The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph of Laval, Quebec. The terms of the contract are for one year and $950,000 according to capfriendly.com.
Joseph has played the last four seasons with the Penguins. In 2023-24, he had two goals and nine assists for 11 points. Joseph was a -3 with 14 penalty minutes, one game-winning goal, 42 shots on goal, 44 blocked shots, 47 hits, 22 takeaways and 20 giveaways.
Joseph’s game-winning goal came on April 4, 2024 in a 4-1 Penguins win over the Washington Capitals. At 11:03 of the first period, Joseph scored from two-time All-Star Kris Letang of Montreal, Quebec and Drew O’Connor. At the time, the Penguins went up 2-0.
On Tuesday, the Blues acquired Pierre-Oliver Joseph’s older brother Mathieu Joseph in a trade. This past season Mathieu Joseph had 11 goals and 24 assists for 35 points with the Ottawa Senators. He was then traded to the Blues with a third round pick in the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft for future considerations.
There are currently a dozen set of Canadian born brothers in the NHL, but Pierre-Olivier and Mathieu are the only Canadian brothers who play on the same team. Justin and Morgan Barron of Halifax, Nova Scotia play for the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets respectively. Haydn and Cale Fleury of Carlyle, Saskatchewan play for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Seattle Kraken respectively. Liam and Jean-Luc Foudy of Scarborough, Ontario play for Nasvhville Predators and Colorado Avalanche respectively. Akito and Taro Hirose of Calgary, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba respectively play for the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings respectively. Ryan and Lucas Johansen of Vancouver, British Columbia and Port Moody, British Columbia respectively play for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals respectively. Taylor and Darren Raddysh of Caledon, Ontario play for the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning respectively. Luke and Brayden Schenn of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan play for the Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers respectively. Brendan and Reilly Smith of Etobicoke, Ontario play for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers respectively. Marc and Jordan Staal of Thunder Bay, Ontario play for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes respectively. Ryan and Dylan Strome of Mississauga, Ontario play for the Anaheim Ducks and Washington Capitals respectively. Chris and Brandon Tanev of Toronto, Ontario play for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Seattle Kraken respectively.
