Steve Rooney
| Steve Rooney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1963 Canton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
88th overall, 1981 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1992 | ||
Steven Paul Rooney (born June 28, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Rooney played his high school hockey for the Canton High School Bulldogs, graduating in 1981.[1] Rooney started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1985. He played with the Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils. He went on to win one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986. His nephew Kevin is also an NHL player, currently playing for the Calgary Flames.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Canton High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Canton High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Canton High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Canton High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Wexford Raiders | OPJAHL | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Providence College | ECAC | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Providence College | ECAC | 42 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Providence College | ECAC | 33 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Providence College | ECAC | 42 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 217 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 57 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 44 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 154 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 496 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 86 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Loftus, Mike (February 20, 2009). "Canton's Rooney brothers extend family's hockey tradition". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Rooney". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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