Josh Currie (born October 29, 1992) is a

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professional

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forward currently playing under contract with the

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of the

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(NHL). He has previously played for the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

and

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

of the NHL and

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of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

(KHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Josh Currie played major junior hockey with the

Prince Edward Island Rocket The Charlottetown Islanders are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Islanders play their home games at the Eastlink Centre, which has 3,717 arena se ...

of the

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(QMJHL). Currie was rewarded for his outstanding play during the

2012–13 QMJHL season The 2012–13 QMJHL season was the 44th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 20, 2012, and ended on March 17, 2013. This was the Sherbro ...

by being named to the QMJHL's First All-Star Team. Currie made his professional debut in the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

with the

Gwinnett Gladiators The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately northeast o ...

before signing for his second season in the ECHL with the

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home ...

on August 27. 2014. In 2015, the

moved their

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franchise to become the

and the ECHL Condors team was displaced. On August 19, 2015, Currie continued with the former ECHL Condors' franchise, agreeing to a one-year deal with the now relocated

Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals has been the name of two professional ice hockey franchises: * Norfolk Admirals (AHL), a team which played in the American Hockey League from 2000 to 2015 *Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) The Norfolk Admirals are a professional ice hock ...

in the ECHL. He signed a two-year AHL contract to return to Bakersfield with the AHL Condors on July 6, 2017. On July 19, 2018, after impressing in each of his three seasons with the Condors, Currie was signed to his first NHL contract in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the

. He earned his first NHL recall by the Oilers on February 18, 2019. On October 9, 2020, having left the Oilers organization, Currie was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the

. Currie made one appearance with the Penguins during the pandemic delayed

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season, before he was reassigned for the remainder of the campaign, to captain the Penguins' AHL affiliate, the

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barr ...

. At the conclusion of the season, Currie left the Penguins organization as an impending free agent and signed a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL, on June 11, 2021. Currie played two seasons in the KHL, scoring 13 goals and 38 points in 96 games. On July 1, 2023, Currie returned to North America to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Currie, Josh 1992 births Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Bakersfield Condors players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Edmonton Oilers players Gwinnett Gladiators players Living people Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players P.E.I. Rocket players Pittsburgh Penguins players Ice hockey people from Charlottetown Undrafted National Hockey League players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players