Josh Archibald
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Josh Archibald

Hometown:

Regina Saskatchewan

Currently Playing In:

NCAA

Birthday:

1992-10-06

Position:

RW

Eligible for draft:

2010

Shoots:

Right

Drafted:

2011

Height:

5-10

Acquired:

6th round (174th overall), 2011

Weight:

170 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • D

2008-09: Archibald was one of two sophomores in the varsity lineup for northern Minnesota’s Brainerd High School.

2009-10: Archibald led Brainerd (22-3) in scoring as a junior with 20 goals and 30 assists in 25 games. He finished with a +46 plus/minus and led the team in shots on goal (109). Archibald played for Team Minnesota U-18 in the Minnesota NIT tournament and scored 2 goals with 1 assist in four games. Archibald was selected by the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the 6th round (126th overall) of the USHL Entry Draft.

2010-11: Archibald was Brainerd’s leading scorer and a finalist for the coveted Mr. Hockey award as a senior. In 25 games, he scored 27 goals with 46 assists and was +47 with 40 PMs and a team-leading 176 shots on goal. In the pre-season Upper Midwest Elite League, Archibald scored 8 goals with 9 assists in 24 games for third-place Team North. Archibald committed to playing college hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2011-12. He was not listed among the 210 North American skaters listed in Central Scouting’s final rankings but was selected in the sixth round (174th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2011 NHL Draft.  In his senior year playing Minnesota high school hockey at Brainerd, Archibald posted 30 goals and 48 assists in 27 games. He was also a finalist for the Mr. Hockey award, given to the top high school player in Minnesota.