Steve Sullivan

Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators.
==Playing career==
Sullivan was taken by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft ninth round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 NHL season, where he went on to score a (then) career high 40 points during the 1998–99 NHL season.
Sullivan was then picked up off waivers in 1999 by the Chicago Blackhawks. Sullivan posted a new career high of 75 points in the 2001–02 NHL season. 
Sullivan was traded to the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Michael Blunden) and a second-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) on February 16, 2004.
Upon arriving in Nashville, Sullivan put up 30 points in 24 games, including a hat trick in his first game with the Predators, and 10 points in his first 3 games with the team. 
He was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for October 9–16, 2005.
Sullivan sat out the entire 2007–08 NHL season because of a back injury. He made his comeback on January 10, 2009, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Due to his successful comeback during the 2008–09 season, Sullivan was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.
On July 1, 2011, he signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
== 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
1992–93 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	62 	36 	37 	63 	44 	 	16 	3 	8 	11 	18
1993–94 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	63 	51 	62 	113 	82 	 	14 	9 	16 	25 	22
1994–95 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	75 	31 	50 	81 	124 	 	14 	4 	7 	11 	10
1995–96 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	53 	33 	42 	75 	127 	 	4 	3 	0 	3 	6
1995–96 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	16 	5 	4 	9 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	15 	8 	7 	15 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	33 	8 	14 	22 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	21 	5 	11 	16 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	63 	10 	18 	28 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	63 	20 	20 	40 	28 	 	13 	3 	6 	9 	14
1999–00 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	73 	22 	42 	64 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	81 	34 	41 	75 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	78 	21 	39 	60 	67 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2002–03 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	82 	26 	35 	61 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	56 	15 	28 	43 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	24 	9 	21 	30 	12 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	6
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	69 	31 	37 	68 	50 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0
2006–07 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	57 	22 	38 	60 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	41 	11 	21 	32 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	82 	17 	34 	51 	35 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	2
2010–11 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	44 	10 	12 	22 	28 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	890 	266 	416 	682 	543 	 	44 	7 	10 	17 	26
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1974
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Bill Masterton Trophy winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks
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Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
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