Steve Chiasson

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CanadaCanada  Steve Chiasson Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 14, 1967
place of birth Barrie , Ontario , Canada
date of death May 3, 1999
Place of death Raleigh , North Carolina , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1985 , 3rd lap, 50th position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1983-1986 Guelph Platers
1986-1994 Detroit Red Wings
1994-1997 Calgary Flames
1997 Hartford Whalers
1997-1999 Carolina Hurricanes

Steven Joseph "Steve" Chiasson (born April 14, 1967 in Barrie , Ontario ; † May 3, 1999 in Raleigh , North Carolina , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 814 games for played the Detroit Red Wings , Calgary Flames , Hartford Whalers and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Chiasson, who died in a traffic accident at the age of 32, celebrated his greatest career success wearing the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the gold medal at the 1997 World Cup .

Career

Chiasson played for you Guelph Platers with Kirk Muller during his junior years in the Ontario Hockey League . After which Detroit Red Wings in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft in the third round to 50th place had secured the rights to his person, he played a successful year in Guelph. In the meantime, Gary Roberts had joined the team with which they could win the Memorial Cup as the best Canadian junior team . Chiasson was voted best player in the finals .

After two years, in which he also shuttled between the farm team and the National Hockey League as a supplementary player , he finally managed to establish himself with the Red Wings in the 1988/89 season . The following year he reached a record for his career with 14 goals, which he could not surpass even in his most successful season 1992/93 , in which he posted 50 assists and 62 points. The urgent need for a strong goalkeeper made it necessary for the Red Wings to agree to an exchange deal with the Calgary Flames that took Mike Vernon to Detroit and sent Chiasson to Canada.

After two and a half years in Calgary, he moved to the Hartford Whalers , who missed the playoffs in the 1996/97 season. He was able to represent his home country at the 1997 ice hockey world championship and win the title with the Canadian national team. For the following season 1997/98 his team moved south and played from then on as the Carolina Hurricanes . Chiasson was a support on the defensive of the canes.

Immediately after leaving the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1999 against the Boston Bruins , the team celebrated the end of the season with teammate Gary Roberts . Chiasson left the party drunk and was killed in a traffic accident on the way home. Since then, no Hurricanes player has worn the number 3 jersey, even if the number has not been officially banned. In addition, the Hurricanes award the Steve Chiasson Award within the team , which the player with the greatest determination and dedication receives during the season.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1983/84 Guelph Platers OHL 55 1 9 10 112 - - - - -
1984/85 Guelph Platers OHL 61 8th 22nd 30th 139 - - - - -
1985/86 Guelph Platers OHL 54 12 29 41 126 18th 10 10 20th 37
1986/87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 1 4th 5 73 2 0 0 0 19th
1987/88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 23 6th 11 17th 58 - - - - -
1987/88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 2 9 11 57 9 2 2 4th 31
1988/89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 65 12 35 47 149 5 2 1 3 6th
1989/90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 14th 28 42 114 - - - - -
1990/91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 3 17th 20th 80 5 3 1 4th 19th
1991/92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 10 24 34 136 11 1 5 6th 12
1992/93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 12 50 62 155 7th 2 2 4th 19th
1993/94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 13 33 46 122 7th 2 3 5 2
1994/95 Calgary Flames NHL 45 2 23 25th 39 7th 1 2 3 9
1995/96 Calgary Flames NHL 76 8th 25th 33 62 4th 2 1 3 0
1996/97 Calgary Flames NHL 47 5 11 16 32 - - - - -
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 18th 3 11 14th 7th - - - - -
1997/98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 66 7th 27 34 65 - - - - -
1998/99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 28 1 8th 9 16 6th 1 1 2 2
OHL total 170 21st 60 81 377 18th 10 10 20th 37
NHL overall 751 93 305 398 1107 63 16 18th 34 119

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1987 Canada June World Cup disqualification 6th 2 2 4th 21st
1997 Canada WM 1st place, gold 11 0 3 3 8th
Juniors overall 6th 2 2 4th 21st
Men overall 11 0 3 3 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Chiasson, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chiasson, Steven Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Barrie , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1999
Place of death Raleigh , North Carolina