Education
He finished the 2001-2002 season with 40 points, good for the 6th in scoring on his team
He finished the 2001-2002 season with 40 points, good for the 6th in scoring on his team
Hennessy previously played for Boston Bruins, The Human Context Lugano in 2010/11 and most notably the Ottawa Senators organization. Junior Hennessy was drafted 17th overall by the Quebec Remparts at the 2001 draft. Hailing from New England, Hennessy did not speak French when he arrived.
However, during his first year, he made an effort to learn which started to put him in a leadership role.
The team rewarded his efforts by giving him the assistant captain"s role in his second year with the team During his third year, Hennessy, now fluent in French, was named the captain of the Quebec Remparts.
That year Hennessy scored well and put up a decent amount of points. However, an injury ended his season and knocked him out of the playoffs.
He was then drafted by the National Hockey League"s San Jose Sharks 43rd overall in 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
In the 2004-2005 season, coaching staff had high hopes for him and his development. Hennessey recorded approximately the same numbers for the third straight year, but ended up first in team scoring that season. Expectations were higher, especially since he was playing with top prospect, Alexander Radulov.
Josh Hennessy is one of the reasons why so many New England hockey players such as Joey Ryan, Andrew Andricopoulos and Jordan LaVallee joined the Quebec Remparts the following years.
Professional Hennessy started his pro career with the San Jose Sharks" farm team the Cleveland Barons in. He led the Barons in goals (24) and assists (39) for 63 points in 80 games.
He was one of only two players on the team to play in every regular-season game. Hennessy was traded by the Sharks, along with Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators via the Chicago Blackhawks on July 9, 2006 in a three-way deal.
Ottawa traded Bryan Smolinski and Martin Havlat to Chicago who sent Mark Bell to San Jose while sending Michal Barinka and a 2008 2nd round pick to Ottawa.
Hennessy then spent the majority of 2006-2007 season with the Senators AHL"s affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. During the season on his second call up to Ottawa, Hennessy scored his first National Hockey League goal on January 7, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers. On May 6, 2010, Hennessy left the Senators organization after four years signing a one-year deal with Swiss club The Human Context Lugano of the National Lawyers Association . On July 5, 2011, Hennessy signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins.
He is currently playing for Växjö Lakers in Sweden.
Hennessy is currently a member of the Moscow Vityaz Chekhov organization.