Joey Keane
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Joey Keane (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (88th overall) of the 2018 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Keane started his junior hockey career for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. He played for Barrie for 2 1/2 seasons and was traded to the London Knights partway through his final junior season of 2018–19. He was selected to the OHL Third All-Star Team for Barrie for the 2017–18 season.
He made his professional debut for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2019–20 season. As an AHL rookie he was selected for the 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge. He was called up to the Rangers on February 14, 2020 after posting 8 goals and 20 assists in 48 games with Hartford. He was returned to Hartford after not playing in the Rangers' game that day. On February 18, 2020, Keane was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Julien Gauthier.
As a restricted free agent after his contract with the Hurricanes, Keane opted to move abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2022–23 season with Russian club HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL, on July 25, 2022.
After two seasons with HC Spartak Moscow, where he scored 35 points in 102 games, Keane returned to the United States and signed a professional try-out agreement with the San Jose Sharks on September 19, 2024. On September 27, 2024, Keane was assigned to the Sharks' AHL affiliate San Jose Barracuda. In the 2024–25 season, Keane was unable to replicate his offensive prowess from the KHL, limited to just 38 regular season games through injury and contributing with 11 points.
As a free agent, Keane opted to return the KHL and former club Spartak Moscow, agreeing to a two-year contract on July 15, 2025.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2015–16 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 67 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 62 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 29 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | London Knights | OHL | 37 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 49 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 62 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
| 2021–22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 64 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 60 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 162 | 19 | 45 | 74 | 143 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | United States | IH18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Third All-Star Team | 2018 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2020 | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2020 | |
| Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) | 2022 |
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