Steven Goertzen

Steven Goertzen
Born	(1984-05-26) May 26, 1984 Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes BK Mladá Boleslav Sheffield Steelers Coventry Blaze
NHL draft	225th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2003–2015

Steven Goertzen (born May 26, 1984) is a Canadian-born former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Playing career

Born in Stony Plain, Alberta, Goertzen started his junior hockey career with the tier II St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, but soon caught on with the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds. After his first season with Seattle, Goertzen was selected 225th overall in the 2002 NHL entry draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, and after three seasons and 81 points with the Thunderbirds, Goertzen moved to the professional ranks.

So far, Goertzen's career has been marked by low point totals, with his best professional season being in 2004–05 when he spread twelve points out between the AHL and ECHL. However, in the 2005–06 NHL season, Goertzen made his NHL debut with Columbus, and in thirty-nine games failed to record a point before being returned to the American Hockey League.

He failed to score a point in his first 48 career games. In his 49th career game, as a member of the Phoenix Coyotes, he scored his first two career points, both assists, in a 6–3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

On July 8, 2009, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes. On November 10, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Springfield Falcons, for whom he had been playing on a professional tryout (PTO) contract.

On July 26, 2012, it was announced that Goertzen had signed for the Sheffield Steelers in the U.K. Elite Ice Hockey League. After two seasons, he switched to the Coventry Blaze. At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season with the Blaze on June 28, 2015, Goertzen announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	St. Albert Raiders AAA	AMHL		34	11	18	29	70		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		66	6	9	15	45		11	2	0	2	4
2002–03	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		71	12	19	31	95		14	4	3	7	9
2003–04	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		69	15	18	33	115		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		8	0	3	3	4		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		57	2	7	9	100		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		11	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		39	0	0	0	44		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		32	5	5	10	41		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		60	9	7	16	120		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		7	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		59	8	5	13	72		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		22	1	3	4	34		7	1	0	1	5
2008–09	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		57	6	8	14	90		7	1	0	1	5
2008–09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		16	2	2	4	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Albany River Rats	AHL		71	8	15	23	85		8	0	1	1	7
2009–10	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		6	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Springfield Falcons	AHL		65	7	9	16	48		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		43	2	1	3	75		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		50	19	21	40	54		2	0	2	2	0
2013–14	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		36	10	23	33	16		4	1	2	3	0
2014–15	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		44	13	26	39	27		4	1	2	3	2
AHL totals				439	48	65	113	608		22	1	2	3	46
NHL totals				68	2	2	4	83		—	—	—	—	—
EIHL totals				130	42	70	112	97		10	2	6	8	2

External links

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