Surprised Joe got his shot at coaching this early, he only graduated in 2011. Always was a ball-busting player for us, hustled his heart out on the ice, despite not being the most talented player on the team. Wore the C his senior year, and it was well-deserved. He very much had the makeup of someone who had more of a career in coaching as opposed to playing. No idea what his coaching skills are like, but if he can get players to perform as he did on the ice, that'll translate well for the program.
He was infamous for a play in the HE championship in 2009 where he was chasing after a Lowell guy circling behind his own net with the puck, and Joey tried so hard to catch up to him that he got his stick caught in the net, causing it to jut into his mid-section at a rapid speed and ruptured his spleen. He turned out fine, but watched the run to the title from his bedroom.
