Steve Gainey
| Steve Gainey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 26, 1979 Montreal, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| NHL draft |
77th overall, 1997 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2009 | ||
Steve Gainey (born January 26, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes. He is the son of former NHL player and executive Bob Gainey.
Playing career
Gainey was drafted in the 3rd round, 77th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, by his father, General Manager Bob Gainey. Gainey attended St. Andrew's College for the 1994–1995 academic year prior to playing for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.
On February 16, 2004, he was traded from the Stars, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mike Siklenka. However Gainey only spent time with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms. On November 4, 2005, he signed a contract to play for the Phoenix Coyotes.
In September, 2006, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks training camp but was later cut from the camp. After two seasons in retirement, Gainey made a return to the professional ranks in signing a contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on October 14, 2008.[1] In the following 2008–09 season, Gainey was signed to a professional try-out contract with the Montreal Canadiens affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, scoring 7 goals in 33 games before formally ending his professional career.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 68 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 68 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 155 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1999–00 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 61 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 58 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 68 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Épinal Dolphins | FRA | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 56 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 33 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 33 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Former NHL player Steve Gainey signed to contract". Idaho Steelheads. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Dallas Stars players
- Dauphins d'Épinal players
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Idaho Steelheads players
- Kamloops Blazers players
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
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