Steve Webb (ice hockey) explained

Position:Right Wing
Played For:New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:224
Birth Date:April 30, 1975
Birth Place:Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1996
Career End:2004
Draft:176th overall
Draft Year:1994
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres

Stephen Webb (born April 30,[1] [2] [3] 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was picked in the seventh round of the 1994 draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He played for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1996 and 2004

Webb became a fan favorite during the 2001–02 season with the New York Islanders for a number of hard open-ice checks he delivered on opposing players, including Theoren Fleury of the New York Rangers. In the playoffs, Webb established himself with a number of hard hits on numerous Toronto Maple Leafs players. At one point during the playoffs, he made a huge hit on Toronto forward Darcy Tucker seen as retribution for Tucker injuring Isles captain Michael Peca in the previous game.

Steve Webb was the recipient of the Bob Nystrom award in 2002 for the Islander that best exemplifies hard work, leadership, and dedication on and off the ice. He is the Assistant Coach of the Long Island Royals, a team in the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League located in Kings Park, New York and runs a charitable outreach organization for kids called the W20 Foundation.

Playing career

Webb lived and played hockey in Milton, Ontario until age 12, when he moved to Peterborough.[4] He bought a home in Milton while playing. Webb played junior hockey for three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and Peterborough Petes. Webb then split a season between the Muskegon Fury of the Colonial Hockey League and the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League. Webb finally made it to the NHL with the New York Islanders. He split that season with the Islanders American Hockey League affiliate, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. Webb split the next season between the same two teams. In the next season, he played for both the Islanders and their new AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. Webb then played the next four seasons solely for the Islanders before moving on to the Pittsburgh Penguins. His signing with the Penguins didn't go quite as planned, as Webb was sent down to the Penguins AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Webb was traded back to the Islanders, but played a few games with their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Webb finished off the season back with the Islanders before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1992–93Windsor SpitfiresOHL63 14 25 39 181
1993–94Windsor SpitfiresOHL33 6 15 21 117
1993–94Peterborough PetesOHL2 0 1 1 96 1 1 2 10
1994–95Peterborough PetesOHL42 8 16 24 10911 3 3 6 22
1995–96Muskegon FuryCoHL58 18 24 42 2635 1 2 3 22
1995–96Detroit VipersIHL4 0 0 0 24
1996–97New York IslandersNHL41 1 4 5 144
1996–97Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL25 6 6 12 1032 0 0 0 19
1997–98New York IslandersNHL20 0 0 0 35
1997–98Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL37 5 13 18 1393 0 1 1 10
1998–99New York IslandersNHL45 0 0 0 32
1998–99Lowell Lock MonstersAHL23 2 4 6 80
1999–00New York IslandersNHL65 1 3 4 103
2000–01New York IslandersNHL40 0 1 1 147
2001–02New York IslandersNHL60 2 4 6 1047 0 0 0 12
2002–03New York IslandersNHL49 1 0 1 755 0 0 0 10
2003–04Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5 0 0 0 43
2003–04Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL30 4 7 11 48
2003–04New York IslandersNHL9 0 3 3 232 0 0 0 6
2003–04Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL7 0 1 1 295 0 0 0 4
NHL Totals321 5 13 18 53214 0 0 0 28

Notes and References

  1. 1252218922142781444. SteveWebb20. 10 mores day at 44. No need I rush. . 20 April 2020.
  2. New York Islanders 2001-2002 Media Guide
  3. New York Islanders 2002-2003 Media Guide
  4. Web site: Leafs dispose of Webb's Islanders in Seven . 2024-06-21.