Steve Guenette
Steven P. Guenette (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 35 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames from 1987 to 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Steve Guenette | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1965 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1986–1992 | ||
Playing career
Guenette signed with the Penguins in 1985 after two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Platers. He remained in the OHL for one more season in 1985–86, where he led the Platers to the J. Ross Robertson Cup title, and then the 1986 Memorial Cup championship. Guenette won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL's top over-ager, as well as the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the top goaltender in the Memorial Cup, in addition to being named to the Memorial Cup All-Star team.[1]
Guenette broke into the NHL the following year, playing two games with the Penguins in 1986–87. He played 30 more games in Pittsburgh over the next two seasons. Spending most of his time in the International Hockey League where he won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for allowing the fewest goals in the IHL and was named a second-team all-star after recording a 23–4–5 record for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 1987–88.[2]
The Penguins traded Guenette to the Calgary Flames in 1989 for a sixth round draft pick. He spent two seasons in the Flames organization, appearing in only three games for Calgary, and after a final season with the Kalamazoo Wings in 1991–92, retired from professional hockey.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1981–82 | Gloucester Rangers | CJHL | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Gloucester Rangers | CJHL | 30 | — | — | — | 1546 | 124 | 0 | 4.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Guelph Platers | OHL | 38 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1808 | 155 | 0 | 5.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Guelph Platers | OHL | 47 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2593 | 200 | 1 | 4.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Guelph Platers | OHL | 50 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2910 | 165 | 3 | 3.40 | .895 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1167 | 54 | 1 | 2.77 | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Guelph Platers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 4.30 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 54 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 3035 | 157 | 5 | 3.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1092 | 61 | 1 | 3.35 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 33 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1943 | 91 | 4 | 2.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 41 | 0 | 4.29 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 597 | 39 | 0 | 3.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 30 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1810 | 82 | 2 | 2.72 | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 782 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4.02 | .840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 47 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 2779 | 160 | 0 | 3.45 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 545 | 35 | 1 | 3.85 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2521 | 137 | 2 | 3.26 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 9.15 | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1094 | 70 | 1 | 3.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1956 | 122 | 1 | 3.74 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. p. 313. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
- "Steve Guenette profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database