Josh Unice

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Josh Unice
Born (1989-06-24) June 24, 1989 (age 34)
Holland, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
AIHL team CBR Brave
Played for
NHL Draft 86th overall, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2014 [1] –2015
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Saskatchewan Team [2]
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Finland Team [2]

Josh Unice (born June 24, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.

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Unice was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. [2] [3]

Playing career

Youth career

Unice began his career playing two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (2005–07), before playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League playing with both the Kitchener Rangers and Windsor Spitfires (2007–09). [2] While with the Spitfires, the team won the Ontario Hockey League Championship after the 2008-09 season. [2]

University career

After his junior career ended, Unice spent his college ice hockey career playing for the University of Western Ontario Mustangs of Canadian Interuniversity Sport for five seasons (2009-2014). [2] While at the University of Western Ontario, Unice studied Criminology. [4]

Senior career

On March 6, 2014, Unice began his professional career by signing with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. [1] On August 7, 2014, Unice signed with the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League. [5]

On October 7, 2014, it was announced that the Central Hockey League had folded and had joined the ECHL, nullifying Unice's Central Hockey League contract with the team. [6] [7] On October 9, 2014, Unice re-signed with the Mavericks under an ECHL contract. [8] That same day, he was traded by the Mavericks to the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL for undisclosed considerations. [8] [9] [10]

On October 15, 2014, Unice was released by the Rush. [11]

24 January 2015, Unice signed with Elite Ice Hockey League side Sheffield Steelers on a short term contract to cover the injured first-choice netminder Frank Doyle. [12] Josh slotted into the first team well at the Steelers and finished the season by winning the league with the best save percentage out of any goaltender in the EIHL. [2] Following his success with the Steelers in April 2015 retiring goaltender Frank Doyle made a public statement endorsing Unice by saying he felt Josh would be the ideal replacement for him at the Steelers for the next EIHL season. [13]

1 May 2015, Josh Unice signed with the CBR Brave and became the club's starting goaltender. [14] Unice is the first NHL drafted player to play for the Brave. Josh made his CBR Brave debut between the pipes in round one of the 2015 AIHL season as the Brave beat the Sydney Bears 4-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at Phillip Ice Centre. [14] [15]

14 July 2015, Josh Unice was named CBR Brave interim head coach for the last seven games of the 2015 AIHL regular season and any finals matches. Josh was installed head coach after being approached by Brave chairman Peter Chamberlain following the mutual separation between the club and former head coach Brad Hunt. Joining Josh in the coaching department as Josh's right-hand man is veteran Brave defenceman and alternative captain Aaron Clayworth who has taken the assistant coaching position. [16]

On 9 March 2016, Josh Unice was named as the permanent 2016 CBR Brave head coach for the 2016 AIHL season. Josh was once again joined by experienced assistant coach Dave Rogina and strength and conditioning trainer Stuart Philps. [17]

Awards and honors

Career statistics

References: [2] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Regular season

  
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTMIN GA SO GAA
2004–05 Victory Honda MWEHL 1741108026204.17
2005-06 United States NTDP U17 Ind6231-23-3.79
2005–06 United States NTDP NAHL 2111701245:496202.99
2006-07 United States NTDP U18 Ind27159215828333.15
2006–07 United States NTDP NAHL 6500368:311312.12
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 42306023769742.45
2008–09 Kitchener RangersOHL1641008765603.84
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires OHL127506743002.67
2009–10 Windsor SpitfiresOHL3010539010.27
2009–10 Western Mustangs OUA 5130236:391904.82
2010–11Western MustangsOUA148508103012.22
2011–12Western MustangsOUA20154011404042.10
2012–13Western MustangsOUA24195014515912.44
2013–14Western MustangsOUA21164012215212.56
2013–14 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 40312041404.11
2014–15 HC Banska Bystrica SEL 2---72-03.33
2014–15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 19145011263952.80
2015 CBR Brave AIHL 146806794203.09
OHL totals7341220397919242.90

Playoffs

  
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTMIN GA SO GAA
2005–06 United States NTDP NAHL 8530489.321421.72
2006–07 United States NTDP NAHL 00000:00000
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 1611309483812.41
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires OHL3210114603.15
2009–10 Western Mustangs CIS 00000000 [26]
2010–11 Western Mustangs CIS 00000000 [26]
2011–12 Western Mustangs CIS 118306692612.33 [26]
2012–13 Western Mustangs CIS 4310240812.00 [26]
2013–14 Western Mustangs CIS 63303811402.20 [26]
OHL totals1913505044412.49

Memorial Cup

  
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGASO GAA
2008 Windsor Spitfires MEM 52203161412.66

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Josh Unice EliteProspects.com Profile". EliteProspects.com . Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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  4. ↑ "2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Western Ontario . Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mavericks Sign Unice and Former Mav Tochkin". OurSportsCentral.com . August 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ↑ "Days Before Season Begins, ECHL Adds 7 Former Central Hockey League Teams". SB Nation . October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ Genet, Mike (October 10, 2014). "A NEW ERA". The Examiner . Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "ECHL Transactions - Oct. 9". ECHL. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ Shawn Green [@shawngreenPHM] (October 9, 2014). "Client Josh Unice has been traded to the @RapidCityRush of the ECHL" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2014– via Twitter.
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  13. ↑ "Josh Unice would be a good choice to replace me, says Sheffield Steelers goalie Frank Doyle". www.thestar.co.uk. April 15, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Gaskin, Lee (May 1, 2015). "Former junior USA goalkeeper Josh Unice joins Canberra Brave". The Canberra Times . Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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  18. ↑ "Hockey Awards and Achievements". http://www.eliteprospects.com . Retrieved August 1, 2015.{{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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  20. ↑ "# 1 Josh Unice". Pointstreak.com . Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  21. ↑ "# 31 Josh Unice". Pointstreak.com . Retrieved August 10, 2014.
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  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Average of annual total/average.
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