Steve Shutt

Steve Shutt
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1993
Date of birth	July 1, 1952
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft	1972 , 1st lap, 4th position Montréal Canadiens
Career stations
1969-1972	Toronto Marlboros
1972-1984	Montréal Canadiens
1984-1985	Los Angeles Kings

Stephen John "Steve" Shutt (born July 1, 1952 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player (left winger) and coach who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1985 .

Career

As a junior he played with Billy Harris at the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey Association . In the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, the Montréal Canadiens selected him in the first round as fourth overall.

He started the 1972/73 season with some games with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the American Hockey League , but after a few games the Canadiens brought him into the NHL. In his first year he won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens . After a decent rookie season, he continued to improve. In a series with Guy Lafleur and Pete Mahovlich , he developed into a goal-scoring striker. At the Canada Cup in 1976 he was in the Canadian team that won the title. After 45 goals in the 1975/76 season , he led the NHL with 60 goals in the 1976/77 season . It was not until 1993 that a left winger surpassed this mark with Luc Robitaille . In the meantime Jacques Lemaire had taken Mahovlich's place in his row. Also in the 1979 Challenge Cup , the place of the NHL All-Star Game was held, Shutt was in the squad. At the end of the 1978/79 season he won the fourth Stanley Cup in a row with the Canadiens.

Shortly after the beginning of the 1984/85 season , he was given to the Los Angeles Kings . There he played the season to the end and hung up his skates at the end of the season.

After the end of his active career, he was an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens from 1993 to 1997 .

In 1993 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	13	980	432	401	833	434
Playoffs	12	100	50	48	98	65

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1973 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 and 1979

Personal awards

• First All-Star Team : 1977
• Second All-Star Team : 1978 and 1980
• Top scorer in the NHL: 1977 (later awarded the Maurice Richard Trophy )
• 1979 Participation in the Challenge Cup

Web links

• Steve Shutt in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Steve Shutt at hockeydb.com (English)