Lee Stempniak
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| Born | February 4, 1983 West Seneca, NY, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Phoenix Coyotes |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 148th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Lee Stempniak (born February 4, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames wearing jersey number 22. Stempniak graduated from St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York in 2001, and then played his college hockey at Dartmouth College.
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[edit] Early life
Stempniak lived near an ice hockey rink where he knew the owner who let him practice whenever he could. After high school he wanted to continue to play hockey, but his parents wanted him to go to college. Stempniak went to the only college that showed interest in him, Dartmouth. At Dartmouth, he majored in economics. He became a top player for the ice hockey team. He was named a two-time All American and team captain.[1]
[edit] Playing career
Stempniak was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the 5th round (148th overall). He led the team in goals in his first full season (2006–07) with 27, while he was just 23 years of age. He and David Backes joined Jay McClement to form one of the NHL's youngest lines.
On November 24, 2008, Stempniak was traded by the Blues to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Alexander Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo. Stempniak wore number 12.[2][3]
On March 3, 2010, Stempniak was traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Phoenix Coyotes for Matt Jones and a 4th and 7th round draft pick in 2010. On March 15, 2010, Stempniak was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week. Stempniak scored five goals in three games that week, all victories for the Coyotes.[4] Later on April 1, 2010, Stempniak earned the NHL's Player of the Month honour for the month of March, after scoring 13 goals since the trade.[5]
On August 30, 2010 Stempniak was signed to a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix Coyotes.[6]
On August 29, 2011 the Coyote's traded Stempniak to the Calgary Flames for Daymond Langkow [7]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 34 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 34 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 35 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 61 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 62 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 18 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 456 | 115 | 132 | 247 | 173 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2007 | United States | WC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 2008 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Senior int'l totals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Central: Stempniak a smart addition to Blues' attack". nhl.com. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=287300. Retrieved 2007-07-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Leafs acquire winger Stempniak from Blues". tsn.ca. 2008-11-24. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=257162&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo". sportsnet.ca. 2008-11-24. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/11/24/leafs_trade/. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Stempniak named NHL's second star of the Week". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-03-15. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=521438. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Stempniak, Howard and Henrik Sedin named NHL three stars of month". National Hockey League. 2010-04-01. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=523581#&navid=nhl-search. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Coyotes re-sign Stempniak to two-year contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-08-30. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=536592. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Flames acquire Lee Stempniak". http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=587455.
[edit] External links
- 1983 births
- American ice hockey right wingers
- Calgary Flames players
- Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players
- Living people
- People from Buffalo, New York
- Peoria Rivermen players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Ice hockey people from New York
