Joey Sides

Joey Sides
Born (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986
Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Dundee Stars
Heerenveen Flyers
St. John's IceCaps
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Joey Sides (born March 4, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Dundee Stars in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

Sides attended Wentworth Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2009 where he played NCAA Division III college hockey. Playing both forward and defense he amassed 32 goals and 85 points in 90 collegiate games. As well as being appointed captain his sophomore through senior year.

On October 30, 2009, the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League (CHL) announced they had signed Sides to play for their team.In 123 games played with the Arizona Sundogs, Sides tallied 98 points (44g, 54a). [1]

In the 2011–12 season, Sides played overseas in the Netherlands for the Heerenveen Flyers where he scored 49pts (19g, 30a) in just 29 games before returning to North America to play with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL, amounting 29 points (15g, 14a) in 29 games.

Sides was signed to an AHL contract in the off-season and attended camp with the St. John's IceCaps before being reassigned to the Eagles for the 2012–13 season. With Colorado in 18 games, Sides (9 goals, 9 assists) was tied for fourth place in scoring on the Eagles and tied for first place in the entire 23-team Premier “AA” ECHL in plus/minus ranking. He played 6 games with the St. Johns Ice Caps assisting on 2 goals and finished the season in Colorado with a total of 40 points (21g,19a) in 44 games.

On September 29, 2015, Sides agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL for the 2015–16 season.[2] He later joined ECHL's Reading Royals to finish out the season.[3]

On September 21, 2016, Sides agreed to join the Dundee Stars of the EIHL as 8th forward for the 2016-17 season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sundogs: Fagemo placed on IR". The Daily Courier. October 30, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sides, Neal signed to try-out agreements with Thunder for training camp". Wichita Thunder. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Joey Sides hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Dundee Stars News Coach LeFebvre Adds Joey Sides". dundeestars.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.

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