Steve Staios

Steve Staios	Steve Staios
Born 	July 28, 1973 (1973-07-28) (age 37),
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height
Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position 	Defence
Shoots 	Right
Steven Staios (born July 28, 1973 in Hamilton, Ontario)[1] is a Macedonian Canadian[2] [3][4] professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played both right wing and defence in the NHL.
== Playing career==
Staios was selected in the second round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 27th overall, by the St. Louis Blues. After a three-year career in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Niagara Falls Thunder and Sudbury Wolves, Staios spent several years in the International Hockey League (IHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Blues' minor league affiliates. He was traded to the Boston Bruins on March 8, 1996, along with Kevin Sawyer for Stephen Leach. Staios made his NHL debut with the Bruins, appearing in 12 games to finish the 1995–96 season. The following season, in 1996–97, he was acquired on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks on March 18, 1997. He finished what qualified as his NHL rookie season with a combined 17 points in 63 games between the two teams.
After two more seasons with the Canucks thereafter, Staios was left unprotected for the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft and was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers. He changed his position to right wing, but was often sidelined in his first season with Atlanta, appearing in just 27 games. The following season, Staios was named team captain, succeeding Kelly Buchberger for the 2000–01. He recorded 22 points in 70 games in his final year as a Thrasher.
In the 2001 off-season, Staios signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on July 12, 2001. In 2002–03, he led all defenceman in shorthanded goals (3). After the 2004–05 NHL lockout, during which time Staios played briefly with Luleå HF of the Swedish Elitserien, Staios was part of the Oilers team that made a run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. He scored one goal and five assists in a career-high 24 playoff games; however, the Oilers lost in game seven of the finals to the Carolina Hurricanes. He had notably taken a penalty in overtime during Game 5 of the Finals, an elimination game for the Oilers. However, Fernando Pisani scored shorthanded to force a Game 6.
An injury shortened 2006-07 season saw Staios play in only 58 games, scoring two goals. He would manage to stay healthy the next two seasons, playing in all 82 games during the 2007-08 campaign and in 80 games during the 2008-09 campaign, recording a combined 30 points.
Staios was sidelined for a month, early in the 2009–10, suffering a concussion on October 6, 2009.[5]
On March 3, 2010 Staios was traded to the Calgary Flames from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Aaron Johnson and a 3rd round draft pick in 2011.[6]
== Personal==
Staios was born to Macedonian parents.[7] He has two children, Nathan and Ella, with his wife, Susannah. 
== 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 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 		66 	17 	29 	46 	115 		12 	2 	3 	5 	10
1991–92 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 		65 	11 	42 	53 	122 		17 	7 	8 	15 	27
1992–93 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 		12 	4 	14 	18 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		53 	13 	44 	57 	67 		11 	5 	6 	11 	22
1993–94 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		38 	3 	9 	12 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		60 	3 	13 	16 	64 		6 	0 	0 	0 	10
1995–96 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		57 	1 	11 	12 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		7 	1 	4 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	4 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		54 	3 	8 	11 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		9 	0 	6 	6 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		77 	3 	4 	7 	134 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		57 	0 	2 	2 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		27 	2 	3 	5 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		70 	9 	13 	22 	137 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		73 	5 	5 	10 	108 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		76 	5 	21 	26 	96 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	6 	22 	28 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Luleå HF 	Elit 		7 	2 	1 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	8 	20 	28 	84 		24 	1 	5 	6 	28
2006–07 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		58 	2 	15 	17 	97 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	7 	9 	16 	121 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		80 	2 	12 	14 	92 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		40 	0 	7 	7 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		18 	1 	2 	3 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		897 	53 	149 	202 	1245 		33 	1 	5 	6 	32
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Played for Canada in:
*2008 World Championships (silver medal)
===International statistics===
Year 	Event 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008 	WC 		9 	0	0	0 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals		9 	0	0	0 	2
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players