| Steve McLaren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1975 Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | 85th overall, 1994 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2005 | ||
Steve McLaren (born February 3, 1975 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey winger who played primarily as an enforcer and was a member of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
He last played for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Known for his physical style of play, McLaren was considered by many to be one of the toughest players in AHL history. McLaren fought and defeated some of the toughest men to play in the American Hockey League, many who went on to have substantial NHL careers. His brief career in the NHL spanned six games, but included a fight and win over Peter Worrell then of the Colorado Avalanche.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | North Bay Trappers | NOJHL | 28 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 55 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 130 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | ||
| 1994–95 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1994–95 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 309 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 61 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 208 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 52 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 216 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 48 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Rolling with the punches; North Bay's McLaren reflects on career as hockey enforcer". nugget.ca. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database