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Joe Veleno

#90 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 24/25

Date of Birth

Jan 13, 2000

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 186 cm

Place of Birth

Montréal, QC, CAN

Weight

205 lbs / 93 kg

Nation

Canada

Shoots

Youth Team

AHM Lac St-Louis

Contract

25/26

Cap Hit

NHL Rights

Detroit Red Wings / Signed

Drafted

2018 round 1 #30 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Agency

PREMIUM

There is so much to like about Joe Veleno. He's a hard-nosed workhorse that makes the players around him better. The fleet-footed center is unselfish and will primarily look to make a play at top speed; however, when the chance arises to put it in the pot himself, he will capitalize. He sees the ice well and is rarely caught out of position. His defensive game is refined and he actively pursues puck control. Transitioning to offence is natural, smooth, and quick. All-in-all, a well-rounded two-way forward that skates well and can be the catalyst a team needs to turn a game in its favor. If he can find the consistency in refusing to let himself get taken out of plays, especially if he doesn't start them, he will thrive and exceed expectations. (Curtis Joe, EP 2017)

Brother: Michael-Anthony Veleno
Cousin: Michael Buonincontri

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Joe Veleno Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-14	Lac St-Louis Lions Bantam AAA	QBAAA	27*	18*	18*	36*	22*	-*	\|	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	4	-
2014-15	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA	41*	16*	36*	52*	57*	5*	\|	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	12	3
2015-16	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	62*	13*	30*	43*	21*	7*	\|	Playoffs	17	6	1	7	8	-10
	Canada Black U17	WHC-17	5*	1*	3*	4*	6*	-*	\|
2016-17	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	45*	13*	27*	40*	18*	8*	\|	Playoffs	18	8	3	11	4	14
2017-18	Saint John Sea Dogs “C”	QMJHL	31*	6*	25*	31*	26*	-10*	\|
	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	33*	16*	32*	48*	22*	14*	\|	Playoffs	10	5	6	11	10	-1
	Canada U18	WJC-18	4*	0*	3*	3*	0*	3*	\|
2018-19	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	59*	42*	62*	104*	19*	63*	\|	Playoffs	16	8	9	17	12	7
	Canada U20	WJC-20	5*	0*	2*	2*	0*	2*	\|
2019-20	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	54*	11*	12*	23*	18*	-25*	\|
	Canada U20 “A”	WJC-20	6*	1*	5*	6*	8*	3*	\|
2020-21	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	46*	11*	9*	20*	20*	-9*	\|
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	5*	1*	0*	1*	4*	0*	\|
	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	4*	1*	2*	3*	4*	0*	\|
2021-22	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	66*	8*	7*	15*	22*	-14*	\|
	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	11*	6*	4*	10*	4*	-2*	\|
2022-23	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81*	9*	11*	20*	30*	-12*	\|
	Canada	WC	5*	2*	3*	5*	2*	2*	\|
2023-24	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80*	12*	16*	28*	25*	-16*	\|
2024-25	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	32*	4*	3*	7*	11*	-6*	\|
	Projected	NHL	78*	10*	7*	17*	27*	-15*	\|

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Joe Veleno Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-12	Lakeshore Panthers	QC Int PW	4*	0*	1*	1*	0*	-*	\|
2012-13	Lakeshore Panthers	QC Int PW	3*	2*	0*	2*	2*	-*	\|
2014-15	Team Québec	CWG	6*	4*	6*	10*	6*	-*	\|
	Team Québec Blue	QGC-16	5*	2*	3*	5*	6*	-*	\|
2015-16	Team Black	U17-Dev	3*	0*	0*	0*	4*	-*	\|
2016-17	Saint John Sea Dogs	Memorial Cup	4*	3*	1*	4*	2*	4*	\|
	Canada U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4*	0*	4*	4*	2*	1*	\|
2017-18	Canada U18 “C”	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5*	2*	5*	7*	8*	-*	\|
	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2*	0*	1*	1*	0*	0*	\|
2018-19	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2*	0*	1*	1*	2*	0*	\|

Joe Veleno Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	69*	18*	18*	36*	0.52*	26*	-27*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
CWG	1	6*	4*	6*	10*	1.67*	6*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	2	9*	2*	9*	11*	1.22*	10*	1*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Jr Super Series	2	4*	0*	2*	2*	0.50*	2*	0*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Memorial Cup	1	4*	3*	1*	4*	1.00*	2*	4*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
NHL	5	264*	34*	37*	71*	0.27*	92*	-48*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
QC Int PW	2	7*	2*	1*	3*	0.43*	2*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
QGC-16	1	5*	2*	3*	5*	1.00*	6*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
QBAAA (QM15AAA E)	1	27*	18*	18*	36*	1.33*	22*	-*	\|	1	3	1 *	1 *	2 *	0.67 *	4 *	- *
QMAAA (QM18AAA)	1	41*	16*	36*	52*	1.27*	57*	5*	\|	1	12	2 *	2 *	4 *	0.33 *	12 *	3 *
QMJHL	4	230*	90*	176*	266*	1.16*	106*	82*	\|	4	61	27 *	19 *	46 *	0.75 *	34 *	10 *
SHL	1	46*	11*	9*	20*	0.43*	20*	-9*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
U17-Dev	1	3*	0*	0*	0*	0.00*	4*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WC	1	5*	2*	3*	5*	1.00*	2*	2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WHC-17	1	5*	1*	3*	4*	0.80*	6*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-18	1	4*	0*	3*	3*	0.75*	0*	3*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20	2	11*	1*	7*	8*	0.73*	8*	5*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Veleno Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

2016-2017
- QMJHL Champion
2017-2018
- Ivan Hlinka Memorial Gold Medal
2018-2019
- QMJHL First All-Star Team
2019-2020
- U20 WJC Gold Medal
2022-2023
- World Championship Gold Medal

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
07/19/2024
07/19/2024	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings
08/22/2023
08/22/2023	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings
10/06/2020
10/06/2020	Loan	Detroit Red Wings	Malmö Redhawks
05/01/2019
05/01/2019	Confirmed	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Detroit Red Wings
12/10/2017
12/10/2017	Confirmed	Saint John Sea Dogs	Drummondville Voltigeurs

Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #1 overall by Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #14 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #10 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #14 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by NHL Central Scouting

Memorable dates
- 2015-06-06 • Selected first overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs
- 2015-06-04 • Granted Exceptional Player Status by Hockey Canada to be eligible for the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Interesting facts
• In 2012-13 Veleno played for the Lakeshore Panthères Peewee AA
• Was injured during 2014-15 QMAAA playoffs, but dressed for games as a bench player. • Missed 2016 U17 Challenge due to injury.