November 20, 2007

Juneau Featured for Making a Difference

Kuujjuaq, Que. - Former Rensselaer star Joe Juneau was recently featured on NBC Nightly News for his work with the youths of the Canadian Arctic.  To watch the report, which was done by Kevin Tibbles and aired on November 16, click here.

Juneau tallied 69 goals and 144 assists for 213 points in 124 games for the Engineers from 1987-92. He is currently second in school history in career assists and fifth in points. The team's leading point producer in each of his four seasons, he is also third (52 in 1989-90) and eighth (40 in 1990-91) in single season assists.  A native of Pont-Rouge, Que., Juneau was a two-time National All-American and twice named a finalist for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, presented annually to the top college player in the U.S.

The school's Male Freshman Athlete of the Year in 1988 and the Male Career Athlete of the Year in 1990, he was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft and went on to have a stellar NHL career, scoring 572 points (156 goals, 416 assists) in 828 games for six teams. He also represented Canada in several national events, including the 1992 Winter Olympics.