Career

Joe Dziedzic was drafted in 1990 while playing for Edison High School in Minneapolis and was named Minnesota Mr. Hockey the same year. Following high school, Dziedzic continued playing for his home state at the University of Minnesota for four seasons. He spent his first few pro seasons split between the NHL and AHL, but was forced into early retirement due to an eye injury.

Personal

Dziedzic currently runs a youth hockey program in Minneapolis.

Joe's father, Walt Dziedzic, was a Minneapolis police officer, was elected & re-elected to the City Council for 22 years, and then to the Park Board for another 12 years, before announcing plans to retire at the end of 2009. His sister, Kari Dziedzic, has served as Chair of the Minneapolis Charter Commission and was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a January 2012 special election.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990-91	University of Minnesota	WCHA		20	6	4	10	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	University of Minnesota	WCHA		37	9	10	19	68		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	University of Minnesota	WCHA		41	11	14	25	62		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	University of Minnesota	WCHA		18	7	10	17	48		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		68	15	15	30	74		4	1	0	1	10
1995-96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		69	5	5	10	68		16	1	2	3	19
1996-97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		59	9	9	18	63		5	0	1	1	4
1997-98	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		65	21	20	41	176		10	3	4	7	28
1998-99	Springfield Falcons	AHL		61	18	27	45	128		3	1	1	2	20
1998-99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				130	14	14	28	131		21	1	3	4	23

[ Source: Wikipedia ]