{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=September 2023}} {{More footnotes needed|date=September 2023}} }} {{Infobox ice hockey player | position = Centre | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 192 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|26|mf=y}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | career_start = 1999–2006<br>2008 | career_end = 2009 | draft = 77th overall | draft_year = 1997 | draft_team = Dallas Stars | image = Steve Gainey.jpg | caption = Gainey with the San Antonio Rampage in 2005 | image_size = 230px | played_for = Dallas Stars<br>Phoenix Coyotes }} '''Steve Gainey''' (born January 26, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes. He is the son of former NHL player and executive Bob Gainey.
==Playing career== Gainey was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL entry draft by his father, general manager Bob Gainey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gainey's son called up to Stars |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/gainey-s-son-called-up-to-stars-1.284285 |website=CBC |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=January 29, 2001}}</ref> Gainey attended St. Andrew's College for the 1994–95 academic year prior to playing for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.
He made his NHL debut on February 1, 2001, against the San Jose Sharks.<ref>{{cite web |title=stars assign steve gainey, richard jackman to utah |url=http://www.dallasstars.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=46679&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= |website=Dallas Stars |access-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629064433/http://www.dallasstars.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=46679&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= |archive-date=June 29, 2001 |date=February 2, 2001}}</ref>
On February 16, 2004, he was traded from the Stars, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mike Siklenka.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stars Acquire Mike Siklenka, Send Steve Gainey to the Flyers |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/stars-acquire-mike-siklenka-send-steve-gainey-to-the-flyers/n-3003343 |website=OurSports Central |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=February 16, 2004}}</ref> However, Gainey only spent time with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms. On November 4, 2005, he signed a one-year contract to play for the Phoenix Coyotes.<ref>{{cite web |title=COYOTES SIGN STEVE GAINEY |url=https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-steve-gainey/c-428856 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712004733/https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-steve-gainey/c-428856 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |date=November 4, 2005}}</ref>
In September 2006, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks training camp but was later cut from the camp. After two seasons in retirement, Gainey made a return to the professional ranks in signing a contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on October 14, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gainey To Suit Up With Steelheads |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/gainey-to-suit-up-with-steelheads/n-3728035 |website=OurSports Central |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=October 13, 2008}}</ref> In the following 2008–09 season, Gainey was signed to a professional try-out contract with the Montreal Canadiens affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, scoring 7 goals in 33 games before formally ending his professional career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montreal Acquires T.J. Kemp from Pittsburgh |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/montreal-acquires-t-j-kemp-from-pittsburgh/n-3759958 |website=OurSports Central |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=January 5, 2009}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1995–96 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 49 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 40 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 || 9 || 18 || 27 || 60 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | 1997–98 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 68 || 21 || 34 || 55 || 93 | 7 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 15 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 68 || 30 || 34 || 64 || 155 | 15 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 38 |- | 1999–00 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 58 || 8 || 10 || 18 || 41 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 61 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 167 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 58 || 16 || 18 || 34 || 87 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 68 || 9 || 17 || 26 || 106 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 45 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 74 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 27 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 27 | 11 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14 |- | 2004–05 | Épinal Dauphins | FRA | 26 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 91 | 4 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 56 || 10 || 20 || 30 || 85 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 33 || 11 || 19 || 30 || 36 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 33 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 32 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 33 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 34 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==See also== *List of family relations in the NHL
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}}
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