Steve Ulseth
| Steve Ulseth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 22, 1959 Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Played for |
Springfield Indians (AHL) Tulsa Oilers (CHL) Peoria Prancers (IHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1983 | ||
Steve Ulseth (born February 22, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Early life
[edit | edit source]From 1977 to 1981, Ulseth played college hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, scoring 84 goals and 118 assists for 202 points, while earning 48 penalty minutes, in 148 games played. In his senior year, he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named the WCHA Most Valuable Player[1] and was selected as a finalist for the 1981 Hobey Baker Award.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Ulseth went on to play the 1981–82 season with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, and then played the 1982–83 season with the Tulsa Oilers and Peoria Prancers before retiring from professional hockey.
Ulseth is now employed as a sales representative for Miken hockey sticks.[3]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 31 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 37 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 35 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 45 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 43 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Peoria Prancers | IHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 43 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| CHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]| Honors | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1980–81 | [4] |
| WCHA Most Valuable Player | 1980–81 | [1] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b WCHA.com - WCHA Major Award Winners Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Inside College Hockey | Hobey Baker Award History
- ^ A Great Shot | Minnesota Hockey Journal
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
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- 1959 births
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Living people
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Sportspeople from Roseville, Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Peoria Prancers players
- Springfield Indians players
- St. Paul Vulcans players
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey winger stubs