JOE VELENO

Position:

Center

Height:

6-1

Weight:

207

Shoots:

Left

Birthday:

January 13th, 2000 – 26 years

Birthplace:

Montreal QC

Drafted:

Detroit Red Wings – 2018 1st round (30th overall)

Rangers Debut:

September 29, 2026

Numbers Worn:

Contract Status:

Signed for 1 more year – $1,200,000 AAV (UFA, 2027-28)

Next Rangers Milestones

Games Played

100 away from 100

Goals

100 away from 100

Assists

100 away from 100

Points

100 away from 100

Statistics

NYR NHL Other

Regular Season Playoffs

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	OTG	GWG	S	S%	FO%	TOI
2011-12	11	Lakeshore Panthers	QC Int PW	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2012-13	12	Lakeshore Panthers	QC Int PW	3	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2013-14	13	Lac St-Louis Lions Bantam AAA	QBAAA	27	18	18	36	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2014-15	14	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA	41	16	36	52	57	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	15	Team Black	U17-Dev	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	15	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	62	13	30	43	21	+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	15	Canada Black U17	WHC-17	5	1	3	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	16	Canada U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	4	4	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	16	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	45	13	27	40	18	+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	16	Saint John Sea Dogs	M-Cup	4	3	1	4	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	17	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	31	6	25	31	26	-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	17	Canada U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	2	5	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	17	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	33	16	32	48	22	+14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	17	Canada U18	WJC-18	4	0	3	3	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2018-19	18	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	59	42	62	104	19	+63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2018-19	18	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	0	2	2	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2019-20	19	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	54	11	12	23	18	-25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2019-20	19	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	1	5	6	8	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2020-21	20	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	12.5%	50.0%	15:06
2020-21	20	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	46	11	9	20	20	-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2020-21	20	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	4	1	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2021-22	21	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	66	8	7	15	22	-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	11.0%	48.3%	13:13
2021-22	21	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	11	6	4	10	4	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2022-23	22	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	9	11	20	30	-12	1	4	0	0	0	1	85	10.6%	42.6%	12:47
2022-23	22	Canada	WC	5	2	3	5	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2023-24	23	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	12	16	28	25	-16	3	5	0	1	0	1	86	14.0%	49.0%	13:57
2024-25	24	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	56	5	5	10	13	-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	10.0%	47.2%	11:57
2024-25	24	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	18	3	4	7	4	-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	12.0%	46.1%	12:38
2025-26	25	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	61	2	3	5	19	-12	0	0	0	0	0	1	52	3.8%	51.6%	12:05
2026-27	26	New York Rangers	NHL	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0%	53.8%	00:00

NHL Career Totals			NHL	371	40	46	86	119	-77	5	10	0	1	0	3	381
NYR Career Totals			NHL	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
NHL Career Averages			NHL	46	5	6	11	15	-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	48			11:28
NHL Career Highs			NHL		12	16	28	30	0	3	5	0	1	0	1	86			15:06

Transactions

Date	Season	Transaction	Partner	Included	Notes
October 6, 2026	–	Placed on Injured Reserve	–	–	–
July 1, 2026	2026-27	Signed	–	–	1 year – $1.2M