- Steve Sullivan
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size= 250px
position = Left Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 165
team =Nashville Predators
league = NHL
former_teams =Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|7|6
birth_place = Timmins,Ontario , CAN
career_start = 1994
draft = 233rd overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team =New Jersey Devils Steve Sullivan (born
July 6 ,1974 in Timmins,Ontario ,Canada ) is a professionalice hockey player and an alternate captain for theNashville Predators of theNational Hockey League . He has also played for theNew Jersey Devils ,Toronto Maple Leafs , andChicago Blackhawks .Playing career
Sullivan was taken by the
New Jersey Devils in the1994 NHL Entry Draft ninth round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to theToronto Maple Leafs during the1996–97 NHL season , where he went on to score a (then) career high 40 points during the1998–99 NHL season .Sullivan was then picked up off waivers in 1999 by the
Chicago Blackhawks . Sullivan posted a new career high of 75 points in the2001–02 NHL season .Sullivan was traded to the
Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in the2005 NHL Entry Draft (Michael Blunden ) and a second-round pick in the2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock ) onFebruary 16 ,2004 .Upon arriving in
Nashville , put up 30 points in 24 games, including ahat trick in his first game with the Predators, and 10 points in his first 3 games with the team.He was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for
September 9 –16,2005 .Sullivan sat out the entire
2007–08 NHL season because of a back injury.Career Statistics
Regular SeasonSeason Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 16 5 4 9 81996-97 New Jersey/Toronto NHL 54 13 25 38 371997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 10 18 28 401998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 20 20 40 281999-00 Toronto/Chicago NHL 80 22 43 65 562000-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81 34 41 75 542001-02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 21 39 60 672002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 26 35 61 422003-04 Chicago/Nashville NHL 80 24 49 73 482005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 69 31 37 68 502006-07 Nashville Predators NHL 57 22 38 60 20
NHL Totals 723 228 349 577 450
Records
*Nashville Predators franchise record for goals in a season, 31 (2005–06) -- (Tied with
Paul Kariya )External links
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