Steve Gainey

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre/Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 192
team = Unrestricted Free Agent
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1979|1|26|mf=y
birth_place = Montreal, QC, CAN
career_start = 1999
draft = 77th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Dallas Stars


image_size = 230px
nickname =
former_teams = Dallas Stars
Phoenix Coyotes

Steve Gainey (born January 26, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey left winger/centre who is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent of the NHL. He is the son of current Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey. Gainey attended St. Andrew's College for the 1994–1995 academic year prior to playing for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.

Playing career

Gainey was drafted in the 3rd round, 77th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, by his father, General Manager Bob Gainey. On February 16, 2004, he was traded from the Stars, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mike Siklenka. However Gainey only spent time with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms. On November 4, 2005, he signed a contract to play for the Phoenix Coyotes. In September, 2006, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks training camp but was later cut from the camp, he remains an unrestricted free agent.

Career statistics

Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% 2005–06 Phoenix NHL 20 0 1 1 -3 20 11 0.00 2005–06 San Antonio AHL 56 10 20 30 -13 85 - - 2004–05 IC Epinal Fra 30 10 13 23 - 97 - - 2003–04 Dallas NHL 7 0 0 0 +1 7 0 - 2003–04 Philadelphia AHL 27 2 7 9 -3 27 22 9.09 2003–04 Utah AHL 45 7 8 15 -15 74 56 12.50 2003–04 Total Uth/Phi AHL 72 9 15 24 -18 101 78 11.54 2002–03 Utah AHL 68 9 17 26 -4 106 101 8.91 2001–02 Dallas NHL 5 0 1 1 -1 7 1 0.00 2001–02 Utah AHL 58 16 18 34 +4 87 131 12.21 2000–01 Dallas NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2000–01 Utah IHL 61 7 7 14 -5 167 60 11.67 1999–00 Michigan IHL 58 8 10 18 -8 41 77 10.39 1999–00 Fort Wayne UHL 1 0 0 0 - 0 - - 1998–99 Kamloops WHL 68 30 34 64 +37 155 - - 1997–98 Kamloops WHL 68 21 34 55 +1 93 - - 1996–97 Kamloops WHL 60 9 18 27 - 60 - - 1995–96 Kamloops WHL 49 1 4 5 - 40 - - Total NHL 33 0 2 2 -3 34 12 0.00 Total AHL 254 44 70 114 -31 379 - - Total IHL 119 15 17 32 -13 208 137 10.95 Total UHL 1 0 0 0 - 0 - - Total WHL 245 61 90 151 - 348 - - Total Fra 30 10 13 23 - 97 - -
"Stats as of December 11, 2006."

ee also

*List of NHL players
*Notable families in the NHL

References

*hockeydb|28668
* [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=870&hubname=nhl TSN.ca]