Josh Archibald (ice hockey)

Josh Archibald
Born (1992-10-06) October 6, 1992
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Pittsburgh Penguins
WBS Penguins (AHL)
NHL Draft 174th overall, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2014present

Josh Archibald (born October 6, 1992) is a Canadian-born American ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Pittsburgh Penguins organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Archibald was selected by the Penguins in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Playing career

Archibald came to the University of Nebraska Omaha after playing high school hockey with Brainerd High School in Minnesota. Archibald was a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award in 2011.[1] He was selected as the WCHA Rookie of the Week in November 2011 [2] Archibald played with Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships[3]

Personal

His father, Jim Archibald, played in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars during the mid-1980s.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Brainerd High USHS 2722355774
2010–11 Brainerd High USHS 2730487840
2011–12 Omaha Mavericks WCHA 361051533
2012–13 Omaha Mavericks WCHA 3919173634
2013–14 Omaha Mavericks NCHC 3729144362
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 710113 21010
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 45581324 30110
2014–15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 974114
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 69991875 1010110
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10000
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States WJC 7th 60226
Junior totals 6 0 2 2 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-NCHC First Team 2013–14 [5]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2013–14

References

  1. Christensen, Josh (February 9, 2011). Josh Archibald Brainerd Boys Hockey (Television production). Lakeland, MN: Lakeland Public Television, Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. Josh Archibald WCHA Rookie of Week – Lakeland News Sports – November 15, 2011.m4v. YouTube. November 15, 2011.
  3. Denton (Denny) Newman Jr. "Archibald makes Team USA". Brainerd Dispatch.
  4. "Eliteprospects.com – Jim Archibald". EliteProspects.com. 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  5. "NCHC announces All-Conference players, All-Rookie Team". USCHO.com.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Award Created
NCHC Player of the Year
2013–14
Succeeded by
Joey LaLeggia
Preceded by
Award Created
NCHC Forward of the Year
2013–14
Succeeded by
Trevor Moore
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