Joshua Archibald (born October 6, 1992) is a

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-born

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professional

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currently playing for the

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of the

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(NHL). Archibald was selected by the Penguins in the sixth round (174th overall) of the

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Early life

Archibald was born on October 6, 1992, in

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. His father Jim Archibald was a notorious

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for the

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team in college, setting the

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(NCAA) record for

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before joining the

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of the

. His mother Anne also attended the

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, where she was part of the school's swim team. Archibald grew up in

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, a small town in the

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, and he played

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for the Balgonie Prairie Storm and, briefly, the Moose Jaw AAA Warriors of the

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. When he was 15 years old, Archibald and his family moved to

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, where he continued to play ice hockey for Brainerd High School. As a

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in 2011, Archibald set a Brainerd single-season scoring record with 78

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, and his 152 career points for the Brainerd Warriors was the second-highest in program history. Also in 2011, Archibald was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award, given to the top graduating high school ice hockey player in the state. The award that year went to

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, then with

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Playing career

NCAA

He then played college hockey at the

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from 2011 to 2014. He was selected as the WCHA Rookie of the Week in November 2011. At Nebraska Omaha, Archibald played on a line with future

teammate

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. In 2013–14, Archibald was a finalist for the

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, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey; he was also named All-NCHC First Team, and won the NCHC's

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and Forward of the Year awards.

Professional

Pittsburgh Penguins

On May 16, 2014, Archibald signed a three-year entry-level contract with the

. Archibald made his NHL debut on March 5, 2016, in a home game against the

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but was soon reassigned to the Penguins AHL affiliate

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. He was recalled back to the Penguins on February 11, 2017, which is also when he scored his first 2 NHL goals in a game against the

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. However, he was returned to the Penguins AHL affiliate

two games later. He was recalled to the Pittsburgh in late March and competed in the

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, lifting the Stanley Cup after teammate

. On July 12, 2017, Archibald re-signed with the Penguins on a two-year, one-way contract with an average annual value of $675,000. In the 2017–18 season, Archibald made the Penguins' opening night roster. On December 1, 2017, he was reassigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for a conditioning stint.

Arizona Coyotes

On December 19, 2017 the Penguins traded Archibald, along with Sean Maguire and a 6th-round pick in the

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, to the

in exchange for

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and a fourth-round pick in 2019. This trade's purpose was to clear space for a follow-up trade which brought defenceman

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to Pittsburgh from

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. The Coyotes chose not to tender Archibald a

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after the 2018–19 season, and he was released into

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Edmonton Oilers

On July 16, 2019, the

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signed Archibald to a one-year contract. Shortly into the season, while playing on the checking line with

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and

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, he fractured his right foot under unspecified circumstances. Even after his return, he did not score a goal until December 1, when he was promoted to the top line alongside

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. Archibald received a shot from

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to help put the Oilers up 5–2 over the

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. Although he was not a permanent fixture on the top line, Archibald was often the first to be promoted during the 2019–20 season when one of McDavid's usual partners was unavailable. On March 7, 2020, the Oilers signed Archibald to a two-year contract extension that would take him through the season. The following week, the NHL chose to suspend the regular season indefinitely due to the

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; at the time of the pause, Archibald had 12 goals and 21 points in 62 games. When the NHL resumed play for the

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in July, Archibald was one of 31 Oilers invited into the Edmonton "bubble". There, the Oilers lost the qualifying round 3-1 against the

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. On October 3, 2021, Oilers medical staff announced that Archibald would be out indefinitely because of

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, which developed after he contracted

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during the summer of 2021. By March 12, 2022, he had made a full recovery and returned to the Oilers line up. However, he would be limited by the travel restrictions Canada currently has in place for unvaccinated people crossing the border. He was able to participate in eight of the final twenty-four games of the regular season, largely in a fourth line role. The Oilers qualified for the

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, and Archibald participated in the team's deep run to the Western Conference Final, where they lost to the

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in four games.

Return to Pittsburgh

As a free agent from the Oilers, Archibald returned to his original club, the Pittsburgh Penguins, after signing a one-year, $900,000 contract on July 13, 2022.

International career

Archibald holds dual citizenship for both

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and the

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, choosing to play for the Americans in international competition. Archibald played with Team USA at the

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Personal life

Archibald was born in

, but grew up in

and is a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States. His father, Jim Archibald, played in the NHL with the

during the mid-1980s. In June 2016, he married Bailey Baxter. They had met at the

. Their first child, Brecken Carter Archibald, was born in August 2017. On August 30, 2017, Brecken, at 3 weeks old, was

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in the Stanley Cup. After COVID-19 infection in summer 2021, Archibald developed

. He was out for most of the 2021/22 season but rejoined the Oilers in March 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

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