Steve Maltais
 Steve Maltais 
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| Date of birth | January 25, 1969 |
| place of birth | Arvida , Quebec , Canada |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 104 kg |
| position | wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1987 , 3rd round, 57th position Washington Capitals |
| Career stations | |
| 1985-1986 | Wexford Raiders |
| 1986-1989 | Cornwall Royals |
| 1989-1991 | Baltimore Skipjacks |
| 1991-1992 |
Kalamazoo Wings Minnesota North Stars |
| 1992-1993 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1993-1994 | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 1994-2005 | Chicago Wolves |
Steve Maltais (born January 25, 1969 in Arvida , Québec ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Washington Capitals , Minnesota North Stars , Tampa Bay Lightning , Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets in national hockey League was active. His most successful time was with the Chicago Wolves , with whom he won the Turner Cup twice and the Calder Cup once . As the second player in the Wolves' franchise history, his jersey number was officially banned by the team on April 15, 2006 and has not been given to any player since then.
Career
Steve Maltais began his active career with the Wexford Raiders in the MTHL , for which he was active from 1985 to 1986. He then joined the Cornwall Royals in the Ontario Hockey League and went on the ice for their team for the following three years. During this time, the attacker was selected in the third round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in a total of 57th position by the Washington Capitals . In the 1989/90 season Maltais made his debut for the Capitals in the National Hockey League and remained pointless in nine missions. However, he spent most of the season with the Baltimore Skipjacks in the American Hockey League, where he was immediately one of the players with the highest points. In the following season he managed to increase his points yield and to achieve 84 scorer points for the Skipjacks in a total of 79 games . On June 21, 1991 Maltais was transferred from the Washington Capitals in an exchange deal together with Trent Klatt to the Minnesota North Stars , in exchange Shawn Chambers went to Washington. After twelve games for the North Stars, he was sent to the Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League , where he scored 56 points in 48 games. In the same season, the offensive player was also in action for the Halifax Citadels in the American Hockey League .
On March 8, 1992 there was another player swap, as a result of which the Canadian was given in exchange for Kip Miller to the Québec Nordiques . Without having completed a game for the Nordiques, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected him on June 18, 1992 in the NHL Expansion Draft . In the franchise's inaugural season, Maltais played 63 NHL games for the Lightning and posted 20 points. After just one year, they gave it to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Dennis Vial . There he was unable to assert himself at any point and after a year of play he only had four appearances in which he made an assist. The attacker spent almost the entire season with their farm team , the Adirondack Red Wings , in the American Hockey League. Although he had scored a total of 100 points in 85 games for the Adirondack Red Wings, his contract was not renewed at the end of the 1993/94 season. On September 8, 1994, Maltais signed with the Chicago Wolves in the International Hockey League. In his first season with the Wolves he was immediately appointed captain of the new team, in the same season he just missed the 100 point mark and finished the season 1994/95 with 99 points from 82 games. In the following season he scored 122 points in 81 games of the regular season . In the following three years he exceeded the 100-point mark and won the Turner Cup for the first time with the Chicago Wolves in the 1997/98 season .
Two years later this success was repeated and Maltais was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy as the best scorer of the regular season. He also received the Ironman Award and was elected to the IHL First All-Star Team for the third time after 1995 and 1999 . On October 6, 2000, the attacker signed a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and went on the ice in 26 games for the team over the course of the season, in which he scored three points. In the same season he was sent again to the Chicago Wolves and immediately held a leadership position in the team. In the 2001/02 season he won the Calder Cup with the team for the first time . The team prevailed against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in five games in the final series . In the following years, Maltais could not quite build on its earlier successes and did not reach the 100 point mark. However, the attacker was still one of the most dangerous players in the league and was awarded the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the best point player of the regular season after the 2002/03 season. In the season 2004/05 season he succeeded with the Wolves again in the finals of the Calder Cup, but lost the series in four games against the Philadelphia Phantoms . Following this season, he ended his active career.
With 839 appearances, 454 goals, 497 assists, 951 points scorer and 1061 penalty minutes, Maltais holds all the relevant Chicago Wolves franchise records. His jersey number 11 was officially banned by the Wolves on April 15, 2006 and has not been given to any player since then.
Achievements and Awards
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NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 6th | 120 | 9 | 18th | 27 | 53 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b chicagowolves.com, Maltais Jersey Retirement
Web links
- Steve Maltais at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Steve Maltais at hockeydb.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Maltais, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arvida , Quebec , Canada |