Josh Teves
Joshua Teves | |
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| Born | February 18, 1995 Canada |
| Occupation | Ice hockey defenseman |
| Known for | Playing for SC Bern in Switzerland's National League; NHL debut with Vancouver Canucks |
Joshua Michael Brian Teves (born February 18, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman currently playing for SC Bern in Switzerland's National League (NL). He has also competed in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks.
Amateur
Between 2011 and 2013, Teves played minor hockey representing the Calgary Royals. Upon completing his education at West Island College, he joined the Fernie Ghostriders of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) for the 2013–14 season and committed to NCAA Division I hockey at Princeton University. The following season, 2014–15, he moved to the Merritt Centennials in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), where he earned recognition as Coach's Choice and Most Improved player, becoming the first from the Centennials to be awarded the RBC National Junior A Scholarship.
Teves began his collegiate career with the Princeton Tigers in 2015–16, appearing in 31 games and recording 7 points during his freshman campaign. His offensive contributions increased significantly in his sophomore year, as he led all Tigers defensemen with 25 points. That season, Princeton advanced to the ECAC Tournament quarterfinals but were eliminated by Union College. Teves received first-team All-Ivy League honors and participated in the Calgary Flames' Development Camp in 2017.
In his junior year, Teves topped all Princeton defensemen with 33 points. The Tigers qualified for both the ECAC Tournament and secured an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2009. He was honored with third-team All-ECAC Hockey distinction—the first Princeton defenseman to do so since 2012—and repeated as a first-team All-Ivy League selection. Princeton was defeated by Ohio State University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
During his senior season, Teves was named to the ECAC Pre-Season All-League Team and served as team captain. Leading all Tigers defensemen in scoring once more, he helped guide Princeton to qualification for the 2019 ECAC Tournament. He earned a nomination for the Hockey Humanitarian Award and was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. His collegiate career concluded following a first-round sweep by Brown University in the ECAC Tournament. On March 18, 2019, Teves was again selected to the All-ECAC Hockey third team.
Professional
Teves signed as an undrafted free agent with the Vancouver Canucks on March 12, 2019, agreeing to a one-year contract. He made his NHL debut on March 26 during Vancouver’s 5–4 loss against the Anaheim Ducks.
After appearing in only one NHL game, Teves was not extended a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent. On August 6, 2021, he secured a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans, affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.
Without any NHL games played for Buffalo and entering free agency again, Teves signed a one-year deal with Finnish Liiga club JYP Jyväskylä on August 31, 2022.
Personal life
Born on February 18, 1995, Joshua Teves is the son of Armando Teves, an educator, and Phillippa Brain-Teves, a surgeon. He has two siblings and attended West Island College in Calgary.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Calgary Royals | AMHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Fernie Ghostriders | KIJHL | 50 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 57 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Princeton University | ECAC | 34 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 21 | |||||||
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2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | Princeton University | ECAC |30 |3 |17 |20 |20 | — | — | — | — | — |- |
2018–19 NHL season | Vancouver Canucks | National Hockey League |1 |0 |0 |0 |2 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2019–20 AHL season | Utica Comets | AHL |29 |0 |2 |2 |21 |— |— |— |— |— |- |
2019–20 ECHL season | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL |4 |2 |2 |4 |2 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2020–21 AHL season | Utica Comets | AHL |23 |1 |3 |4 |13 |- |
2021–22 AHL season | Rochester Americans | AHL |72 |6 |15 |21 |44 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2022–23 Liiga season | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |
NHL totals !1 !0 !0 !0 !2 !— !— !— !— !— | |||||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
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| College | |
| All-Ivy League First Team | 2017, 2018 |
| ECAC Third Team All-Star | 2018, 2019 |