Steve Penney (ice hockey)

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Steve Penney
Born (1961-02-07) February 7, 1961 (age 63)
Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft 166th overall, 1980
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1981–1988

Joseph Romeo Steve Penney (born February 7, 1961) [1] [2] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Penney played with the Montreal Canadiens and original Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

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Early life

Penney was born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sainte-Foy. [3]

Career

Penney made his NHL debut with a handful of games left in the 1983-84 NHL season when Canadiens coach Jacques Lemaire, dissatisfied with the play of regular goaltending tandem Rick Wamsley and Richard Sévigny, called up the 23-year-old Penney from the AHL and made him the starting goaltender for the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs. Penney was an immediate sensation, posting three shutouts as Montreal upset both the Boston Bruins and Quebec Nordiques to reach the Wales Conference final against the 4-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders. Montreal won the first two games but the Islanders swept the next four to advance to their fifth straight Stanley Cup Finals.

Penney won a Stanley Cup with the 1986 Canadiens. Due to a season-ending injury in January of that season, Penney only played 18 games, and his name was left off the Stanley Cup, even though he qualified due to an injury exemption. In a deep bit of irony, his replacement was another young native of Sainte-Foy who caught fire during the playoffs, as 20-year-old Patrick Roy took over in the nets and led Montreal to the Stanley Cup championship. Penney was traded that offseason to Winnipeg for Brian Hayward. [1] Montreal did include Penney on the team picture and gave him a Stanley Cup ring. He was also named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1984–85.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1978–79 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 365190163218106.65.8261004000.00—
1979–80 Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL319135168114215.07.850————————
1980–81 Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL6230244347124404.22.8745142792104.52.886
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 62113082204.29—————————
1981–82 Flint Generals IHL 36———204014714.33—4042221704.59—
1982–83 Flint GeneralsIHL48———255217904.21—3021111005.40—
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 40402401904.76.83515968713232.21.910
1983–84 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL271112415719203.51.879————————
1984–85 Montreal CanadiensNHL5426188324416713.09.87612667324013.28.867
1985–86 Montreal CanadiensNHL186829877204.38.839————————
1986–87 Winnipeg Jets NHL71413262504.60.812————————
1986–87 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL41201991203.62.872————————
1987–88 Winnipeg JetsNHL82413843004.68.839————————
1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL289144154110704.17.868————————
NHL totals91353812518031313.63.85927151216037242.70.890

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References

  1. 1 2 "Steve Penney". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Steven Penney". NHL. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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