February 18, 2009

Juneau Appointed as Assistant Chefs de Mission for Canada

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Former Rensselaer student-athlete Joe Juneau '91 has been named Assistant Chef de Mission for the Canadian Olympic Team at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced. Juneau, along with Steve Podborski, will join Canada's Chef de Mission Nathalie Lambert in supporting the country's athletes and coaches in their quest to own the podium in February 2010.

In 124 games at RPI Juneau tallied 69 goals and 144 assists for 213 points. The team’s leading point producer in each of his four seasons, he is currently second in school history in career assists and fifth in points and 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.

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 when it won a silver medal.

Official Release can be accessed via the Canadian Olympic Committee Web site by clicking here.