Joe Blackburn

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Joe Blackburn
Born (1979-01-26) January 26, 1979 (age 45)
Livonia, Michigan, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Playing career 1997–2001
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Michigan State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2003 Michigan State (volunteer assistant)

Joseph Blackburn is an American former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Michigan State. [1]

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Career

Blackburn's college career began in the fall of 1997. As a freshman he served as the backup goaltender for Michigan State, playing behind Chad Alban. He saw limited time behind Alban, who finished the year as the runner-up for the Hobey Baker Award, but performed well in his few appearances. After Alban graduated, Blackburn won the starting job and posted even better number than Alban. He took some time off around Christmas to play with the US national team at the World Junior Championships. He played alright in relief, with both games he was credited with, but couldn't help the team finish better than 8th. [2]

Back in East Lansing, his stellar year saw him earn All-American honors while he backstopped MSU to a regular season CCHA championship and a #3 ranking. [3] He helped the Spartans win their first tournament game, breaking a streak of six consecutive losses, and reach the Frozen Four. Despite Blackburn seemingly having a lock on the Spartans' net, one of the top goaltending prospects in the country, Ryan Miller, had already committed to Michigan State (as had many Miller family members before him). Blackburn ended up sharing the goal with Miller during his junior season. While Blackburn's numbers declined, they were still good. Miller, however, put up one of the best goaltending performances by a freshman, leading the nation in goals against average and putting up 8 shutouts in just 26 games. There was little surprise when Blackburn was relegated to spot duty during his senior season while Miller went on to become just the second goaltender to take home the Hobey Baker Award.

Blackburn's playing career ended when he graduated, however, he remained with the game as a volunteer assistant for the Spartans. [4] While working in that capacity, he enrolled in the School of Labor and Industrial Relations and earned an MS in 2003.

After his six years at Michigan State, Blackburn embarked on a career in human resources, working for both General Electric and PepsiCo. Currently he's the vice president of human resources for the Community Health Center in Middletown, Connecticut (as of 2021). [5]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1996–97 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 25195114877202.91.910————————
1997–98 Michigan State CCHA 5220242902.23.889————————
1998–99 Michigan State CCHA 33215720135231.55.928————————
1999–00 Michigan State CCHA 18116110253712.17.907————————
2000–01 Michigan State CCHA 3200123200.97.967————————
NCAA totals59361383,40310041.76.920————————

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV%
1999 United States WJC 3200139703.03.909

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second Team 1998–99 [6]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1998–99 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Team USA - U20 World Championships 1999 - Goalie Stats". Quant Hockey. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Michigan State Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Blackburn Named Hockey Voluneteer Assistant Coach". Michigan State Spartans. August 28, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Joe Blackburn". Linked In. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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