Steve Dietrich

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Steve Dietrich
Born (1970-02-18) February 18, 1970 (age 53)
Kitchener, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight250 pounds (113 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionGoaltender
NLL teams Calgary Roughnecks
Buffalo Bandits
Rochester Knighthawks
Detroit Turbos
Baltimore Thunder
Toronto Rock
Pro career 1992–2009
NicknameChugger
NLL Hall of Fame, 2012

Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (born February 18, 1970 in Kitchener, Ontario) is the general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Dietrich is also a NLL Hall of Fame goaltender who has played with the Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock.

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Professional career

Dietrich played six seasons with each of the Bandits and Knighthawks. He led the Bandits to the NLL Championship game twice, in 2004 and 2006, and also won the Championship with the Knighthawks in 1997, when he was named Championship game MVP. He was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in both 2005 and 2006, and was the first goaltender to be named NLL MVP in 2006.

On November 22, 2010, Dietrich announced his retirement as a player in the NLL to become the Toronto Rock's goaltending coach. [1]

In July 2012, Dietrich was announced as the new general manager of the Buffalo Bandits, after Darris Kilgour was relieved of that title earlier in the month. [2]

On July 30, 2012, Dietrich was elected in the NLL Hall of Fame. Dietrich was the leading vote-getter, appearing on 79% of all ballots cast. The induction ceremony was held on October 2, 2012. [3]

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [4]

Steve Dietrich Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPMinWLGAGAASvSv %GPMinWLGAGAASvSv %

1992 Baltimore Thunder 8305:00008917.512050.69710:000000.0000.000
1994 Detroit Turbos 7372:00006410.322190.774160:00011616.00420.724
1995 Rochester Knighthawks 8455:00009011.873220.7822121:00112311.40810.779
1996 Rochester Knighthawks 10505:000011613.783770.765158:00001616.55420.724
1997 Rochester Knighthawks 10597:035513213.273960.7502120:00202512.50930.788
1998 Rochester Knighthawks 8464:00539111.773200.779155:00011314.18460.780
1999 Rochester Knighthawks 3124:00023315.97870.725––––––––
2000 Rochester Knighthawks 398:25022515.24520.67520:000000.0000.000
2001 Rochester Knighthawks 9287:17226112.741950.762––––––––
2002 Buffalo Bandits 16845:077717412.355860.771––––––––
2003 Buffalo Bandits 16838:0911316211.604800.74810:000000.0000.000
2004 Buffalo Bandits 12483:17549111.303130.7753174:09213211.021290.801
2005 Buffalo Bandits 15749:439413710.965110.789145:07011519.95210.583
2006 Buffalo Bandits 15812:341041359.975680.8083162:13203412.581270.789
2007 Buffalo Bandits 9431:22528311.542900.777––––––––
2008 Calgary Roughnecks 6332:24325810.471890.7652114:12112714.19620.697
2009 Edmonton Rush 7295:45146914.001980.742––––––––
2009 Toronto Rock 348:39011113.57440.800––––––––
2010 Toronto Rock 7296:4623489.701620.77113:0700238.5000.000
1728,341:3165481,66912.015,5140.76821912:488620313.346430.760
Career Total:1939,254:1973541,87212.146,1570.767

GP–Games played;Min–Minutes played;W–Wins;L–Losses;GA–Goals against;GAA– Goals against average;Sv–Number of saves;Sv %– Save percentage;

Awards

Preceded by MILL Championship game MVP
1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NLL Most Valuable Player
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NLL Goaltender of the Year
2005, 2006 		Succeeded by

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL.com -- Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - DIETRICH RETIRES, JOINS ROCK COACHING STAFF". www.nll.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Former Bandits Goaltender Steve Dietrich Named General Manager". Bandits web site. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Steve Dietrich voted into the NLL Hall of Fame". National Lacrosse League. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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