# Steve Nemeth

Steve Nemeth (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1987–88 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1999, was mainly spent in the United Kingdom.

## International career

He was part of the Canadian team that was disqualified from the 1987 World Juniors for their involvement in the Punch-up in Piestany. Nemeth was singled out as one of the players who did not fight. However, Nemeth had been involved on-ice attempting to break up various fights, and was the only Canadian to intervene when forward Stephane Roy was double-teamed by two Soviet players.
Nemeth consulted with tournament officials regarding the response to the brawl, and was told to have the players go to the locker room and await further instructions. Nemeth was the only player to challenge the initial suspension handed out by the International Ice Hockey Federation to the players involved in the brawl. The suspensions were initially to last through the end of the 1987–88 season. It was Nemeth's hope to remain eligible to play for Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and though the suspensions would later be reduced to six months, Nemeth would not make the team.

## Personal life

Nemeth was born in Calgary, Alberta. He played his junior hockey for the Lethbridge Broncos and Kamloops Blazers.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 68 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 67 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 1985–86 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 70 | 42 | 169 | 111 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 |
| 1986–87 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 43 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 57 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 26 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 73 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Krefelder EV | GER-2 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Sheffield Steelers | BD2 | 25 | 92 | 94 | 186 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Sheffield Steelers | BD1 | 32 | 67 | 64 | 131 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL | 35 | 40 | 59 | 99 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 1994–95 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL | 41 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL | 31 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 1996–97 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kingston Hawks | BNL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BHL totals | BHL totals | BHL totals | 107 | 122 | 137 | 259 | 130 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 16 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1987 | Canada | WJC | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |