Born in Plover in the state of Wisconsin, United States, Joe Pavelski is right-handed brilliant professional ice-hockey player. Joe came to life on July 11, 1984 to Mike and Sandy Pavelski. He has three siblings- Sheri, Scott and Jerry. He was keenly interested in ice-hockey as he very fond of athletics. His interest in ice-hockey developed as it was best to play in winters. He was very keen to play the sport for his nation and thus, needless to say, this young player America hasn’t failed to mesmerize his country and has done extremely well in his arena.
In an interview of her mother, she was heard saying that she had no clue about her son’s prowess in the sport. Joe has his roots in Poland. His ancestors got settled in America thereafter. This biography takes prominent information into the consideration. Scott Pavelski, his brother also played ice hockey for University of New Hampshire.
As an amateur, Joe played for his state and won State Hockey Championship, Wisconsin. He played with ‘SPASH (a high school in Wisconsin) Panthers’ to win the title. This center-man from Wisconsin played around eighty-four matches for his university and earned 101 points. He did extraordinarily well for his team and claimed huge recognition from critics and his team-mates. He also helped his team win NCAA Division-I Championship in 2006.
As far as the professional part of his career is concerned, Pavelski started his career playing the NHL season. He was picked by a club ‘San Jose Sharks ’Out of twelve goals that he played initially, he showed tremendous efforts and performances. He was successful in scoring 7 goals in his career. He was very soon started to be compared with Joe Thorton. As Thorton was regarded as ‘Jumbo Joe’, Pavelski was called ‘’ by Randy Hahn (‘San Jose Sharks’ announcer). In 2007, he became a prominent part of ‘Sharks’ and was regarded as the prodigy of the squad. He played 82 games for his team and was nationally acclaimed for his game.
He was many title and awards for his performance. During the time of play-offs in 2008, Joe won the hearts of many with his three goals that led San Jose to a thrilling. He was the most destructive player that season as he scored in seven opportunities given to him. He scored twenty five goals that season and became a popular center-man in the world of ice-hockey. In 2013, he signed a contract of 5 years with ‘San Jose Sharks’.
In the year 2010, Joe played in the Olympics and became the first ever player from ‘San Jose Sharks’ to play for the Olympics. ‘Sharks’ won the silver medal in the championship and Pavelski scored three assists in the tournament. He played an important role as a player from United States and was called ‘Swiss Army Knife’ by Brian Burke. The five feet eleven inches player from America was again selected for next Olympics in 2014.
Pavleski married his wife Sarah Pavelski in the year 2008. He is socially active with his fans on Twitter and has around 8.2k followers. The couple is also blessed with a son named, ‘Nathan Pavelski’.
Birth Date: | 11 Jul, 1984 |
Age: | 35 yrs |
Occupations: | Ice hockey player |
Citizenship: | United States of America Poland |
Birth Place: | Plover |
Education: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American ice hockey player |
Net Worth 2021: | 24 million |