| Steve Ludzik | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1961 Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks Buffalo Sabres |
| NHL Draft | 28th overall, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks |
| Playing career | 1981–1993 |
Stephen Paul Ludzik (born April 3, 1961 in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player and coach who currently works as a television analyst for The Score.
Ludzik played all but eleven of his 424 career NHL games for the Chicago Blackhawks, and also briefly played for the Buffalo Sabres. He concluded his playing career playing a year for Austrian club EK Zeller Eisbären in Zell am See.
After his retirement he coached the Muskegon Fury, Detroit Vipers, Mississauga IceDogs, San Antonio Rampage and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is currently a part of a group trying to bring an Ontario Hockey League team back to Niagara Falls, Ontario; Ludzik played junior for the Niagara Falls Flyers in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
A resident of Niagara Falls, in February 2010, Ludzik published his autobiography, Been There Done That.
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| TB | 1999–2000 | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 4th in Southeast | Missed Playoffs |
| TB | 2000–01 | 39 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | (59) | 5th in Southeast | (fired) |
| Total | 123 | 31 | 67 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Preceded by Jacques Demers |
Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by John Tortorella |