Steve Ott

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Otter
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team	Dallas Stars
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 19, 1982, Summerside, PEI, CAN
NHL Draft	25th overall, 2000 Dallas Stars
Pro Career	2002 – present

Steve Ott born August 19, 1982 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, is a professional hockey player playing for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Ott was drafted by the Stars 25th overall at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires and had a brief spell with the Utah Grizzlies of the AHL before joining the main Stars roster.

Ott represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the team win the bronze medal. It has been noted by Stars announcer Daryl Reaugh that Ott learned how to tell opposing players to "f--- off" in their native tongues before the tournament.

During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Ott played for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL where he set a team record for penalty minutes in a season, earning 279.