Steve Wagner (ice hockey)

Steve Wagner
Born March 6, 1984
Grand Rapids, MN, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams 		Adler Mannheim
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Steven Lee Wagner (born March 6, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, who currently plays for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

After two years in the USHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Tri-City Storm Wagner went to Minnesota State University, Mankato. He played three seasons with the Mavericks, having his most successful year during the 2006–07 season when he scored 29 points in 38 games. That year he was signed by the St. Louis Blues and also appeared in 14 games with the Blues minor league affiliate Peoria Rivermen, scoring 3 points.

For the 2007–08 season Wagner's solid play during training camp earned him an opening day spot on the Blues roster. He played his first NHL game in the season opener on October 4, 2007 against the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix where he played 22 shifts for 16:22 of ice time.[1] In his second game he earned his first career assist, and on October 20, 2007, he scored his first career goal against his home state team, the Minnesota Wild.[2]

On February 11, 2010, Wagner was traded by the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Nate Guenin.[3]

On June 14, 2010, as an unrestricted free agent, Wagner re-signed to a one-year two-way contract with the Penguins. He was again reassigned as expected to spent the duration of the 2010–11 season playing for the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In the 2011 Calder Cup playoffs, Wagner became the first Wilkes-Barre/Scranton player to record a hat trick, scoring three goals in the first period against the Norfolk Admirals in a series clinching victory.[4]

On June 9, 2011, Wagner signed a one-year deal with European DEL team, Adler Mannheim.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 14 0 1 1 17 — — — — —
2002–03 Tri-City Storm USHL 27 0 5 5 52 3 1 0 1 0
2003–04 Tri-City Storm USHL 43 3 19 22 52 9 0 4 4 13
2004–05 Minnesota State University WCHA 37 1 9 10 40 — — — — —
2005–06 Minnesota State University WCHA 38 5 11 16 53 — — — — —
2006–07 Minnesota State University WCHA 38 6 23 29 63 — — — — —
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 14 1 2 3 8 — — — — —
2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 2 6 8 8 — — — — —
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 23 5 7 12 16 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 2 2 4 18 — — — — —
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 47 6 16 22 38 7 1 3 4 4
2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 46 3 12 15 20 — — — — —
2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 20 1 6 7 10 4 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 69 5 23 28 43 12 3 1 4 2
2011–12 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 2 15 17 32 14 0 3 3 2
2012–13 Adler Mannheim DEL 48 5 15 20 34 6 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Adler Mannheim DEL 40 6 11 17 12 5 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 46 4 8 12 26 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA Third Team 2006–07

References

  1. ↑ The Hockey News, November 20, 2007, page 14
  2. ↑ "Backup Harding helps Wild stay only undefeated team in regulation". CBS Sports. 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Penguins deal Western Pennsylvania native Guenin". Post-gazette.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  4. ↑ "WBS pens write off Norfolk". The Times-Tribune (Scranton). 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Eagles take Steve Wagner under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

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