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Joey Wateska '24 Recruiting Profile
ClubSteel City Ice Renegades
Height5'11"
Weight180lbs
Age18
Primary PositionRight Defenseman
Secondary PositionLeft Defenseman
Dominant HandRight
Team LevelAAA (Tier 1)
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2023 Spotlight #2Personal Statement
Playing hockey has been a passion, outlet, and lifeline of mine as far back as I can remember. I have dedicated myself to being highly competitive both on the ice and in the classroom with the goal of playing collegiate hockey at a very selective school. Being a role model on the ice and in the classroom are part of who I am. I strive to be a leader. I want my coach and my teammates to know they can count on me.
I am a shutdown defenseman who puts in the work and puts my team’s interests before my own. I am grateful for the experiences and relationships that hockey has given to me and I look forward to earning the opportunity of playing throughout college!
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2024 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #78
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #78
Team Awards
- State 2nd Place, Regional Champs, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs
- 2021 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #78
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2024 Steel City Ice Renegades (Tier II AA)
- 2023 Esmark stars (U16) (PA) (Tier 1 AAA)
- 2022 Pittsburgh Vengeance (Tier 1 AAA)
- 2021 South Hills Panthers (Tier 1 AAA)
Coach References
- Travel / Club Coach
- Bob Kozak
- High School Head Coach
- Rick Tingle
- High School Assistant Coach
- Cliff Bumford
Training
- Power skating, Dryland, Defensive Training
- 2 years
- Yuri Krivokhija (2022, 2023);
- Power Skating
- 3 years
- Max Ivanov (2019,2020,2021)
- Power Skating
- 4 years
- Marianne Watkins (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Dryland
- 2 years
- Jason Jerome (2020, 2021)
- Power skating
- 3 years
- Tyler Kennedy (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Stick handling/ Power skating
- 3 years
- Cliff Lola (2016, 2017, 2018)
- G. W. Fitness
- 4 years
- Strength and Conditioning (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Additional Sports
- Baseball
- 4 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Pittsburgh Outlaws and Diamond Dawgs
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Academics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. 8th Grade: Honors Geometry & Honors Biology; 9th Grade: Honors Algebra II, Honors English; Honors Spanish 10th Grade: Honors Pre-Calc/Trig, Honors English, Honors American Hx; Honors Spanish II 11th Grade: Honors Government; Honors Spanish III Upcoming- 12th Grade: Honors Western Civilization, Honors English LiteratureAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. 10th Grade: AP Physics (score= 4) & AP Statistics (score=5); 11th Grade: AP Chemistry (score=5), AP Biology (score=5), AP Calculus A/B (score=5); AP English Language & Composition (score=4); AP Computer Science Principles (score=5) Upcoming- 12th Grade: AP Calculus B/C, AP Spanish, AP Economics, AP Environmental Science CHS Anatomy & PhysiologyRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards*AP Scholar w/ Distinction; *National Student Leadership Conference *National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS); *Award in Sports Excellence- Tier 1 AAA Hockey; *National Honors Society (NHS); *Highest Honor Roll throughout all of high school; *Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition 1st Place;
- Activities*Student Council (elected Student Council Officer); *Executive Council Chairman; *National Honors Society (NHS); *Peters Township High School Ambassador; *Spanish Club (Spanish Club Leader/Officer); *Math Club Member; *Students Active for Environment (S.A.F.E.) Club; *Wreath Across America-coordinated local hockey players/organizations to participate in national event; *An Evening for Autism- Teen Coordinator (head teen solicitor for county), befriending autistic kids, raising awareness with peers, while soliciting & organizing regional donations for silent auction. Event raised $71,000; *Skate Instructor-Teaching local kids & adults to skate; *Tutor; *Food Drive Organizer (based in neighborhood 2x/yr);
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