# Steve Guolla

Stephen K. Guolla (born March 15, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers and the New Jersey Devils. Guolla is a 2016 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association 30+ Recreational Division State Champion.

## Playing career

He was drafted 3rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft. In his NHL career, Guolla played 205 regular season games, scoring 40 goals and 46 assists for 86 points, collecting 60 penalty minutes. He has spent the past seasons playing in Europe with spells in Switzerland for Kloten, Germany for the Hannover Scorpions, and in Finland for HIFK. His last playing year was 2010–11 with Tappara in the Finnish SM-liiga.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 1990–91 | Wexford Raiders | MetJHL | 44 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 28 | — |
| 1991–92 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | P.E.I. Senators | AHL | 72 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 43 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 34 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 69 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 53 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 68 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 36 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-l | 49 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | HC Innsbruck | AUT | 44 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | Tappara | SM-l | 27 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Tappara | SM-l | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 325 | 158 | 235 | 393 | 147 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 205 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SM-l totals | SM-l totals | SM-l totals | 136 | 34 | 89 | 123 | 116 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |

## Championships

2016 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association 30+ Recreational Division State Champions

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1993–94 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1993–94 |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1994 |