| Steve Dubinsky | |
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| Born | July 9, 1970 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues |
| NHL Draft | 226th overall, 1990 Chicago Blackhawks |
| Playing career | 1993–2003 |
Steve Dubinsky (born Steven Dubinsky on July 9, 1970) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues.
Playing Career[]
Steve was drafted in the 11th round (226th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
From there, he played for Clarkson University, where he led the team in scoring his junior year and played with future NHLers Craig Conroy and Todd Marchant.
After college, he reported to the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL where he played the majority of the 1993–1994 season before playing 28 games with the Blackhawks that same season.
Steve bounced between the Ice and the Blackhawks before finally earning a full-time roster spot with the Blackhawks for the 1997–1998 season. During that year, he played in all 82 games and scored a career high 18 points.
The following season, he played in only one game with the Blackhawks before being traded to the Calgary Flames along with Jeff Shantz in exchange for Eric Lacroix, Marty McInnis and Jamie Allison. He played with the team for two years before rejoining the Blackhawks for the 2000–2001 season.
On February 6, 2002, Steve was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.
After that, Steve signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues for the 2002–2003 season.
On January 28, 2003, he sustained a head injury after getting hit with a stick during a game and retired at the end of the season due to post-concussion syndrome.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1993–1994 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||||||
| 1994–1995 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||||||
| 1996–1997 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997–1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 57 | ||||||
| 1998–1999 | Blackhawks\Calgary Flames | NHL | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| 2001–2002 | Blackhawks\Nashville Predators | NHL | 29 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||||||
| 2002–2003 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 Years | Totals | NHL | 375 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 164 | ||||||
Personal Life[]
Steve is Jewish and was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
These days, he currently works for the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, Illinois.