Steve Gainey

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Position	Center/Left Wing
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Unrestricted Free Agent Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 26, 1979, Montreal, QC, CAN
NHL Draft	77th overall, 1997 Dallas Stars
Pro Career	1999 – present

Steve Gainey (born January 26, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey left winger/center who is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent of the NHL. He is the son of current Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey.

1 Background
2 Pro Playing Career
3 Career statistics
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Background

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Gainey attended St. Andrew's College for the 1994-1995 academic year prior to playing for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.

[edit] Pro Playing Career

Gainey was drafted in the 3rd round, 77th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

On February 16, 2004, he was traded from the Stars, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mike Siklenka. It should be noted that the Flyers never called up Gainey and only spent time in their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms.

On November 4, 2005, he signed a contract to play for the Phoenix Coyotes.

On June 30, 2006 he became an Unrestricted Free Agent.

On September 9, 2006, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks training camp but was later cut from the camp on September 18, 2006.

He remains an Unrestricted Free Agent. Steve Gainey was born January 26, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec. The third round, 77th overall selection of the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Gainey who is the son of former Montreal Canadiens captain and Hall of Famer Bob Gainey, is a graduate of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.

A hard-working forward, Gainey played four seasons in Kamloops tallying 151 points (61-90-151) in 245 games before making his professional debut in 1999-00. In his first pro season, Gainey spent the majority of the year with the Stars IHL affiliate in Michigan, while seeing action in one game with the UHL's Fort Wayne Komets. In 2000-01, Gainey made his NHL debut with the Stars, while spending the better part of the year with the team's IHL affiliate in Utah. Over the course of the next three seasons, Gainey was a mainstay with the Utah Grizzlies, while seeing limited action with Dallas.

In February of 2004 Gainey was acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] Career statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%
2005-06	Phoenix	NHL	20	0	1	1	-3	20	11	0.00
2005-06	San Antonio	AHL	56	10	20	30	-13	85	-	-
2004-05	IC Epinal	Fra	30	10	13	23	-	97	-	-
2003-04	Dallas	NHL	7	0	0	0	+1	7	0	-
2003-04	Philadelphia	AHL	27	2	7	9	-3	27	22	9.09
2003-04	Utah	AHL	45	7	8	15	-15	74	56	12.50
2003-04	Total Uth/Phi	AHL	72	9	15	24	-18	101	78	11.54
2002-03	Utah	AHL	68	9	17	26	-4	106	101	8.91
2001-02	Dallas	NHL	5	0	1	1	-1	7	1	0.00
2001-02	Utah	AHL	58	16	18	34	+4	87	131	12.21
2000-01	Dallas	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2000-01	Utah	IHL	61	7	7	14	-5	167	60	11.67
1999-00	Michigan	IHL	58	8	10	18	-8	41	77	10.39
1999-00	Fort Wayne	UHL	1	0	0	0	-	0	-	-
1998-99	Kamloops	WHL	68	30	34	64	+37	155	-	-
1997-98	Kamloops	WHL	68	21	34	55	+1	93	-	-
1996-97	Kamloops	WHL	60	9	18	27	-	60	-	-
1995-96	Kamloops	WHL	49	1	4	5	-	40	-	-
	Total	NHL	33	0	2	2	-3	34	12	0.00
	Total	AHL	254	44	70	114	-31	379	-	-
	Total	IHL	119	15	17	32	-13	208	137	10.95
	Total	UHL	1	0	0	0	-	0	-	-
	Total	WHL	245	61	90	151	-	348	-	-
	Total	Fra	30	10	13	23	-	97	-	-