Steve Ott

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Steve Ott
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Ott with the St. Louis Blues in 2014
Born (1982-08-19) August 19, 1982 (age 41)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Dallas Stars
Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 25th overall, 2000
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2002–2017

Steven Bradley Ott (born August 19, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall, by the Dallas Stars in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Ott also previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.

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Playing career

Early career and years in Dallas

Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Ott later moved to Stoney Point, Ontario. He played his minor hockey with the Sun County Panthers of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and the Belle River Canadiens (Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League) in the mid-1990s before signing for the 1998–99 season with the Leamington Flyers Junior B club (WOJHL). After a solid season, Ott was selected in the second round, 41st overall, of the 1998 OHL Priority Selection by the Windsor Spitfires.

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Ott with the Stars in October 2009

Ott was a first round draft pick of the Dallas Stars, 25th overall, at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He then played junior hockey for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires and had a brief spell with the Utah Grizzlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) before joining the Stars' NHL roster.

Ott represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the team win the bronze medal. As part of his "peskiness", he learned and memorized offensive phrases in other languages to strategically annoy his opponents on the ice in a language they could understand. [1] During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ott played for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL, where he set a team record for penalty minutes in a season with 279.

In the 2007–08 season, Ott was suspended by the NHL for three games for a hit to the head of Jordan Leopold of the Colorado Avalanche during a game on March 9, 2008. [2] Ott also played in 18 playoff games for the Stars during their run to the Western Conference Finals.

Ott was suspended one game by the NHL on March 1, 2009, for an incident during a game on February 28, 2009, against the Anaheim Ducks, where he received a match penalty for eye gouging Travis Moen. Ott claimed the eye gouge was accidental. [3]

During the 2009–10 season, on March 31, 2010, Ott scored his first NHL career hat-trick at home against the San Jose Sharks. [4]

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Ott with the Buffalo Sabres in 2013

Buffalo Sabres

On July 2, 2012, Ott was traded, along with Adam Pardy, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Derek Roy. [5] As a Sabre, he quickly became a fan favorite due to his hard work ethic, playing ability, toughness, and desire to win. He scored his first goal as a Sabre in Buffalo's home opener on January 20, 2013, on a power play goal against the Philadelphia Flyers. He had his first fight as a Sabre on January 25, 2013, at home against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason. On March 19, 2013, Ott scored an early goal in the first period and the overtime winner against the Montreal Canadiens to record his first multi-goal game with the Sabres. As of April 4, 2013, he was promoted to alternate captain after the Sabres traded captain Jason Pominville to the Minnesota Wild at the 2013 NHL trade deadline, joining Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford as alternate captains for the Sabres. Ott finished his first season with Buffalo with nine goals, 15 assists, 93 penalty minutes and five fights in 48 games, though the Sabres failed to make the 2013 playoffs.

On October 1, 2013, Ott and Thomas Vanek were both awarded the captaincy of the Sabres. However, later in the month on October 27, Vanek was traded to the New York Islanders, leaving Ott as the team's sole captain.

St. Louis Blues

Approaching the 2013–14 trade deadline, Ott and fellow impending free agent Ryan Miller were traded by the rebuilding Sabres to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jaroslav Halák, Chris Stewart, William Carrier and two future draft picks. [6]

On December 5, 2015, Ott suffered a season-ending injury in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Attempting to deliver a body check to Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, Ott missed the hit and fell awkwardly into the boards. He was diagnosed with a torn hamstring and missed the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He practiced with the Blues prior to Game 3 of their first-round series against the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks but did not play until their second-round series against the Dallas Stars. He played in 9 playoff games, putting up one assist as the Blues lost in the Western Conference Final to the San Jose Sharks.

Detroit Red Wings

Becoming a free agent in the offseason, Ott signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 1, 2016. [7]

Montreal Canadiens

On February 28, 2017, Ott was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 6th round draft pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [8]

Coaching career

St. Louis Blues

On May 25, 2017, Ott retired from his professional hockey playing career, and was named as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues for the 2017–18 season. He finished his career with 848 career games in the NHL. [9]

On June 12, 2019, Ott won the Stanley Cup as the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games.

Personal life

Ott has been married twice and has three children, one from his first marriage, and two from his current marriage. [10] [11] Before beginning his professional hockey career, Ott raced kneeldown outboard hydroplanes. He gave it up at age 17 to focus on hockey. As of 2014 his father was a professional boat racer in the American Power Boat Association (APBA) and Ott was pit crewing for him during his off-season in the summer. About power boating Ott says "it’s extremely dangerous. A lot of people get injured, and life-threatening stuff as well. It’s something that you have to have in your blood to be able to do it, but I think it’s passed down from my dad." [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Leamington Flyers WOHL 48143044110—————
1999–2000 Windsor Spitfires OHL 662339621311235821
2000–01 Windsor SpitfiresOHL555037871649381127
2001–02 Windsor SpitfiresOHL53434588178146101649
2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL 409112098—————
2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 263473110000
2003–04 Dallas StarsNHL732101215241010
2004–05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL67182139279400020
2005–06 Dallas StarsNHL825172217850112
2006–07 Dallas StarsNHL190443560008
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL30008—————
2007–08 Dallas StarsNHL731111221471821322
2008–09 Dallas StarsNHL64192746135—————
2009–10 Dallas StarsNHL73221436153—————
2010–11 Dallas StarsNHL82122032183—————
2011–12 Dallas StarsNHL74112839156—————
2012–13 Buffalo Sabres NHL489152493—————
2013–14 Buffalo SabresNHL599112055—————
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL2303337602214
2014–15 St. Louis BluesNHL78391286600026
2015–16 St. Louis BluesNHL210223490118
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL4233663—————
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL110111760000
NHL totals84810917928815556135880

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2001 Canada WJC 72136
2002 CanadaWJC73368
2010 Canada WC 701120
Junior totals1454914

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
Third All-Star Team 2001
CHL Second All-Star Team2001
Second All-Star Team 2002
NHL
Stanley Cup champion (coaching staff) 2019

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References

  1. ↑ "Simply the pest: Dallas Stars' Ott ticks off foes". dallasnews.com. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  2. ↑ "League hands Ott three-game suspension for hit to leopold's head". ESPN.com. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. ↑ "NHL suspends Ott over eye-gouge". Canoe-Slam Sports. 2009-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 Hockey Agitators Of All-Time [Part 2/2]". YouTube . Retrieved 2010-07-27.[ dead YouTube link ]
  5. ↑ "Stars acquire Roy from Sabres in exchange for Pardy and Ott". The Sports Network. 2012-07-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Sabres deal Miller, Ott to Blues for Halak, Stewart, Picks". The Sports Network. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  7. ↑ DiFilippo, Alex (July 1, 2016). "Detroit agrees to terms with free agent forward Steve Ott on one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ St. James, Helene (March 1, 2017). "Red Wings trade Steve Ott to Canadiens for 2018 6th-round draft pick". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Steve Ott Returns as Assistant Coach". St. Louis Blues. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "A Growing Leader". NHL.com. August 15, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2018. There he has been able to spend a little time with his wife Candice and one-year-old daughter Layna.
  11. ↑ "Steve 'Iceman' Ott's Blues duties take backseat for Maverick's birth". foxsports.com. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Get to know Steve Ott". NHL.com. March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres captain
co-captain with Thomas Vanek
until Oct 27, 2013,
then lone captain
2013–14 		Succeeded by
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