Joe Pavelski
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About
NHL center drafted by the San Jose Sharks in 2006. He was named the Sharks' captain in 2015 and he led the team to the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals. He won a silver medal with the United States national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Before Fame
He won a Wisconsin State Hockey Championship with the Stevens Point Area Senior High Panthers in 2002.
Trivia
He was given the nickname Little Joe by Sharks announcer Randy Hahn.
Family Life
He married Sarah Pavelski in 2008; they have a a son named Nathan. His younger brother Scott played for the University of New Hampshire hockey team.
Associated With
He had three straight multi-goal games in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the first player to do so since Mario Lemieux.
