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Josh Healey (born July 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional
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who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the
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of the
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(AHL). He is also founder of The Sports Aux hockey recruiting platform.


Playing career

Healey began his career in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), playing parts of three seasons for the Sherwood Park Crusaders between 2010 and 2013. While Healey went unselected in the
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, he attracted American college interest and committed to
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to play for the Buckeyes beginning with the 2013–14 Division I season. Healey played with Ohio State for four years, emerging as one of the top players on the
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team. He was named to the Big Ten's year-end all-star teams twice: to the first team in 2015–16 Division I season, and to the second team in 2016–17. During his final season with the team, on February 13, 2017, Healey was suspended two games by the Big Ten for a high hit against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. One NHL scout remarked of Healey that he "hits too hard for college hockey," but that "his game will be better suited for pro." Just over a month later, Healey turned professional by signing a two-year entry-level deal with the
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of the
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(NHL). At the conclusion of his entry-level deal with the Flames, Healey was not tendered a qualifying offer on June 25, 2019, enabling him to become a free agent. He was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Milwaukee Admirals, affiliate to the
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on August 2, 2019. Continuing to play through Predators affiliation's, joining the
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for the pandemic delayed
2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...
season, after 20 regular season contests Healey was signed by the
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to add depth to the blueline on a two-way contract for the remainder of the year on April 11, 2021. With the AHL season completed, Healey continued within the Predators organization returning to the Milwaukee Admirals on a one-year AHL contract on May 19, 2021. Moving to the San Diego Gulls for the
2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...
season, Healey made 12 appearances as an alternate captain with the club before suffering a season ending shoulder injury. On July 4, 2023, Healey continued his tenure in the AHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs, the primary affiliate of the
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, for the 2023–24 season.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Healey, Josh 1994 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Milwaukee Admirals players Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players San Diego Gulls (AHL) players Sherwood Park Crusaders players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Stockton Heat players