Garth Joy

Garth Joy (born August 3, 1968 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a retired minor hockey player and a current scout. He is currently a scout for the Colorado Avalanche ice hockey team.^[1] He has scouted for the team since 1998.

Playing career

A native of Kirkland Lake, ON and the son of Ken and Goldie, Garth Joy played for the Hamilton Steelhawks of the OHL for two seasons until he was drafted. Garth Joy was selected 222nd overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He was 11th choice of the Minnesota North Stars, but never played a game.^[2] He continued to play major junior hockey for the Hamilton Steelhawks before being acquired by the Kingston Raiders, another OHL team. After a year with the Raiders, he was too old to play ice hockey at the junior level. He enrolled at St. Thomas University, where he played from 1991 to 1994 and was selected as an All Canadian in 1993. In 1993, he was asked to play for Team Canada in the World Championships. He played two games, scoring one goal.^[3] Following his college career Garth played two season for Vojens in the Danish elite series men's ice hockey team.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984-85	Hamilton Steelhawks	OHL		58	4	23	27	36		17	2	6	8	27
1985-86	Hamilton Steelhawks	OHL		50	6	31	37	64		-	-	-	-	-
1986-87	Hamilton Steelhawks	OHL		66	6	43	49	56		9	0	2	2	4
1987-88	Hamilton Steelhawks	OHL		62	10	36	46	105		14	1	6	7	8
1988-89	Kingston Raiders	OHL		50	10	33	43	37		-	-	-	-	-
1992-93	Canadian National Team	IIHF		2	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1993-94	St. Thomas University	CIAU		26	9	25	34	39		-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Vojens	Denmark		40	2	11	13	79		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Vojens	Denmark		46	6	18	24	105		-	-	-	-	-

References

1. "Avalanche Coaching Staff". Avalanche.NHL.com. 2010-04-28.
2. "Garth Joy - Player Profile". Elite Prospects.com. 2010-04-28.
3. "Garth Joy". Hockey DB.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.