Steve Shutt
Encyclopedia
Stephen John Shutt is a former Canadian ice hockey
player. He was an integral part of the Montreal Canadiens
team that won five Stanley Cup
s in 1973
, 1976
, 1977
, 1978
, 1979
.
of the Ontario Hockey League
(OHL). With the Marlboros, Steve Shutt, Dave Gardner
and Billy Harris formed one of the most potent lines in OHL history. In 1971 Shutt was named to the league's Second All-Star Team and the following season to its First All-Star Team.
(NHL) for the 1972–73 season. In 1976–77, Shutt was a key member of the Canadiens team that compiled the best regular season record in league history, losing only 8 games during an 80-game schedule. Partnered with Jacques Lemaire
and Guy Lafleur
to form the top line in the NHL, Shutt scored 60 goals, a league record for left wingers that stood until the 1992–93 season when Luc Robitaille
scored 63 goals, a record that has since been broken by Alexander Ovechkin
's 65 goals in the 2007-08 season. During his career with Montreal, he was named to the NHL First All-Star team in 1977, and the NHL Second All-Star team in 1978 and 1980.
player, Shutt, along with teammate Larry Robinson
and local veterinarian Dr. Gilbert Hallé, founded the Montreal Polo Club at Sainte-Marthe
, Quebec
.
but in 1993 to 1997, he worked on the Canadiens coaching staff. On November 22, 2003, Shutt participated with the Canadiens' oldtimers against the Edmonton Oilers
oldtimers in the Heritage Classic, the first outdoor game in the history of the NHL played at Commonwealth Stadium
, in Edmonton, Alberta.
Shutt currently is touring Canada as a playing member of the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge, raising money for charitable causes.
Shutt also went to Willdowdale Jr. High School along with Geddy Lee
and Alex Lifeson
of Rush (band)
. Lee states that Shutt introduced him to Lifeson.
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 was an integral part of the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
team that won five Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s in 1973
1973 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1973 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 championship series. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two.-Paths to the Final:...
, 1976
1976 Stanley Cup Finals
-References:...
, 1977
1977 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1977 Stanley Cup Final championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the Final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none,...
, 1978
1978 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1978 Stanley Cup Final championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third-straight appearance. The series was a rematch of the 1977 final...
, 1979
1979 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1979 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their fourth straight appearance. It was New York's first appearance since . The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win...
.
Early years
As a youngster he displayed hockey skills that led to him playing for the Toronto MarlborosToronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...
of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
(OHL). With the Marlboros, Steve Shutt, Dave Gardner
Dave Gardner
David Calvin Gardner is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 350 National Hockey League games for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons and Philadelphia Flyers...
and Billy Harris formed one of the most potent lines in OHL history. In 1971 Shutt was named to the league's Second All-Star Team and the following season to its First All-Star Team.
Montreal Canadiens years
Shutt was drafted by Montreal of the National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the 1972–73 season. In 1976–77, Shutt was a key member of the Canadiens team that compiled the best regular season record in league history, losing only 8 games during an 80-game schedule. Partnered with Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Gerard Lemaire is a former ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens and a long-time coach, most notably with the New Jersey Devils and the Minnesota Wild.-Playing career:...
and Guy Lafleur
Guy Lafleur
Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey...
to form the top line in the NHL, Shutt scored 60 goals, a league record for left wingers that stood until the 1992–93 season when Luc Robitaille
Luc Robitaille
Luc Robitaille is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his 19-season National Hockey League career, Robitaille won a Stanley Cup in 2001–02 with the Detroit Red Wings, and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, but is most known for his fourteen seasons,...
scored 63 goals, a record that has since been broken by Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
's 65 goals in the 2007-08 season. During his career with Montreal, he was named to the NHL First All-Star team in 1977, and the NHL Second All-Star team in 1978 and 1980.
Polo
A lover of horses and an avid poloPolo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player, Shutt, along with teammate Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson
Larry Clark Robinson is a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently the defensive coach for the New Jersey Devils...
and local veterinarian Dr. Gilbert Hallé, founded the Montreal Polo Club at Sainte-Marthe
Sainte-Marthe
Sainte-Marthe may refer to the following communes in France:*Sainte-Marthe, Eure département*Sainte-Marthe, Lot-et-Garonne département...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 62 | 70 | 53 | 123 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 58 | 63 | 49 | 112 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 1972–73 AHL season The 1972–73 AHL season was the 37th season of the American Hockey League. Twelve teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Cincinnati Swords finished first overall in the regular season, and won the Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs Nova Scotia Voyageurs The Nova Scotia Voyageurs were a professional ice hockey team, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League, from 1971 to 1984. The Voyageurs played their first two seasons , as the Montreal Voyageurs.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 60 | 45 | 105 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 63 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 59 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 930 | 424 | 393 | 817 | 410 | 99 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 65 | ||||
Post playing career
Following his playing career, Shutt worked as a television hockey commentatorSportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
but in 1993 to 1997, he worked on the Canadiens coaching staff. On November 22, 2003, Shutt participated with the Canadiens' oldtimers against the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
oldtimers in the Heritage Classic, the first outdoor game in the history of the NHL played at Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)
Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :...
, in Edmonton, Alberta.
Shutt currently is touring Canada as a playing member of the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge, raising money for charitable causes.
Shutt also went to Willdowdale Jr. High School along with Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Gary Lee Weinrib, OC, better known as Geddy Lee , is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
and Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
of Rush (band)
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
. Lee states that Shutt introduced him to Lifeson.