• Joseph recorded 6-33—39 in 62 games with the Islanders in 2016-17 and added 1-5—6 in 13 playoff contests before a semifinal defeat at the hands of Blainville-Boisbriand.

• A fifth round selection (78th overall) in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft, the left-handed defenseman split time between the Islanders and the Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois of the Quebec Midget Hockey League in 2015-16. Joseph notched 1-9—10 in 19 games with College Antoine-Girouard and added 1-7—8 in 48 games with Charlottetown.

• His older brother, Mathieu, is a forward who was selected 120th overall by the Lightning in the 2015 NHL Draft and competed at the 2017 Memorial Cup with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.

• Compares his style of play to Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic.