Steve Washburn
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Steven Robert Washburn is a professional ice hockey
player who spent parts of 6 seasons in the National Hockey League
between 1995 and 2001.
Washburn played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Ottawa 67's from 1991 to 1995. Washburn was a star player throughout his Junior A hockey career with the Ottawa 67's. In his final year with the 67's [1994-95] he had accumulated 106 points in 63 games [43 goals/63 assists].
In 1992 he played for Team Ontario in the World Hockey Challenge '92. They won the gold medal and were awarded "The Ontario Team of the Year for 1992". By invitation, he tried out for the under 17 National Team which took place in Red Deer, Alberta.
He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round, placing 78th overall. He played his first NHL game with the Panthers during the 1995-96 NHL season picking up an assist. He played just that one regular season game plus a playoff game where he picked up another assist. That season, the Panthers lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup finals.
The following season Washburn played 18 games getting nine points with the Panthers. He played 58 games with the Panthers in the 1997-98 season getting 19 points. Unfortunately, after recovering from two groin injuries, Washburn, in his first game back, was slashed and was again out with a broken finger. Washburn played four games with the Panthers in the 1998-99 season before being put on waivers wherein on February 18, 1999, the Vancouver Canucks picked him up.
He played eight games with the Canucks in the 1998-99 season. August 10, 1999, Steven Washburn was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators and on November 16, 1999, Nashville traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.
July 26, 2000, he signed as a free agent by the EHC Kloten Flyers of the Swiss League. After 3 months of playing with EHC Kloten, Washburn was contacted by the Philadelphia Flyers who then purchased his contract from EHC Kloten. He was signed as a free agent by the Flyers on November 21, 2000. He had to wait for a month for an NHL rule to be changed before he could play. He played four games in two seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers.
After the 2000-01 season, he went back to Europe to play in the German hockey league, the Danish Hockey League and the Austrian League. When Graz EC did not make the playoffs (2007–08), Steven went to play for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen for the remainder of their season.
Ice hockey
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player who spent parts of 6 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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between 1995 and 2001.
Playing career
In 1991-92 Steven Washburn played in the Central Junior Hockey League with the Gloucester Rangers. The team made it to the Provincials and won the silver medal.Washburn played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Ottawa 67's from 1991 to 1995. Washburn was a star player throughout his Junior A hockey career with the Ottawa 67's. In his final year with the 67's [1994-95] he had accumulated 106 points in 63 games [43 goals/63 assists].
In 1992 he played for Team Ontario in the World Hockey Challenge '92. They won the gold medal and were awarded "The Ontario Team of the Year for 1992". By invitation, he tried out for the under 17 National Team which took place in Red Deer, Alberta.
He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round, placing 78th overall. He played his first NHL game with the Panthers during the 1995-96 NHL season picking up an assist. He played just that one regular season game plus a playoff game where he picked up another assist. That season, the Panthers lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup finals.
The following season Washburn played 18 games getting nine points with the Panthers. He played 58 games with the Panthers in the 1997-98 season getting 19 points. Unfortunately, after recovering from two groin injuries, Washburn, in his first game back, was slashed and was again out with a broken finger. Washburn played four games with the Panthers in the 1998-99 season before being put on waivers wherein on February 18, 1999, the Vancouver Canucks picked him up.
He played eight games with the Canucks in the 1998-99 season. August 10, 1999, Steven Washburn was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators and on November 16, 1999, Nashville traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.
July 26, 2000, he signed as a free agent by the EHC Kloten Flyers of the Swiss League. After 3 months of playing with EHC Kloten, Washburn was contacted by the Philadelphia Flyers who then purchased his contract from EHC Kloten. He was signed as a free agent by the Flyers on November 21, 2000. He had to wait for a month for an NHL rule to be changed before he could play. He played four games in two seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers.
After the 2000-01 season, he went back to Europe to play in the German hockey league, the Danish Hockey League and the Austrian League. When Graz EC did not make the playoffs (2007–08), Steven went to play for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen for the remainder of their season.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Gloucester Rangers | CJHL Central Junior A Hockey League The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League... |
56 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1991–92 | Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
59 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 OHL season The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J... |
Ottawa 67's | OHL | 65 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 88 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 1994-95 1994–95 OHL season The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm... |
Ottawa 67's | OHL | 63 | 43 | 63 | 106 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena.... |
IHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Carolina Monarchs Carolina Monarchs The Carolina Monarchs were a short-lived ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
78 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the... |
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... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 60 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Beast of New Haven Beast of New Haven The Beast of New Haven were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. The team was based in New Haven, Connecticut, and played at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was demolished in 2007. The Beast were affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes and the... |
AHL | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 AHL season The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Beast of New Haven | AHL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
AHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–2000 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were... |
AHL | 61 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:... |
IHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 46 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers Kloten Flyers The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players.... |
NLA | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the... |
DEL | 38 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the... |
DEL | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | ||
| 2004–05 | Klagenfurt AC | AUT Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
48 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Graz 99ers Graz 99ers -Current roster: Roster Updated as of: December 30, 2010 -Former players:... |
AUT | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Graz 99ers | AUT | 55 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 102 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Graz 99ers | AUT | 40 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SC Bietigheim-Bissingen is an ice hockey team in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:... |
2 Bun 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :... |
12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 93 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||