Joseph Taylor Compher is an American professional ice hockey center for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 35th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Compher won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022.
Compher with the Colorado Avalanche in 2020
Compher with the Michigan Wolverines in 2015.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft was the 51st NHL Entry Draft. All seven rounds of the draft took place on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The top three selections were Nathan MacKinnon going to the Colorado Avalanche, Aleksander Barkov going to the Florida Panthers, and Jonathan Drouin going to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Nathan MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Colorado Avalanche.
Seth Jones was selected fourth overall by the Nashville Predators.
Rasmus Ristolainen was selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres.
J. T. Compher was selected 35th overall by the Buffalo Sabres.