Joey Keane (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (88th overall) of the 2018 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Keane started his junior hockey career for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. He played for Barrie for 2 1/2 seasons and was traded to the London Knights partway through his final junior season of 2018–19. He was selected to the OHL Third All-Star Team for Barrie for the 2017–18 season.
He made his professional debut for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2019–20 season. As an AHL rookie he was selected for the 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge. He was called up to the Rangers on February 14, 2020 after posting 8 goals and 20 assists in 48 games with Hartford. He was returned to Hartford after not playing in the Rangers' game that day. On February 18, 2020, Keane was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Julien Gauthier.
As a restricted free agent after his contract with the Hurricanes, Keane opted to move abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2022–23 season with Russian club HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL, on July 25, 2022.
After two seasons with HC Spartak Moscow, where he scored 35 points in 102 games, Keane returned to the United States and signed a professional try-out agreement with the San Jose Sharks on September 19, 2024. On September 27, 2024, Keane was assigned to the Sharks' AHL affiliate San Jose Barracuda. In the 2024–25 season, Keane was unable to replicate his offensive prowess from the KHL, limited to just 38 regular season games through injury and contributing with 11 points.
As a free agent, Keane opted to return the KHL and former club Spartak Moscow, agreeing to a two-year contract on July 15, 2025.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 55 2 9 11 51 12 1 1 2 2 2016–17 Barrie Colts OHL 67 1 18 19 61 — — — — —2017–18Barrie ColtsOHL6212324452120778 2018–19 Barrie Colts OHL 29 4 16 20 46 — — — — — 2018–19 London Knights OHL 37 4 15 19 57 11 0 5 5 6 2019–20 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49 8 22 30 32 — — — — — 2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 9 1 6 7 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 24 0 13 13 35 — — — — — 2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Chicago Wolves AHL 62 7 26 33 81 18 1 11 12 32 2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Spartak Moscow KHL 64 6 18 24 75 — — — — — 2023–24 Spartak Moscow KHL 38 4 7 11 24 6 0 0 0 0 2024–25 San Jose Barracuda AHL 38 2 9 11 24 2 0 0 0 2 2025–26 Spartak Moscow KHL 60 9 30 39 44 3 0 0 0 0 NHL totals20002————— KHL totals16219457414390000
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 United States IH18 400010 Junior totals 400010
Awards and honors Award YearOHL Third All-Star Team 2018AHL All-Star Game 2020 All-Rookie Team 2020 Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2022
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