| Played For: | AHL Baltimore Skipjacks Halifax Citadels Adirondack Red Wings Chicago Wolves NHL Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | January 25, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Arvida, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft: | 57th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1987 |
| Draft Team: | Washington Capitals |
| Career Start: | 1989 |
| Career End: | 2005 |
Steve Maltais (born January 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Maltais was born in Arvida, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Arvida.[1]
Maltais played parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League with the Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He also attended the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in 1997, but was released prior to the start of the regular season.[2]
He is best known, however, for his long tenure with the top-level minor league Chicago Wolves. He joined the Wolves in 1994 when they were in the International Hockey League, and followed them into the American Hockey League. He retired in 2005, having played in all 11 of the team's seasons up to that point. He is still the Wolves all-time leading scorer. His 596 minor league goals is the eighth highest total in minor league history, and his 605 total goals (minor league and NHL) is good for 22nd all time.
His #11 was retired by the Wolves in a ceremony on April 15, 2006.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Wexford Raiders | MetJHL | 33 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 65 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 59 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 13 | ||
| 1988–89 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 58 | 53 | 70 | 123 | 67 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 1988–89 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 67 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 73 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 48 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 63 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 73 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 79 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 79 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 56 | 66 | 122 | 161 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 60 | 54 | 114 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 82 | 46 | 57 | 103 | 120 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 82 | 56 | 44 | 100 | 164 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 82 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 78 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 50 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 67 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 79 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 76 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 80 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||
| IHL totals | 601 | 383 | 404 | 757 | 860 | 84 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 70 | ||||
| AHL totals | 527 | 213 | 295 | 508 | 504 | 92 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 86 | ||||
| NHL totals | 120 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2002-03: AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy