height_ft played_for weight_lb birth_place draft_year image_size career_end position draft_team height_in birth_date article_title draft career_start
5 edmonton oilers 180 lacombe , ab , can 1970 230px 1976 defence montreal canadiens 10 10 march 1950 steve carlyle
 31st overall 1972
steve carlyle

steve carlyle -lrb- born march 10 , 1950 in lacombe , alberta and raised in edmonton , alberta -rrb- is a former professional ice hockey defenceman and current coach .
he was selected in the third round of the 1970 nhl amateur draft , 31st overall , by the montreal canadiens , but never played in the nhl .
carlyle did , however , play four seasons with the edmonton oilers of the wha , including during the league 's inaugural year .
prior to being drafted , carlyle played for the edmonton movers and red deer rustlers of the ajhl and for the university of alberta .
carlyle played for the canadian national team between 1970 and 1972 .
he made his wha debut after being named edmonton athlete of the year in 1972 .
on february 2 , 1976 , carlyle and kerry ketter were traded to the new england whalers for paul hurley and future considerations .
rather than report , carlyle retired .
following his professional career , carlyle was an assistant coach with the calgary oval x-treme of the western women 's hockey league , and is currently the head coach of the women 's chinese national team .
carlyle was also the principal of jasper elementary school .
