| Position: | Left wing |
| Played For: | St. Louis Blues |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 85th overall |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Draft Year: | 1994 |
| Career Start: | 1995 |
| Career End: | 2005 |
Steve McLaren (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played primarily as an enforcer and was a member of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
He last played for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Known for his physical style of play, McLaren was considered by many to be one of the toughest players in AHL history. McLaren fought and defeated some of the toughest men to play in the American Hockey League, many who went on to have substantial NHL careers. His brief career in the NHL spanned six games, but included a fight and win over Peter Worrell then of the Colorado Avalanche.[1]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | North Bay Trappers | NOJHL | 28 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 55 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 130 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | ||
| 1994–95 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1994–95 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 309 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 61 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 208 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 52 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 216 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 48 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 377 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 351 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||