# Steve Dietrich

Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (born February 18, 1970, in Kitchener, Ontario) is the general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Dietrich is also a NLL Hall of Fame goaltender who has played with the Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock.

## Professional career

Dietrich played six seasons with each of the Bandits and Knighthawks. He led the Bandits to the NLL Championship game twice, in 2004 and 2006, and also won the Championship with the Knighthawks in 1997, when he was named Championship game MVP. He was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in both 2005 and 2006, and was the first goaltender to be named NLL MVP in 2006.
On November 22, 2010, Dietrich announced his retirement as a player in the NLL to become the Toronto Rock's goaltending coach.
In July 2012, Dietrich was announced as the new general manager of the Buffalo Bandits, after Darris Kilgour was relieved of that title earlier in the month.
On July 30, 2012, Dietrich was elected in the NLL Hall of Fame. Dietrich was the leading vote-getter, appearing on 79% of all ballots cast. The induction ceremony was held on October 2, 2012.

## Statistics
### NLL

Reference:
| Steve Dietrich | Steve Dietrich | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Sv | Sv % | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Sv | Sv % |
| 1992 | Baltimore Thunder | 8 | 305:00 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.51 | 205 | 0.697 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1994 | Detroit Turbos | 7 | 372:00 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10.32 | 219 | 0.774 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 42 | 0.724 |
| 1995 | Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 455:00 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 11.87 | 322 | 0.782 | 2 | 121:00 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11.40 | 81 | 0.779 |
| 1996 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 505:00 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 13.78 | 377 | 0.765 | 1 | 58:00 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.55 | 42 | 0.724 |
| 1997 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 597:03 | 5 | 5 | 132 | 13.27 | 396 | 0.750 | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.50 | 93 | 0.788 |
| 1998 | Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 464:00 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 11.77 | 320 | 0.779 | 1 | 55:00 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14.18 | 46 | 0.780 |
| 1999 | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 | 124:00 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 15.97 | 87 | 0.725 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 | 98:25 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15.24 | 52 | 0.675 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2001 | Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 287:17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 12.74 | 195 | 0.762 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 845:07 | 7 | 7 | 174 | 12.35 | 586 | 0.771 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 838:09 | 11 | 3 | 162 | 11.60 | 480 | 0.748 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | Buffalo Bandits | 12 | 483:17 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 11.30 | 313 | 0.775 | 3 | 174:09 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11.02 | 129 | 0.801 |
| 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | 15 | 749:43 | 9 | 4 | 137 | 10.96 | 511 | 0.789 | 1 | 45:07 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19.95 | 21 | 0.583 |
| 2006 | Buffalo Bandits | 15 | 812:34 | 10 | 4 | 135 | 9.97 | 568 | 0.808 | 3 | 162:13 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12.58 | 127 | 0.789 |
| 2007 | Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 431:22 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 11.54 | 290 | 0.777 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | 6 | 332:24 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 10.47 | 189 | 0.765 | 2 | 114:12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14.19 | 62 | 0.697 |
| 2009 | Edmonton Rush | 7 | 295:45 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 14.00 | 198 | 0.742 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Toronto Rock | 3 | 48:39 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13.57 | 44 | 0.800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Toronto Rock | 7 | 296:46 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 9.70 | 162 | 0.771 | 1 | 3:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38.50 | 0 | 0.000 |
| | | 172 | 8,341:31 | 65 | 48 | 1,669 | 12.01 | 5,514 | 0.768 | 21 | 912:48 | 8 | 6 | 203 | 13.34 | 643 | 0.760 |
| Career Total: | Career Total: | 193 | 9,254:19 | 73 | 54 | 1,872 | 12.14 | 6,157 | 0.767 | | | | | | | | |
GP–Games played;Min–Minutes played;W–Wins;L–Losses;GA–Goals against;GAA–Goals against average;Sv–Number of saves;Sv %–Save percentage;

## Awards

| Preceded byPat O'Toole | MILL Championship game MVP 1997 | Succeeded byDallas Eliuk |
| Preceded byColin Doyle | NLL Most Valuable Player 2006 | Succeeded byJohn Grant, Jr. |
| Preceded byGord Nash | NLL Goaltender of the Year 2005, 2006 | Succeeded byAnthony Cosmo |