Steve Dietrich

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Steve Dietrich
Born February 18, 1970 (1970-02-18) (age 42)
Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Position Goaltender
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Former NLL Teams Edmonton Rush
Calgary Roughnecks
Buffalo Bandits
Rochester Knighthawks
Detroit Turbos
Baltimore Thunder
Toronto Rock
Nationality  Canada
Pro Career 1992present
Shoots Right
Nickname Chugger

Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (b. February 18, 1970 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former goaltender in the National Lacrosse League. Dietrich has played with the Edmonton Rush, Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock.

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[edit] Professional career

Dietrich played six seasons with each of the Bandits and Knighthawks. He led the Bandits to the NLL Championship game twice, in 2003 and 2006, and also won the Championship with the Knighthawks in 1997, when he was named Championship game MVP. He was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in both 2005 and 2006, and was the first goaltender to be named NLL MVP in 2006.

On November 22, 2010, Dietrich announced his retirement as a player in the NLL to become the Toronto Rock's goaltending coach.[1]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv %
1992 Baltimore 0 89 205 17.51 -- 69.73% 0 0 0 0 0 --
1994 Detroit 7 372 64 219 10.32 77.39% 1 60 16 42 16.00 72.41%
1995 Rochester 8 455 90 322 11.87 78.16% 2 121 23 81 11.40 77.88%
1996 Rochester 10 505 116 377 13.78 76.47% 1 58 16 42 16.55 72.41%
1997 Rochester 10 597 132 396 13.26 75.00% 2 120 25 93 12.50 78.81%
1998 Rochester 8 464 91 320 11.77 77.86% 1 55 13 46 14.18 77.97%
1999 Rochester 3 124 33 87 15.97 72.50% -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 Rochester 3 98 25 52 15.24 67.53% 2 0 0 0 0.00 0.00%
2001 Rochester 9 287 61 195 12.74 76.17% -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Buffalo 16 845 174 586 12.35 77.11% -- -- -- -- -- --
2003 Buffalo 16 838 162 480 11.60 74.77% 1 0 0 0 0 --
2004 Buffalo 12 483 91 313 11.30 77.48% 3 174 32 129 11.02 80.12%
2005 Buffalo 15 749 137 511 10.97 78.86% 1 45 15 21 19.94 58.33%
2006 Buffalo 15 812 135 568 9.97 80.80% 3 162 34 127 12.58 78.88%
2007 Buffalo 14 431 83 290 11.55 77.75% 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00%
2008 Calgary 9 332 58 189 10.47 76.52% 2 114 27 62 14.20 69.66%
2009 Edmonton 10 295 69 198 14.00 74.20% -- -- -- -- -- --
2009 Toronto 6 48 11 44 13.57 80.00% -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 179 8,043 1,621 5,352 12.39 76.01% 20 910 201 643 13.26 76.18%

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; Sv = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

[edit] Awards

Preceded by
Pat O'Toole
MILL Championship game MVP
1997
Succeeded by
Dallas Eliuk
Preceded by
Colin Doyle
NLL Most Valuable Player
2006
Succeeded by
John Grant, Jr.
Preceded by
Gord Nash
NLL Goaltender of the Year
2005, 2006
Succeeded by
Anthony Cosmo

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