Steve Dietrich

Steve Dietrich
Born	February 18, 1970 (1970-02-18) 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	1992–present
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.

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.

Statistics

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;

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