Steve Nemeth

For the gridiron football player, see Steve Nemeth (gridiron football).

Steve Nemeth (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1987–88 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1999, was mainly spent in the United Kingdom.

Steve Nemeth
Born	(1967-02-11) February 11, 1967 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Sheffield Steelers
National team	Canada
NHL draft	196th overall, 1985 New York Rangers
Playing career	1987–1999

International career

He was part of the Canadian team that was disqualified from the 1987 World Juniors for their involvement in the Punch-up in Piestany. Nemeth was singled out as one of the players who did not fight. However, Nemeth had been involved on-ice attempting to break up various fights, and was the only Canadian to intervene when forward Stephane Roy was double-teamed by two Soviet players.

Nemeth consulted with tournament officials regarding the response to the brawl, and was told to have the players go to the locker room and await further instructions. Nemeth was the only player to challenge the initial suspension handed out by the International Ice Hockey Federation to the players involved in the brawl. The suspensions were initially to last through the end of the 1987–88 season. It was Nemeth's hope to remain eligible to play for Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and though the suspensions would later be reduced to six months, Nemeth would not make the team.

Personal life

Nemeth was born in Calgary, Alberta. He played his junior hockey for the Lethbridge Broncos and Kamloops Blazers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		68	22	20	42	33		5	1	1	2	2
1984–85	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		67	39	55	94	39		4	2	3	5	13
1985–86	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		70	42	169	111	47		10	5	5	10	6
1986–87	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		10	10	4	14	0		13	11	9	20	12
1986–87	Canadian National Team	Intl		43	14	7	21	12		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	New York Rangers	NHL		12	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Colorado Rangers	IHL		57	13	24	37	28		10	2	1	3	8
1988–89	Denver Rangers	IHL		11	5	2	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Canadian National Team	Intl		26	6	10	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Canadian National Team	Intl		73	24	42	66	40		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Krefelder EV	GER-2		15	7	16	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Sheffield Steelers	BD2		25	92	94	186	28		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Canadian National Team	Intl		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Sheffield Steelers	BD1		32	67	64	131	67		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Sheffield Steelers	BHL		35	40	59	99	67		5	4	6	10	6
1994–95	Sheffield Steelers	BHL		41	54	51	105	39		7	1	3	4	0
1995–96	Sheffield Steelers	BHL		31	28	27	55	24		8	5	5	10	10
1996–97	Sheffield Steelers	BISL		9	0	5	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tacoma Sabercats	WCHL		33	5	8	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kingston Hawks	BNL		6	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
BHL totals				107	122	137	259	130		20	10	14	24	16
NHL totals				12	2	0	4	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WJC		6	4	4	8	4
Junior totals				6	4	4	8	4

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database