Steve Maltais

Steve Maltais (born January 25, 1969) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is the current head coach of the Chicago Cougars of the United States Premier Hockey League.

Steve Maltais
Maltais with the Chicago Wolves in 2005
Born	(1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 (age 56) Arvida, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Baltimore Skipjacks Halifax Citadels Adirondack Red Wings Chicago Wolves NHL Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL draft	57th overall, 1987 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1989–2005

Playing career

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Maltais was born in Arvida, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Arvida.^[1]

Maltais played parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League with the Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He also attended the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in 1997, but was released prior to the start of the regular season.^[2]

He is best known, however, for his long tenure with the top-level minor league Chicago Wolves. He joined the Wolves in 1994 when they were in the International Hockey League, and followed them into the American Hockey League. He retired in 2005, having played in all 11 of the team's seasons up to that point. He is still the Wolves all-time leading scorer. His 596 minor league goals is the eighth highest total in minor league history, and his 605 total goals (minor league and NHL) is good for 22nd all time.^{[citation needed]}

His #11 was retired by the Wolves in a ceremony on April 15, 2006.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Wexford Raiders	MetJHL		33	35	19	54	38		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Cornwall Royals	OHL		65	32	12	44	29		5	0	0	0	2
1987–88	Cornwall Royals	OHL		59	39	46	85	30		11	9	6	15	13
1988–89	Cornwall Royals	OHL		58	53	70	123	67		18	14	16	30	16
1988–89	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	1	3	0
1989–90	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		67	29	37	66	54		12	6	10	16	6
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		8	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
1990–91	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		73	36	43	79	97		6	1	4	5	10
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL		7	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Halifax Citadels	AHL		10	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		48	25	31	56	51		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		12	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Atlanta Knights	IHL		16	14	10	24	22		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		63	7	13	20	35		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		73	35	49	84	79		12	5	11	16	14
1993–94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Chicago Wolves	IHL		79	57	41	98	145		3	1	1	2	0
1995–96	Chicago Wolves	IHL		81	56	66	122	161		9	7	7	14	20
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		81	60	54	114	62		4	2	0	2	4
1997–98	Chicago Wolves	IHL		82	46	57	103	120		22	8	11	19	28
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL		82	56	44	100	164		10	4	6	10	2
1999–2000	Chicago Wolves	IHL		82	44	46	90	78		16	9	4	13	14
2000–01	Chicago Wolves	IHL		50	25	26	51	57		16	7	10	17	2
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		26	0	3	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Wolves	AHL		67	31	32	63	62		25	12	10	22	22
2002–03	Chicago Wolves	AHL		79	30	56	86	86		9	3	5	8	12
2003–04	Chicago Wolves	AHL		76	31	33	64	67		10	5	4	9	16
2004–05	Chicago Wolves	AHL		80	18	42	60	59		18	5	7	12	6
IHL totals				601	383	404	757	860		84	40	40	80	70
AHL totals				527	213	295	508	504		92	37	51	88	86
NHL totals				120	9	18	27	53		1	0	0	0	0

Awards

2002-03: AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy