Steve Wagner (ice hockey)

Steve Wagner
Born	(1984-03-06) March 6, 1984 (age 38) Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Adler Mannheim
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2007–2016

Steven Lee Wagner (born March 6, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He most notably played with the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) before playing abroad for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

After two years in the USHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Tri-City Storm Wagner went to Minnesota State University, Mankato. He played three seasons with the Mavericks, having his most successful year during the 2006–07 season when he scored 29 points in 38 games. That year he was signed by the St. Louis Blues and also appeared in 14 games with the Blues minor league affiliate Peoria Rivermen, scoring 3 points.

For the 2007–08 season Wagner's solid play during training camp earned him an opening day spot on the Blues roster. He played his first NHL game in the season opener on October 4, 2007 against the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix where he played 22 shifts for 16:22 of ice time. ^[1] In his second game he earned his first career assist, and on October 20, 2007, he scored his first career goal against his home state team, the Minnesota Wild. ^[2]

On February 11, 2010, Wagner was traded by the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Nate Guenin. ^[3]

On June 14, 2010, as an unrestricted free agent, Wagner re-signed to a one-year two-way contract with the Penguins. He was again reassigned as expected to spend the duration of the 2010–11 season playing for the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In the 2011 Calder Cup playoffs, Wagner became the first Wilkes-Barre/Scranton player to record a hat trick, scoring three goals in the first period against the Norfolk Admirals in a series clinching victory. ^[4]

On June 9, 2011, Wagner signed a one-year deal with European DEL team, Adler Mannheim. ^[5]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		14	0	1	1	17		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tri-City Storm	USHL		27	0	5	5	52		3	1	0	1	0
2003–04	Tri-City Storm	USHL		43	3	19	22	52		9	0	4	4	13
2004–05	Minnesota State University	WCHA		37	1	9	10	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Minnesota State University	WCHA		38	5	11	16	53		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Minnesota State University	WCHA		38	6	23	29	63		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		14	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	St. Louis Blues	NHL		24	2	6	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		23	5	7	12	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	St. Louis Blues	NHL		22	2	2	4	18		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		47	6	16	22	38		7	1	3	4	4
2009–10	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		46	3	12	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		20	1	6	7	10		4	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		69	5	23	28	43		12	3	1	4	2
2011–12	Adler Mannheim	DEL		45	2	15	17	32		14	0	3	3	2
2012–13	Adler Mannheim	DEL		48	5	15	20	34		6	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Adler Mannheim	DEL		40	6	11	17	12		5	0	1	1	2
2014–15	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	3	8	11	22		14	0	1	1	10
2015–16	Adler Mannheim	DEL		45	3	9	12	26		3	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				46	4	8	12	26		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Third Team	2006–07

References

1. The Hockey News, November 20, 2007, page 14
2. "Backup Harding helps Wild stay only undefeated team in regulation". CBS Sports . 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
3. "Penguins deal Western Pennsylvania native Guenin". Post-gazette.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
4. "WBS pens write off Norfolk". The Times-Tribune (Scranton) . 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
5. "Eagles take Steve Wagner under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

External links

• Steve Wagner career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Steve Wagner player profile at NHL.com