Steve Nemeth
Encyclopedia
Steve Nemeth is a retired Canadian ice hockey
player. He played 12 NHL games for the New York Rangers
. He was part of the Canadian team that was disqualified from the 1987 World Juniors
for their involvement in the Punch-up in Piestany
.
Nemeth was singled out as one of the players who did not fight. However, Nemeth had been involved on-ice attempting to break up various fights, and was the only Canadian to intervene when forward Stephane Roy was double-teamed by two Soviet players.
Nemeth consulted with tournament officials regarding the response to the brawl, and was told to have the players go to the locker room and await further instructions.
Nemeth was the only player to challenge the initial suspension handed out by the International Ice Hockey Federation to the players involved in the brawl. The suspensions were intially to last through the end of the 1987-88 season. It was Nemeth's hope to remain eligible to play for Team Canada at the 1988 Olympics. However, although the suspensions would later be reduced to six months, Nemeth would not make the team.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He played 12 NHL games for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. He was part of the Canadian team that was disqualified from the 1987 World Juniors
1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 11th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia . Finland captured its first World Junior gold medal. Czechoslovakia captured the silver, and Sweden the bronze...
for their involvement in the Punch-up in Piestany
Punch-up in Piestany
The Punch-up in Piestany was an infamous bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia on January 4, 1987...
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Nemeth was singled out as one of the players who did not fight. However, Nemeth had been involved on-ice attempting to break up various fights, and was the only Canadian to intervene when forward Stephane Roy was double-teamed by two Soviet players.
Nemeth consulted with tournament officials regarding the response to the brawl, and was told to have the players go to the locker room and await further instructions.
Nemeth was the only player to challenge the initial suspension handed out by the International Ice Hockey Federation to the players involved in the brawl. The suspensions were intially to last through the end of the 1987-88 season. It was Nemeth's hope to remain eligible to play for Team Canada at the 1988 Olympics. However, although the suspensions would later be reduced to six months, Nemeth would not make the team.