Joe Sova
the AHL

Joe Sova

Hometown:

Berwyn Illinois

Currently Playing In:

Pro

Birthday:

1988-05-08

Position:

D

Eligible for draft:

2006

Shoots:

Right

Drafted:

Height:

6-3

Acquired:

Trade with New Jersey, 2012

Weight:

190 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

2008-09: Sova appeared in all 39 games as a freshman for the University of Alaska. He scored 3 goals with 7 assists and was +6 and had 42 PMs on a Nanooks team that finished a surprising fourth in the CCHA and reached the conference tournament semifinals.

2009-10: Sova led all Nanooks defensemen in points (24) as a sophomore at the University of Alaska. He skated in all 39 games for the Nanooks and scored 6 goals with 18 assists. Sova was +1 and had 30 PMs as Alaska finished fifth in the CCHA.

2010-11: Sova made his pro debut with AHL Albany after signing an entry-level contract with New Jersey following his junior season at the University of Alaska. Sova appeared in 11 games for the Albany Devils, who had the fewest points in the AHL, and scored 1 goal with 3 assists and was -6 with 2 PMs. In 37 college games with Alaska, he scored 4 goals with a team-leading 20 assists, had an even plus/minus and had 60 PMs. Sova scored 3 of his 4 goals on the power play for the Nanooks, who finished seventh in the 11-team CCHA. Alaska reached the conference quarterfinals after upsetting Michigan State in back-to-back overtime games.