Steve Konowalchuk
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | November 11, 1972 , Salt Lake City, UT, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 58th overall, 1991 Washington Capitals |
| Pro career | 1992 – 2006 |
Steven Konowalchuk (born November 11, 1972 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.) is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger. He was most recently a Player Development Coordinator for the Avalanche, but he resigned in March 2008.
[edit] Playing career
He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 3rd Round, 58th overall. Traded to Colorado by Washington with Washington's third selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Bates Battaglia and the rights to Jonas Johansson on October 22, 2003. On September 29, 2006, Konowalchuk announced his retirement after a regular examination detected Long QT Syndrome.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Prince Albert | SMHL | 36 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990–91 | Portland | WHL | 72 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991–92 | Portland | WHL | 64 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Washington | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Baltimore | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1992–93 | Washington | NHL | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore | AHL | 37 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1993–94 | Washington | NHL | 62 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Portland | AHL | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1994–95 | Washington | NHL | 46 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington | NHL | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Washington | NHL | 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | Washington | NHL | 80 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Washington | NHL | 44 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Washington | NHL | 82 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Washington | NHL | 82 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington | NHL | 28 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington | NHL | 77 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Colorado | NHL | 76 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 2005–06 | Colorado | NHL | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 790 | 171 | 225 | 396 | 703 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 56 | ||||
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Adam Oates |
Washington Capitals captains 2001-03 co-captain with Brendan Witt, 2001–02 |
Succeeded by Jeff Halpern |
