Joe Grabowski

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Princeton Athletic Communications

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, N.J.
High School:
Notre Dame HS

Senior Year (2017-18: Team captain ... played in 35 games and had nine assists ... had a team-high 65 blocked shots, took 41 shots and 16 penalties ... earned an assist in a 4-1 win over Bemidji on Nov. 22 and in a 9-2 win versus Dartmouth on Dec. 2 ... had two helpers, including on the overtime game winner versus St. Lawrence on Feb. 2, 5-4 decision ... added an assist the next day in a 4-3 win over No. 3 Clarkson and in the next game at Brown on Feb. 9 ... tallied an assist in a 7-1 win over Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC first round series and had one in Game 2 versus No. 16 Union in the quarterfinals ... tallied an assist against No. 5 Ohio State at the NCAA Regional semifinal.
Awards
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Junior Year (2016-17): Played in 31 games and had two goals and five assists … finished with a +3, blocking 41 shots and taking 49 shots on goal … scored at Cornell on Nov. 19 … tallied the game-winning goal and added an assist at No. 10 Bemidji on Nov. 25 … net an assist in a 6-1 win against No. 19 Minnesota State on Dec. 16 … chipped in a helper at Rensselaer on Feb. 17 … added an assist in a 4-1 win over Yale on Feb. 25 … had one assist in a 4-3 overtime win against Colgate in Game 2 of the ECAC first-round playoffs.
Awards
• Tucker Ironman Award (team award)
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Sophomore Year (2015-16): Skated in all 31 games ... had eight points on seven assists and one goal and took 38 shots .. scored the game-winning goal, a power-play goal in a 3-1 win over Maine at the Capital City Classic on Oct. 31 ... earned an assist in a 3-2 loss to Dartmouth on Nov. 13 ... had assists in back-to-back 4-2 wins at Brown and No. 10 Yale in December ... collected two assists in a 5-4 loss to Colgate on Feb. 5 ... tallied an assist in a 2-2 tie with Brown on Feb. 27 ... earned an assist in a 3-2 loss to Clarkson in Game 2 of the ECAC playoffs on March 5.
Awards
• Tucker Ironman Award (team award)
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Freshman Year (2014-15): Appeared in 29 games ... finished with one goal and three assists ... collected his first point in his first game, an assist in a 2-2 tie with Yale at the Liberty Hockey Invitational at the Prudential Center ... earned an assist in a 3-1 win over Michigan State on Nov. 28 ... scored his first goal against Harvard on Dec. 5 ... tallied an assist in a 2-1 win over Clarkson on Feb. 13 ... finished with 31 PIMs.
Awards
• The Hobey Baker Trophy (team award)

Before Princeton: Played two seasons with Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... won the NAHL championship in 2012-13 ... Bulls were back-to-back South Division champions ... assistant captain and named Best Offensive Defender in 2014 ... appeared in 119 games and had 11 goals and 45 assists for 101 points in two seasons and accrued 238 penalty minutes and was a +61 ... previously played for the New Jersey Rockets from 2008-12 ... a 2012 graduate of Notre Dame High School.

Personal: Full name is Joseph Anthony Grabowski ... born Sept. 1, 1994 ... parents are John and Donna Grabowski ... John (Kean '81) is a superintendent of field operations and Donna (Seton Hall '84) is the VP of Finances at Notre Dame High School ... has an older sister Gina (Navy '14) who swam and played golf for Navy.

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts.	+/-	P-PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	HAT
2012-13	Amarillo (NAHL)	56	2	18	20	+38	-102
2013-14	Amarillo (NAHL)	64	9	27	36	+23	-136

	Career Highs	Career Firsts
Goals	1, 4x MR at Bemidji (11/25/16)	vs. Harvard (12/5/14)
Assists	2, 2x MR vs SLU (2/2/18)	vs. Clarkson (2/13/15)
Points	2, 3x MR vs SLU (2/2/18)	G vs. Harvard (12/5/14)