Steve Junker (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Steve Junker is a Canadian ice hockey
player. He was drafted by the New York Islanders
with the 92nd pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
. He played in only five NHL
regular-season games plus three playoff games, where he recorded his only NHL point.
On April 27, 2010, Junker was named head coach and general manager of the KIJHL's Castlegar Rebels
.
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...
player. He was drafted by the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
with the 92nd pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
1991 NHL Entry Draft
The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
. He played in only five NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
regular-season games plus three playoff games, where he recorded his only NHL point.
On April 27, 2010, Junker was named head coach and general manager of the KIJHL's Castlegar Rebels
Castlegar Rebels
The Castlegar Rebels are a junior ice hockey team based in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League...
.