Joseph Ryan Whitney (born February 6, 1988) is an

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former professional

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. He most notably played with the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Whitney played in the 2002

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with the Boston Junior Eagles

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team. After completing his collegiate career with the

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, Whitney signed a professional try-out contract with the

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of the American Hockey League to end the 2010–11 season. On August 22, 2011, the

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signed Whitney as a free agent to an AHL contract. After two seasons with Albany, Whitney was rewarded with a NHL contract with Albany's parent affiliate, the New Jersey Devils. He signed a two-year entry level deal on May 2, 2013. During the 2013–14 season, on January 24, 2014 Whitney was called up to the New Jersey Devils to make his NHL debut against the

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at the

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. On July 1, 2015, Whitney signed as a free agent with the

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on a one-year two-way contract. At the conclusion of the season, Whitney left the Islanders organization as a free agent. On July 1, 2016, he signed a one-year, two-way contract to join the

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. After attending the Avalanche's 2016 training camp, Whitney was reassigned during the pre-season to AHL affiliate, the

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. As a veteran of the American League, Whitney was selected as the Rampage captain to begin the 2016–17 campaign. After a slow transition adjusting offensively, Whitney resumed his scoring proficiency in collecting 11 goals and 28 points in 55 games before he was traded at the NHL deadline by the Avalanche to the

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in exchange for Brendan Ranford on March 1, 2017. As a free agent from the Coyotes in the off-season, Whitney agreed to sign a one-year AHL contract with the

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on September 7, 2017. In the 2017-18 season, Whitney was selected as team captain for a second successive season in the AHL. In 40 games with the Wolf Pack, Whitney collected 19 points before on February 9, 2018, the Wolf Pack's parent club, the

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, traded Whitney to the Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate in the

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. After completing his eighth professional season in the AHL and North America, Whitney opted to embark on a European career, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club,

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of the SHL, on July 10, 2018. After two seasons with Linköping, Whitney opted to continue his career in the

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, signing a contract with the

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on November 27, 2020. Whitney reached the playoffs in his first season in Iserlohn. With 21 goals and 24 assists, Withney became top scorer of the main round of the

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season. In completing his second season with Iserlohn, his 11th professional season, Whitney ended his contract early in order to announce his retirement from professional hockey on July 15, 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitney, Joe 1988 births Living people Albany Devils players Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Hartford Wolf Pack players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Iserlohn Roosters players Linköping HC players New Jersey Devils players People from Reading, Massachusetts Portland Pirates players San Antonio Rampage players Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Tucson Roadrunners players Undrafted National Hockey League players American men's ice hockey left wingers