| Joe Callahan | |
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 221 lb (100 kg) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams |
Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  American
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| Born | December 20, 1982, Brockton, MA, USA |
| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Pro Career | 2004 – present |
Joe Callahan (born December 20, 1982 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an ice hockey defenseman for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Callahan was drafted 70th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. After three-years of Collegiate Hockey with Yale University, Callahan made his professional debut with the Coyotes affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the AHL,at the end of the 2003-04 season.
After three-years with the Coyotes minor affiliate's, Callahan signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks on July 12, 2007. Joe was then assigned to the Ducks affiliate, the Portland Pirates, where he spent the 2007-08 season.
On July 8, 2008, Callahan signed with a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. After starting the 2008-09 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Callahan made his NHL debut with the Islanders in a 4-3 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on December 9, 2008. Callahan finished the season playing in 18 games.
On July 16, 2009, Callahan was signed by the San Jose Sharks to a one-year contract.
On August 3, 2010, Callahan left the Sharks and signed a one year free agent contract with the Florida Panthers.
On October 7, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens signed Callahan to a one-year, two-way contract.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Yale | ECAC | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Yale | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Yale | ECAC | 31 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 80 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 35 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||