Steve Sullivan

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 6, 1974, Timmins, Ontario, CAN
NHL Draft	233rd overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	1994 – present

Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and has played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators.

Sullivan was taken by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft 9th round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to Toronto during the 1996 season, where he went on to score a (then) career high 40 points during the 1998-99 NHL season.

Sullivan was then picked up off waivers in 1999 by the Chicago Blackhawks. Sullivan went on to become a fan favorite in Chicago, scoring 75 points in the 2001-02 NHL season.

Blackhawk fans were shocked (and Predator fans delighted) to find out that Steve Sullivan had been traded to the Nashville Predators for a Round 2 pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Michael Blunden) and Round 2 pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) on February 16, 2004.

Upon arriving in Nashville, Sullivan lit up opponents, netting 30 points in 24 games, including a hat trick in his first game with the Predators, and 10 points in his first 3 games with the team. He quickly became and still is a fan favorite in Nashville.

He was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for September 9-16, 2005.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM

1995-96 New Jersey Devils       NHL   16   5   4    9    8
1996-97 New Jersey/Toronto      NHL   54   13  25   38   37
1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   63   10  18   28   40
1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   63   20  20   40   28
1999-00 Toronto/Chicago         NHL   80   22  43   65   56
2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   81   34  41   75   54
2001-02 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   78   21  39   60   67
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   82   26  35   61   42
2003-04 Chicago/Nashville       NHL   80   24  49   73   48
2005-06 Nashville Predators     NHL   69   31  37   68   50
2006-07 Nashville Predators     NHL   57   22  38   60   20

                   NHL Totals         723  228 349  577  450