Steve Sullivan

Steve Sullivan
Sullivan with the Penguins in 2011.
Born	July 6, 1974 (1974-07-06) Timmins, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	233rd overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1994–present

Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators.

Playing career

Sullivan was taken by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft ninth round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 NHL season, where he went on to score a (then) career high 40 points during the 1998–99 NHL season.

Sullivan was then picked up off waivers in 1999 by the Chicago Blackhawks. Sullivan posted a new career high of 75 points in the 2001–02 NHL season.

Sullivan was traded to the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Michael Blunden) and a second-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) on February 16, 2004.

Upon arriving in Nashville, Sullivan put up 30 points in 24 games, including a hat trick in his first game with the Predators, and 10 points in his first 3 games with the team.

He was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for October 9–16, 2005.

Sullivan sat out the entire 2007–08 NHL season because of a back injury. He made his comeback on January 10, 2009, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Due to his successful comeback during the 2008–09 season, Sullivan was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.

On July 1, 2011, he signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins. His early season play was disappointing, but as the season went on, he became better accustomed to the Penguins' lineup.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIm
1992–93	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		62	36	37	63	44		16	3	8	11	18
1993–94	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		63	51	62	113	82		14	9	16	25	22
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL		75	31	50	81	124		14	4	7	11	10
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL		53	33	42	75	127		4	3	0	3	6
1995–96	New Jersey Devils	NHL		16	5	4	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL		15	8	7	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		33	8	14	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		21	5	11	16	23		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	10	18	28	40		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	20	20	40	28		13	3	6	9	14
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		7	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		73	22	42	64	52		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	34	41	75	54		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		78	21	39	60	67		5	1	0	1	2
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	26	35	61	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		56	15	28	43	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL		24	9	21	30	12		6	1	1	2	6
2005–06	Nashville Predators	NHL		69	31	37	68	50		5	0	2	2	0
2006–07	Nashville Predators	NHL		57	22	38	60	20		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Nashville Predators	NHL		41	11	21	32	30		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	17	34	51	35		6	0	3	3	2
2010–11	Nashville Predators	NHL		44	10	12	22	28		9	2	1	3	2
NHL totals				890	266	416	682	543		44	7	10	17	26

External links

• Steve Sullivan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Steve Sullivan at TSN.ca

Preceded by Jason Blake

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy 2009

Succeeded by Jose Theodore