Steve Carpenter
Encyclopedia
Steve Carpenter is a retired Canadian
professional ice hockey
defenceman. Between 1995 and 1997 he played in the ECHL
and the West Coast Hockey League
before moving to the United Kingdom
, where he played until he retired from ice hockey in 2005.
between 1990 and 1994. Whilst there he played for the ice hockey team, the Wildcats, and was honoured by both the league and the team. After university, Caprenter joined the Richmond Renegades
in the ECHL
for the 1995–96 season. The following season he went to the United Kingdom
where he joined the Solihull Blaze
in the British National League
(BNL), before he returned to the United States
to finish the season with the Fresno Falcons
in the West Coast Hockey League
.
For the 1997–98 season
Carpenter returned to the United Kingdom to join the Nottingham Panthers
in the Ice Hockey Superleague
(ISL). He stayed with the Panthers for the next three seasons helping them to win the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1998 and to get to three other major trophy finals. For the 2000–01 season
he joined the Panthers rivals, the Sheffield Steelers
, who he helped to win the Grand Slam of all four major competitions that season.
He joined the Coventry Blaze
in the second tier BNL in 2001–02. In the 2002–03 season he helped them to win the league and the playoffs and was himself named to the BNL All Star First Team. Coventry joined the new first tier Elite Ice Hockey League
for 2003–04 season where Carpenter played. He then joined the Milton Keynes Lightning
in the second tier English Premier Ice Hockey League
for the 2004–05 season and helped them to win the league and playoffs before he retired from playing in May 2005.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman. Between 1995 and 1997 he played in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
and the West Coast Hockey League
West Coast Hockey League
The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington...
before moving to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where he played until he retired from ice hockey in 2005.
Playing career
Carpenter attended Northern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
between 1990 and 1994. Whilst there he played for the ice hockey team, the Wildcats, and was honoured by both the league and the team. After university, Caprenter joined the Richmond Renegades
Richmond Renegades
The Richmond Renegades was a SPHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia. The team, owned by Allan B. Harvie Jr., the founder of the former ECHL Renegades franchise, began play in October 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum. The team's first head coach was John Brophy...
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
for the 1995–96 season. The following season he went to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where he joined the Solihull Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
in the British National League
British National League
The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the...
(BNL), before he returned to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to finish the season with the Fresno Falcons
Fresno Falcons
The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:...
in the West Coast Hockey League
West Coast Hockey League
The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington...
.
For the 1997–98 season
1997–98 ISL season
The 1997–98 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the second season of the Ice Hockey Superleague .There were no changes in the teams taking part during the season – Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras, Nottingham Panthers and...
Carpenter returned to the United Kingdom to join the Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
in the Ice Hockey Superleague
Ice Hockey Superleague
The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
(ISL). He stayed with the Panthers for the next three seasons helping them to win the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1998 and to get to three other major trophy finals. For the 2000–01 season
2000–01 ISL season
The 2000–01 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the fifth season of the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague .Belfast Giants, a new team formed in Northern Ireland, were granted a franchise, although they did not take part in the Benson & Hedges Cup...
he joined the Panthers rivals, the Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield Steelers
The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
, who he helped to win the Grand Slam of all four major competitions that season.
He joined the Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
in the second tier BNL in 2001–02. In the 2002–03 season he helped them to win the league and the playoffs and was himself named to the BNL All Star First Team. Coventry joined the new first tier Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
for 2003–04 season where Carpenter played. He then joined the Milton Keynes Lightning
Milton Keynes Lightning
The Milton Keynes Lightning is an ice hockey team from Milton Keynes, England, currently playing in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League...
in the second tier English Premier Ice Hockey League
English Premier Ice Hockey League
The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association...
for the 2004–05 season and helped them to win the league and playoffs before he retired from playing in May 2005.
Awards and honours
- Named to the Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
2nd All-League Team in 1994. - Named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic Team in 1993 and 1994.
- Named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Tournament Team in 1993.
- Awarded the Northern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
Tom Laidlaw Best defenceman Award in 1992, 1993 and 1994. - Named to the British National LeagueBritish National LeagueThe British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the...
First All Star Team in 2003.
Club
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–91 | Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest... |
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... |
32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Northern Michigan University | NCAA | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 78 | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Northern Michigan University | NCAA | 38 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 123 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Northern Michigan University | NCAA | 33 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 123 | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Richmond Renegades Richmond Renegades The Richmond Renegades was a SPHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia. The team, owned by Allan B. Harvie Jr., the founder of the former ECHL Renegades franchise, began play in October 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum. The team's first head coach was John Brophy... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
43 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Solihull Blaze Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:... |
BNL British National League The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the... |
45 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 178 | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Fresno Falcons Fresno Falcons The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:... |
WCHL West Coast Hockey League The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington... |
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 ISL season The 1997–98 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the second season of the Ice Hockey Superleague .There were no changes in the teams taking part during the season – Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras, Nottingham Panthers and... |
Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
ISL Ice Hockey Superleague The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom... |
27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 ISL season The 1998–99 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the third season of the Ice Hockey Superleague . Having reached a sponsorship deal with Sekonda, the league was now formally known as the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague.... |
Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 28 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 1999–00 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 30 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 ISL season The 2000–01 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the fifth season of the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague .Belfast Giants, a new team formed in Northern Ireland, were granted a franchise, although they did not take part in the Benson & Hedges Cup... |
Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
ISL | 37 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2001–02 | Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:... |
BNL | 42 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | ||
| 2002–03 | Coventry Blaze | BNL | 36 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 106 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL Elite Ice Hockey League Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other... |
40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Milton Keynes Lightning Milton Keynes Lightning The Milton Keynes Lightning is an ice hockey team from Milton Keynes, England, currently playing in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League... |
EPIHL English Premier Ice Hockey League The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association... |
28 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||