the age of 18, mowing lawns with a push mower eight hours a day for a property rental company.