Steve Downie

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. Team		 Philadelphia Flyers
Peterborough (OHL)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 3, 1987,
Newmarket, ON, CA
NHL Draft 29th overall, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career 2006 – present

Steve Downie (born April 3, 1987, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He currently lives in Queensville, outside of Newmarket.

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[edit] Playing career

Downie was selected in the 1st round, 29th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. Downie was suspended for 5 games, earlier in the 2005-06 season for on-ice altercations with a teammate during practice. Downie cross-checked and twice fought teammate Akim Aliu, who has since been traded to the Sudbury Wolves for Keaton Turkiewicz and draft choice Jordan Cheechoo, during practice on September 28. The team suspended Downie for five games and Aliu for one and both players were told to undergo professional counselling. This caused for Downie to be traded from the Windsor Spitfires to the Peterborough Petes in exchange for Peter Aston.

Brent Sutter named Downie to the Canadian World Junior Team for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He made a name for himself in Vancouver where he was a major contributor to Canada’s gold medal-winning effort, including the gold-winning goal, scoring two goals and four assists in six games and being named to the all-tournament team.

On May 30, 2006, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that they had signed Downie to a three-year entry-level contract. “It is unbelievable,” said Downie in a Flyers press release. “[Signing with the Flyers] was one of the goals that I had set at the beginning of the year and I am just very thankful for this chance. I’m a gritty, physical player and I also am an offensive player as well.”

After attending Flyers' training camp in the fall and playing in several preseason games, Downie failed to make the team due to the team's depth at the forward positions. Downie wound up missing the Petes’ first two games before being officially reassigned by the Flyers. Once he did get back into the lineup, he picked up right where he left off last season. In fact, on October 5, 2006, in a game against the Belleville Bulls at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, Downie was revealed as the Petes' new captain.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 Aurora Tigers OPJHL 34 12 13 25 55 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Windsor Spitfires OHL 49 7 9 16 90 4 0 1 1 27
2004-05 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61 21 52 73 179 11 4 5 9 49
2005-06 Windsor Spitfires OHL 1 3 0 3 4 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Peterborough Petes OHL 34 16 34 50 109 19 6 15 21 38
2006-07 Peterborough Petes OHL 28 23 36 59 92 -- -- -- -- --
OHL Totals 173 70 131 201 474 34 10 21 31 114

Stats as of December 9, 2006

[edit] Trivia

  • Downie's father died in a car accident when Downie was only seven years old while driving to a hockey practice.
  • He is deaf in his right ear due to the hearing disorder otosclerosis and wears a hearing aid.

[edit] International play

Image:SteveDownieCanada.jpg
Downie Scores for Team Canada against Team Switzerland

Played for Ontario in:

Played for Canada in:

[edit] International Statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Ontario U-17 6 3 3 6 8
2006 Canada WJC 6 2 4 6 16

[edit] References

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