Steve Ott

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Otter
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg/13 st 11 lb)
NHL Team	Dallas Stars
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19) (age 25), 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 for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Ott was a first round draft pick of 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. 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.

Ott was suspended by the NHL for three games due to an illegal hit on Jordan Leopold of the Colorado Avalanche during a game on March 9, 2008. For the hit, which left Leopold injured, Ott took both his feet off the ice and his elbow may also have made contact with Leopold's head.

Before beginning his professional hockey career, Ott raced outboard hydroplanes and runabouts in the American Power Boat Association (APBA). His father is a past and current National Champion and still continues to race. He pit crews for his father during his off-season in the summer.

Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Leamington	OHA-B	48	14	30	44	110	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	66	23	39	62	131	12	3	5	8	21
2000–01	Windsor	OHL	55	50	37	87	164	9	3	8	11	27
2001–02	Windsor	OHL	53	43	45	88	178	14	6	10	16	49
2002–03	Dallas Stars	NHL	26	3	4	7	31	1	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Utah Grizzlies	AHL	40	9	11	20	98	-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL	73	2	10	12	152	4	1	0	1	0
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	67	18	21	39	279	4	0	0	0	20
2005–06	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	5	17	22	178	5	0	1	1	2
2006–07	Dallas Stars	NHL	19	0	4	4	35	6	0	0	0	8
2006–07	Iowa Stars	AHL	3	0	0	0	8	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Dallas Stars	NHL	73	11	11	22	147
NHL Totals			273	21	46	67	543	16	1	1	2	10