Joseph Duszak
Joseph Duszak | |||
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Born |
Franklin Square, New York, U.S. | July 22, 1997||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
AHL team Former teams |
Free agent Toronto Marlies Dinamo Minsk Springfield Thunderbirds | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2019–present |
Joseph Duszak (born July 22, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL)
Playing career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]At the age of 15, Duszak joined the P.A.L. Junior Islanders of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).[1] During the 2014–15 season, Duszak committed to attend Mercyhurst University and play for the Mercyhurst Lakers Division 1 men's ice hockey team.[2]
In his last season with the Junior Islanders, Duszak was named the 2016 USPHL Player of the Year after ending the 2015–16 year with 60 points.[3] He was also named USPHL Premier Defenseman of the Year.[4] Although he played two games for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, Duszak eventually returned to the USPHL.[5]
In his freshman year at Mercyhurst, he played in 29 games and ended the season with 5 goals and 16 assists. In his sophomore season, Duszak tallied 9 goals and 22 assists in 35 games.[6] At the end of the season, he was named to the Atlantic Hockey Association's All-Conference Second Team[7] and Mercyhurst's Top Defenseman.[8]
In his final year with the Mercyhurst Lakers, he had a break out season. Duszak led the team with 16 goals and recorded his first career hat trick in a 4–3 win over the Holy Cross Crusaders.[9] With his assistance, the Mercyhurst Lakers jumped from sixth in the conference to fourth.[10] He led all the Atlantic Hockey conference defenseman in points and tied for the league lead in points and assists.[6] As a result, he was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year and Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman.[11] Duszak was also nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player[12] and selected for the AHCA All-America Second Team.[13] He was also named to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team.[14] As a result of his play, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Duszak to a two-year entry-level contract.[15]
Professional
[edit]On May 3, 2019, Duszak recorded his first career AHL goal in a win over the Cleveland Monsters.[16] In June 2019, Duszak was invited to the Toronto Maple Leafs Development Camp.[17] After attending the Maple Leafs training camp, he was reassigned to the Toronto Marlies for the 2019–20 season.[18] He subsequently joined their ECHL team, the Newfoundland Growlers, for their training camp[19] and made their opening night roster.[20] On November 12, he was recalled to the AHL[21] but demoted shortly thereafter.[22]
On August 30, 2022, Duszak signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) after failing to make the Leafs during his 3 year tenure in the Leafs organization.[23]
Following a successful season with Minsk, Duszak opted to return to North America in securing a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Thunderbirds, the primary affiliate to the St. Louis Blues, on July 6, 2023.[24]
As a free agent from the Blues, Duszak's KHL rights were traded by Dinamo Minsk to Russian club, Severstal Cherepovets in exchange for prospect Nikita Guslistov on July 17, 2024.[25]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | P.A.L. Junior Islanders | USPHL | 34 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | P.A.L. Junior Islanders | USPHL | 50 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | P.A.L. Junior Islanders | USPHL | 42 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
2015–16 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Mercyhurst College | AHA | 29 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Mercyhurst College | AHA | 35 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Mercyhurst College | AHA | 37 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 34 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 23 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 61 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 68 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2023–24 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 60 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 171 | 23 | 97 | 120 | 159 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
KHL totals | 68 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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USPHL | ||
USPHL Player of the Year | 2015–16 | [3] |
USPHL Premier Defenseman of the Year | 2015–16 | [4] |
College | ||
Atlantic Hockey Association's All-Conference Second Team | 2017–18 | [7] |
Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman | 2018–19 | [11] |
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year | 2018–19 | [11] |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2018–19 | [14] |
AHCA All-America Second Team | 2018–19 | [13] |
HCA National Player of the Month | November 2019 | [26] |
AHA Defensive Player of the Week | November 2019 | [27] |
ECHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2019–20 | [28] |
AHL | ||
Second All-Star Team | 2021–22 | [29] |
References
[edit]- ^ Frazier, Nick (December 10, 2018). "Duszak fuels Mercyhurst's charge, with ex-P.A.L. Junior Islanders teammates". nyhockeyjournal.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Duszak Commits to NCAA D-I Mercyhurst University". usphl.com. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Boyd, Joshua (August 12, 2016). "Player of the Year Duszak credits USPHL for development". usphl.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Judge, Pete (March 28, 2016). "PAL's Duszak Named USPHL Premier Defenseman of the Year Junior Hockey News". juniorhockey.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Duszak – The USPHL Is My League Of Choice". thejuniorhockeynews.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "JOSEPH DUSZAK". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "9 of 11 Atlantic Hockey Members Represented on All-Conference Teams". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Announces Team Awards for 2017-18 Season". hurstathletics.com. April 15, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Duszak Records Hat Trick as Men's Ice Hockey Defeats Holy Cross 4-3". hurstathletics.com. January 4, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Burgess, Melissa (February 8, 2019). "Mercyhurst Has Its Own Hobey-Worthy D-Man". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Duszak Named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year, Best Defenseman, Lammon Top Defensive Forward". hurstathletics.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Barach, Duszak Nominated for Hobey Baker Award". hurstathletics.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Duszak Selected To AHCA All-America Second Team". hurstathletics.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Barach, Duszak Selected To All-Atlantic Hockey First Team". hurstathletics.com. March 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign college free agent Joseph Duszak to entry-level deal". sportsnet.ca. March 13, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Carcone Scores Overtime Winner in Game Two". marlies.ca. May 3, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Sends Four Players to NHL Development Camps". hurstathletics.com. June 17, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Maple Leafs Trim Training Camp Roster". nhl.com. September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "GROWLERS ANNOUNCE 2019-20 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". nlgrowlers.com. September 30, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Brendan (October 5, 2019). "The Newfoundland Growlers will be a little green on the blueline". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "ECHL TRANSACTIONS - NOV. 12". echl.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "ECHL TRANSACTIONS - NOV. 15". echl.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Duszak signs with HC Dinamo Minsk". eng.belta.by. August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "T-Birds sign D Joseph Duszak to one-year AHL contract". Springfield Thunderbirds. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "As a result of the exchange with Severstal, Minsk Dynamo received the rights to Nikita Guslistov" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Duszak Adds Another Accolade: HCA National Player of the Month". hurstathletics.com. February 5, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Duszak Named AHA Defensive Player of the Week". hurstathletics.com. January 29, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "ECHL Announces 2019-20 All-Rookie Team". ECHL. April 2, 2020.
- ^ "2021-22 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
External links
[edit]Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 2018–19 |
Succeeded by |
- 1997 births
- Living people
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Chicago Steel players
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
- People from Franklin Square, New York
- Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Newfoundland Growlers players
- Springfield Thunderbirds players
- Toronto Marlies players