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USA Joe Pavelski
#16 Dallas Stars / NHL - 23/24
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Jul 11, 1984
Position
C/RW
Age
40
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Plover, WI, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Stevens Point Ice Hawks
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 7 #205 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Pavelski is a skilled two-way center who can play in every situation. He owns good vision and playmaking ability, but can also finish himself. He doesn't play with much aggression, but likes to step up his scoring in the playoffs.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

Son: Nate Pavelski
Brother: Scott Pavelski

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Joe Pavelski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Stevens Point Area High USHS-WI -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 Stevens Point Area High USHS-WI -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 60* 36* 33* 69* 32* 26* | Playoffs 7 5 7 12 8 6
2003-04 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 54* 21* 31* 52* 58* 10* | Playoffs 12 6 6 12 10 0
2004-05 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41* 16* 29* 45* 26* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41* 23* 30* 53* 32* 24* |
2006-07 San Jose Sharks NHL 46* 14* 14* 28* 18* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 2
Worcester Sharks AHL 16* 8* 18* 26* 8* 9* |
2007-08 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 19* 21* 40* 28* 1* | Playoffs 13 5 4 9 0 3
2008-09 San Jose Sharks NHL 80* 25* 34* 59* 46* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 9 -3
USA WC 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2009-10 San Jose Sharks NHL 67* 25* 26* 51* 26* 1* | Playoffs 15 9 8 17 6 6
USA OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* 2* |
2010-11 San Jose Sharks NHL 74* 20* 46* 66* 24* 10* | Playoffs 18 5 5 10 10 1
2011-12 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 31* 30* 61* 31* 18* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 5 -3
2012-13 Dynamo Minsk KHL 17* 7* 8* 15* 10* -5* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 48* 16* 15* 31* 10* 2* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 0 0
2013-14 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 41* 38* 79* 32* 23* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 2 -3
USA OG 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* |
2014-15 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82* 37* 33* 70* 29* 12* |
2015-16 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 82* 38* 40* 78* 30* 25* | Playoffs 24 14 9 23 4 1
2016-17 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 81* 29* 39* 68* 34* 11* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 0 -1
USA “C” WCup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2017-18 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 82* 22* 44* 66* 41* 0* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 8 -3
2018-19 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 75* 38* 26* 64* 22* -4* | Playoffs 13 4 5 9 4 -3
2019-20 Dallas Stars NHL 67* 14* 17* 31* 29* 6* | Playoffs 27 13 6 19 30 6
2020-21 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 56* 25* 26* 51* 16* 22* |
2021-22 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 27* 54* 81* 14* 11* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 2 2
2022-23 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 28* 49* 77* 8* 42* | Playoffs 14 9 5 14 2 -1
2023-24 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 27* 40* 67* 20* 12* | Playoffs 19 1 3 4 2 -5

Joe Pavelski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 16* 8* 18* 26* 1.63* 8* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 17* 7* 8* 15* 0.88* 10* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 82* 39* 59* 98* 1.20* 58* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 332* 476* 592* 1 068* 0.80* 458* 201* | 16 201 74 * 69 * 143 * 0.71 * 84 * -1 *
OG 2 12* 1* 7* 8* 0.67* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 114* 57* 64* 121* 1.06* 90* 36* | 2 19 11 * 13 * 24 * 1.26 * 18 * 6 *
USHS-WI 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Pavelski Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/16/2024
07/16/2024 Confirmed Dallas Stars Retired
01/01/2023
01/01/2023 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
03/11/2022
03/11/2022 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars
07/30/2013
07/30/2013 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
10/05/2012
10/05/2012 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Dynamo Minsk
06/24/2010
06/24/2010 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

Cult/Star player for Waterloo Black Hawks

Career transactions
- 2013-07-30 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the San Jose Sharks
- 2010-06-24 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2008-06-25 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2006-07-14 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the San Jose Sharks