Joe DiPenta was the first hockey player to bring the Stanley Cup back to his hometown of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, in 2007, as a member of the Anaheim Ducks…two years before Sidney Crosby did in 2009. At the time, he was part of a select group of 150 players who have won both the Stanley Cup and the Calder Cup, the championship trophy for the American Hockey League. During his hockey career, he also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Atlanta Thrashers, Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres organizations.
After graduation from California State University in Long Beach, Joe moved home to pursue a career in nonprofit working for organizations he is passionate about, which included the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada from 2013 to 2019.
In 2023, ten years after he started as Regional Director in Atlantic Canada, Joe returned to the LLSC as Corporate Walk Chair for Light the Night and led the Halifax Executive Committee to a record-breaking year, raising over $970,000. We are excited and honoured that Joe will continue to lead the Halifax ELC in 2024.
Joe now resides in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with his wife Jessica and 11-year-old daughter Chloe. Joe coaches his daughter’s hockey team and volunteers his time at several local charities. Professionally, Joe is an EOS Implementer, working with entrepreneurial leaders to give them more control over their businesses.
