Steve Downie

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Steve Downie
Date of birth April 3, 1987
place of birth Newmarket , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 87 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2005 , 1st round, 29th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
2002-2003 Aurora Tigers
2003-2005 Windsor Spitfires
2005-2007 Peterborough Petes
2007 Kitchener Rangers
2007-2008 Philadelphia Flyers
2008–2012 Tampa Bay Lightning
2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche
2013-2014 Philadelphia Flyers
2014-2015 Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-2016 Arizona Coyotes
Springfield Falcons

Steve Downie (born April 3, 1987 in Newmarket , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 462 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , Tampa Bay Lightning , Colorado Avalanche , Pittsburgh Penguins and Arizona Coyotes in the course of his active career between 2003 and 2016 has played in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger .

Career

Steve Downie began his career in 2002 in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League with the Aurora Tigers , where he got 25 points in 34 games. For the 2003/04 season he moved to the high-class junior league Ontario Hockey League to the Windsor Spitfires , where he had a solid debut season and was particularly noticeable by his physically tough game. In his sophomore year he was one of the Spitfires' best players, scoring 21 goals and making 52 assists. The team reached the second round of the playoffs, to which Downie contributed nine scorer points, but failed there in four games at the London Knights . Because of its good work, chose him Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Entry Draft in 2005 in the first round at position 29 from.

Downie in the Jersey of the Tampa Bay Lightning (2010)

At the beginning of the 2005/06 season there was a negative incident during a training session of the Spitfires, when Downie first deliberately hit his 16-year-old teammate Akim Aliu in the face with the bat, they then fought a fight and Aliu lost three teeth. The reason for the argument was that Aliu had refused to take part in an "induction ceremony" in the previous weeks, during which the new players had to strip naked in front of their teammates in the shower cubicle of the team bus. The Spitfires suspended Downie for five games, Aliu for one, and the OHL launched an investigation into the team that resulted in a suspension of general manager and coach Moe Mantha and a $ 35,000 fine. Downie was transferred to the Peterborough Petes within the OHL as a result of the incident . Despite his frequent lack of discipline, Downie was able to convince the coach of the Canadian U20 national team with his performances on the ice and was appointed to the squad for the U20 Junior World Championship , with which he won the gold medal. In the further course of the season he led the Peterborough Petes as the team's second-best scorer to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and took part in the Memorial Cup final round, where the Petes took last place.

In the fall of 2006, Downie first took part in the Philadelphia Flyers training camp and played some preparatory games with the NHL team, but then returned to the OHL. In January 2007 he was able to defend the title at the U20 Junior World Championship with the Canadian selection. Shortly after his return to the Petes, they transferred him within the OHL to the Kitchener Rangers , where he was able to continue his hitherto best season and in the end came to 92 scorer points in 45 games. In the playoffs he continued his good performances and was the dominant player of the Rangers with eight goals and 14 assists in just nine games. However, the team failed in the second round. Following the OHL season, he made his senior debut when he played a game with the Philadelphia Phantoms , the Flyers' farm team from the American Hockey League .

In September 2007 he took part again in the training camp of the Philadelphia Flyers and played some preparation games. During a game against the Ottawa Senators , he checked his opponent Dean McAmmond against the head, whereupon McAmmond remained unconscious on the ice. Since Downie had both feet in the air during the check and his opponent had no way to protect himself from the body check, Downie was suspended by the NHL for 20 games. The AHL also responded to the incident and banned him for the first month of the season. In November he was finally allowed to play again in the AHL and was able to convince with good performances with five goals and twelve assists, but also received 114 penalty minutes in only 21 games. On December 5, 2007 he made his debut in the jersey of the Philadelphia Flyers, for which he played until November 2008, after his suspension expired.

On November 7, 2008 he was given together Steve Eminger and a four-round vote in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Matthew Carle and a third-round vote in the same draft at the Tampa Bay Lightning . There he finally prevailed in the NHL and became a regular player during the 2009/10 season. On February 21, 2012, the Tampa Bay Lightning transferred him to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Kyle Quincey . For Colorado, the winger was used in 20 games in which he scored 13 points .

On June 29, 2012, he signed a new two-year deal worth $ 5.3 million with Avalanche. After two games of the 2012/13 NHL season , which was shortened by a lockout , Downie suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and was out for the rest of the season.

On October 31, 2013, he was transferred from the Avalanche to the Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado received the striker Maxime Talbot in return . After a 2013-14 season marked by injuries and missing the playoffs, Downie signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent in July 2014 . This was not renewed after the 2014/15 season, so he signed another one-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes in July 2015 . He then ended his active career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM +/- Sp T V Pt SM +/-
2002/03 Aurora Tigers OPJHL 34 12 13 25th 55 - - - - - -
2003/04 Windsor Spitfires OHL 49 7th 9 16 90 -5 4th 0 1 1 27 -3
2004/05 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61 21st 52 73 179 +1 11 4th 5 9 49 -5
2005/06 Windsor Spitfires OHL 1 3 0 3 4th ± 0 - - - - - -
2005/06 Peterborough Petes OHL 34 16 34 50 109 +4 19th 6th 15th 21st 38 -1
2006 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 4th 2 1 3 38 ± 0
2006/07 Peterborough Petes OHL 28 23 36 59 92 +13 - - - - - -
2006/07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 17th 12 21st 33 32 +10 9 8th 14th 22nd 15th +2
2006/07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 - - - - - -
2007/08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 32 6th 6th 12 73 +2 6th 0 1 1 10 -2
2007/08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 21st 5 12 17th 114 +8 - - - - - -
2008/09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6th 0 0 0 11 -4 - - - - - -
2008/09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 4th 1 7th 8th 23 +3 - - - - - -
2008/09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 23 3 3 6th 54 +2 - - - - - -
2008/09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 23 8th 17th 25th 107 +5 - - - - - -
2009/10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79 22nd 24 46 208 +14 - - - - - -
2010/11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 10 22nd 32 171 +8 17th 2 12 14th 40 +7
2011/12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 12 16 28 121 -15 - - - - - -
2011/12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 20th 2 11 13 16 +9 - - - - - -
2012/13 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 0 1 1 6th +1 - - - - - -
2013/14 Colorado Avalanche NHL 11 1 6th 7th 36 +4 - - - - - -
2013/14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 3 14th 17th 70 -3 - - - - - -
2014/15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 14th 14th 28 38 +2 5 0 2 2 4th +1
2015/16 Springfield Falcons AHL 8th 1 1 2 24 -2 - - - - - -
2015/16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 26th 3 3 6th 53 +1 - - - - - -
OHL total 190 82 152 234 506 +23 43 18th 35 53 129 –7
AHL total 57 15th 37 52 268 +13 - - - - - -
NHL overall 434 76 120 196 1057 +21 28 2 15th 17th 54 +6

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2004 Canada U17-WHC 1st place, gold 6th 3 3 6th 8th
2006 Canada U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 2 4th 6th 16
2007 Canada U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 3 3 6th 16
2010 Canada WM 7th place 7th 2 0 2 28
Juniors overall 18th 8th 10 18th 40
Men overall 7th 2 0 2 28

( 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 )

Web links

Commons : Steve Downie  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cbc.ca, OHL suspends coach over hazing episode
  2. ^ Avs agree to terms on two-year, $ 5.3M deal with Downie. The Sports Network , June 29, 2012, accessed March 5, 2013 .
  3. ^ Adrian Dater: Avs' Steve Downie to undergo season-ending knee surgery. The Denver Post , January 23, 2013, accessed March 5, 2013 .
  4. ^ Avalanche Acquires Maxime Talbot. Colorado Avalanche , October 31, 2013, accessed November 1, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Downie, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Newmarket , Ontario