Steve Maltais

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Maltais1 bb (40466893971).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Maltais with the Chicago Wolves in 2005

| played_for = AHL
Baltimore Skipjacks
Halifax Citadels
Adirondack Red Wings
Chicago Wolves
NHL
Washington Capitals
Minnesota North Stars
Tampa Bay Lightning
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Arvida, Quebec, Canada

| draft = 57th overall

| draft_year = 1987

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| career_start = 1989

| career_end = 2005

}}

Steve Maltais (born January 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is the head coach of the Chicago Cougars of the United States Premier Hockey League.

Playing career

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Maltais was born in Arvida, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Arvida.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-18|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Maltais played parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League with the Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He also attended the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in 1997, but was released prior to the start of the regular season.[http://www.hockeynut.com/0304/pittrans19972003.html Pittsburgh Penguins transactions 1997-2003]

He is best known, however, for his long tenure with the top-level minor league Chicago Wolves. He joined the Wolves in 1994 when they were in the International Hockey League, and followed them into the American Hockey League. He retired in 2005, having played in all 11 of the team's seasons up to that point. He is still the Wolves all-time leading scorer. His 596 minor league goals is the eighth highest total in minor league history, and his 605 total goals (minor league and NHL) is good for 22nd all time.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

His #11 was retired by the Wolves in a ceremony on April 15, 2006.{{Cite web| url = https://www.chicagowolves.com/all-time-favorite-chicago-wolves-moment-tournament-bracket-2/ | title = All-Time favorite Chicago Wolves moment | publisher = Chicago Wolves | date = 2016-02-03 | accessdate = 2017-02-03}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1985–86

| Wexford Raiders

| 33

| 35

| 19

| 54

| 38

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Cornwall Royals

| 65

| 32

| 12

| 44

| 29

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| Cornwall Royals

| OHL

| 59

| 39

| 46

| 85

| 30

| 11

| 9

| 6

| 15

| 13

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| Cornwall Royals

| OHL

| 58

| 53

| 70

| 123

| 67

| 18

| 14

| 16

| 30

| 16

| Fort Wayne Komets

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

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| Baltimore Skipjacks

| 67

| 29

| 37

| 66

| 54

| 12

| 6

| 10

| 16

| 6

| Washington Capitals

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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| Baltimore Skipjacks

| AHL

| 73

| 36

| 43

| 79

| 97

| 6

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 10

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Halifax Citadels

| AHL

| 10

| 3

| 3

| 6

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Kalamazoo Wings

| IHL

| 48

| 25

| 31

| 56

| 51

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 12

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Atlanta Knights

| IHL

| 16

| 14

| 10

| 24

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 63

| 7

| 13

| 20

| 35

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Adirondack Red Wings

| AHL

| 73

| 35

| 49

| 84

| 79

| 12

| 5

| 11

| 16

| 14

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| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 79

| 57

| 41

| 98

| 145

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 81

| 56

| 66

| 122

| 161

| 9

| 7

| 7

| 14

| 20

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 81

| 60

| 54

| 114

| 62

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 82

| 46

| 57

| 103

| 120

| 22

| 8

| 11

| 19

| 28

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 82

| 56

| 44

| 100

| 164

| 10

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 2

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| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 82

| 44

| 46

| 90

| 78

| 16

| 9

| 4

| 13

| 14

| Chicago Wolves

| IHL

| 50

| 25

| 26

| 51

| 57

| 16

| 7

| 10

| 17

| 2

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| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 26

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 67

| 31

| 32

| 63

| 62

| 25

| 12

| 10

| 22

| 22

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 79

| 30

| 56

| 86

| 86

| 9

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 12

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 76

| 31

| 33

| 64

| 67

| 10

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 16

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| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 80

| 18

| 42

| 60

| 59

| 18

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 6

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! colspan="3" | IHL totals

! 601

! 383

! 404

! 757

! 860

! 84

! 40

! 40

! 80

! 70

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 527

! 213

! 295

! 508

! 504

! 92

! 37

! 51

! 88

! 86

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 120

! 9

! 18

! 27

! 53

! 1

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 0

Awards

2002-03: AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy

References

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External links

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Category:1969 births

Category:Adirondack Red Wings players

Category:Atlanta Knights players

Category:Baltimore Skipjacks players

Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers

Category:Chicago Wolves (IHL) players

Category:Chicago Wolves players

Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players

Category:Cornwall Royals (OHL) players

Category:Detroit Red Wings players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Halifax Citadels players

Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players

Category:Living people

Category:Minnesota North Stars players

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Ice hockey people from Saguenay, Quebec

Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players

Category:Washington Capitals draft picks

Category:Washington Capitals players

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