Steve Konowalchuk

Steven Konowalchuk (born November 11, 1972 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the head coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 3rd Round, 58th overall. Traded to Colorado by Washington with Washington's third selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Bates Battaglia and the rights to Jonas Johansson on October 22, 2003. On September 29, 2006, Konowalchuk announced his retirement after a regular examination detected Long QT Syndrome.
==Coaching career==
After his retirement, Konowalchuk remained within the Avalanche organization and served as an assistant coach to Joe Sacco during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 season. In 2011, he was named head coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.
==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
1989–90 	Prince Albert 	SMHL 		36 	30 	28 	58 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		72 	43 	49 	92 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		64 	51 	53 	104 	95 		6 	3 	6 	9 	12
1991–92 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 		37 	18 	28 	46 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		36 	4 	7 	11 	16 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1993–94 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		8 	11 	4 	15 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		62 	12 	14 	26 	33 		11 	0 	1 	1 	10
1994–95 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		46 	11 	14 	25 	44 		7 	2 	5 	7 	12
1995–96 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		70 	23 	22 	45 	92 		2 	0 	2 	2 	0
1996–97 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		78 	17 	25 	42 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		80 	10 	24 	34 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		44 	12 	12 	24 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		82 	16 	27 	43 	80 		5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2000–01 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		82 	24 	23 	47 	87 		6 	2 	3 	5 	14
2001–02 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		28 	2 	12 	14 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		77 	15 	15 	30 	71 		6 	0 	0 	0 	6
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		76 	19 	20 	39 	70 		11 	4 	0 	4 	12
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		21 	6 	9 	15 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		790 	171 	225 	396 	703 		50 	9 	12 	21 	56
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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