Steve Graves

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Steve Graves
Born (1964-04-07) 7 April 1964 (age 61)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Rungsted
HC Asiago
HC Ajoie
TPS
Edmonton Oilers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 41st overall, 1982
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1980–1993

Stephen Graves (born 7 April 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing. He played 35 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers between 1983 and 1988.

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Playing career

He began his junior career with the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the CCHL and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL before being selected in the second round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 41st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. In 1984, he was named to the OHL Third All-Star Team and played his first two NHL games for the Oilers as a 19-year-old. Known for his exceptional skating abilities and speed he would play parts of two more seasons in the NHL, and spent the balance of his career in the minors or Europe. Graves played over 750 games as a Junior and Professional.

Graves was a standout with the Canadian National Team over a couple of seasons and led the team in scoring at the Izvestia Tournament in Moscow with 5 goals and 6 points after only 3 games while on loan from his Finnish Club Team, HC TPS. His other clubs included HC Ajoie, the New Haven Nighthawks, the Phoenix Roadrunners, and HC Asiago. Graves retired after the 1992–93 season, settling in Sault Ste. Marie to work in finance with Dundee Private Investors Inc. [1] [2]

Personal life

Graves was born in Trenton, Ontario and grew up in Ottawa. [2] He is of Irish descent. [3] He has two kids, Alexandra "Alexa", and Keara Graves who is gender-fluid. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Ottawa Jr. Senators CJHL 4421173847—————
1981–82 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 661215274913851314
1982–83 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL602120414850004
1983–84 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL67414889471668148
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20000—————
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 801715322060114
1985–86 Nova Scotia OilersAHL7819183722—————
1986–87 Edmonton OilersNHL122020—————
1986–87 Nova Scotia OilersAHL591810282251122
1987–88 Edmonton OilersNHL2134710—————
1987–88 Nova Scotia OilersAHL116284—————
1988–89 TPS FIN 431612284810281012
1988–89 Canadian National Team Intl35162—————
1989–90 HC Ajoie NLA 440416—————
1989–90Canadian National TeamIntl5324194350—————
1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL30112—————
1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 561120316451342
1991–92 HC Asiago ITA 1246104—————
1991–92 HC Sierre NLB 91111227—————
1991–92Canadian National TeamIntl3413112436—————
1992–93 Rungsted DEN 3335175290—————
AHL totals231604610670111236
NHL totals3554910—————

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Graves". Greatest Hockey Legends. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "1982 NHL Draft Pick: Steve Graves". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Celeb Crushes, Insecurities, Childhood Memories Q&A". YouTube. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.[ dead YouTube link ]
  4. ↑ "How I Knew I Was Genderfluid // Keara Graves". YouTube . 14 September 2021.