Steve Sullivan
Encyclopedia
Steve Sullivan 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
.
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.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
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 for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
of the National Hockey League
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...
(NHL). He has also played for the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
and Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Sullivan was taken by the New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
ninth round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. Sullivan posted a new career high of 75 points in the 2001–02 NHL season.
Sullivan was traded to the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
for a second-round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft
2005 NHL Entry Draft
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft.As a lockout cancelled the games of the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years...
(Michael Blunden
Michael Blunden
Michael "Mike" Blunden is a Canadian ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
) and a second-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
2004 NHL Entry Draft
The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the lockout which canceled all the games scheduled for the 2004–05 NHL season.- Selections by round :Listed...
(Ryan Garlock
Ryan Garlock
Ryan Garlock is a professional ice hockey player in the Columbus Blue Jackets organization, currently playing for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
) on February 16, 2004.
Upon arriving in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Sullivan put up 30 points in 24 games, including a hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
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
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. Due to his successful comeback during the 2008–09
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...
season, Sullivan was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association after each team nominates one...
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
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
. 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 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 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey... |
OHL 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.... |
62 | 36 | 37 | 63 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 OHL season The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J... |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 63 | 51 | 62 | 113 | 82 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 22 | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
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... |
75 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 124 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Albany River Rats | AHL | 53 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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... |
16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
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 Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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 Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
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 Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Nashville Predators | NHL | 41 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
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 | ||||