Steve Montador

Steve Montador
Born	December 21, 1979 (1979-12-21) Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Florida Panthers Anaheim Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–present

Steve Montador (born December 21, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Undrafted, Montador played in the Ontario Hockey League with the North Bay Centennials, Erie Otters and the Peterborough Petes. Montador was signed by the Calgary Flames as a free agent and spent time playing for the Saint John Flames out of the American Hockey League. Montador made his Calgary debut during the 2001–02 NHL season playing 11 games and scoring a goal and two assists for three points. Over the next two season, Montador played 76 more regular season games for Calgary and played 20 games in the 2003–04 NHL Playoffs which saw Calgary reach the Stanley Cup finals only to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Montador was one of many NHL players to play in Europe, playing for French outfit Mulhouse. Early in the 2005–06 season on December 2, 2005, Montador was traded by the Flames along with Dustin Johner to the Florida Panthers for Kristian Huselius. Noted for his gritty defensive style, Montador's best season came in 2007-08, when he had career bests with eight goals and 23 points in 73 games with Florida.

In the 2008–09 season, Montador was signed as a free agent to a one-year deal by the Anaheim Ducks on July 11, 2008. On March 4, 2009, Montador was traded by the Ducks at the trade deadline to the Boston Bruins for Petteri Nokelainen. Montador played in 11 post-season games helping the Bruins reach the conference semi-finals.

On July 1, 2009, Montador signed a 2 year, $3.1M free agent deal with the Buffalo Sabres.

His rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a seventh round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 29, 2011.

Awards and achievements

• 2000–01 AHL Calder Cup (Saint John Flames)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	North Bay Centennials	OHL		63	7	28	35	129		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	North Bay Centennials	OHL		37	5	16	21	54		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Erie Otters	OHL		26	3	17	20	35		7	1	1	2	8
1998–99	Erie Otters	OHL		61	9	33	42	114		5	0	2	2	9
1999–00	Peterborough Petes	OHL		64	14	42	56	97		5	0	2	2	4
1999–00	Saint John Flames	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Saint John Flames	AHL		58	1	6	7	95		19	0	8	8	13
2001–02	Saint John Flames	AHL		67	9	16	25	107		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Calgary Flames	NHL		11	1	2	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Saint John Flames	AHL		11	1	7	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Calgary Flames	NHL		50	1	1	2	114		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Calgary Flames	NHL		26	1	2	3	50		20	1	2	3	6
2004–05	Mulhouse	FRA		15	1	7	8	69		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Calgary Flames	NHL		7	1	0	1	11		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Florida Panthers	NHL		51	1	5	6	68		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL		72	1	8	9	119		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		73	8	15	23	73		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		65	4	16	20	125		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Boston Bruins	NHL		13	0	1	1	18		11	1	2	3	18
2009–10	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		78	5	18	23	75		6	1	0	1	4
2010–11	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		73	5	21	26	83		6	0	1	1	8
NHL totals				519	28	89	117	762		43	3	5	8	36

External links

• Steve Montador's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database