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Steven Whitney
American ice hockey player (born 1991)
Steven Whitney (born February 18, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Rungsted Seier Capital in the Metal Ligaen. He previously played for the Norfolk Admirals during their tenure in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Hershey Bears.
| Steven Whitney | |||
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Whitney with the Norfolk Admirals in 2013 | |||
| Born |
(1991-02-18) February 18, 1991 (age 33) Reading, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Metal Ligaen team Former teams |
Rungsted Seier Capital Norfolk Admirals Hershey Bears Iserlohn Roosters Stavanger Oilers SC Langenthal | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
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Whitney played college hockey with the Boston College Eagles in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. In his senior year, Whitney's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-Hockey East First Team.[1] On April 4, 2013, Whitney was signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year entry level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[2]
After his first full professional season with Anaheim AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals in the 2013–14 season, Whitney sought a release from his contract and on October 21, 2014, he was placed on unconditional waivers in confirming the end of his association with the Ducks. He signed with the Florida Everblades on Feb. 12, 2015.[3]
On August 14, 2015, Whitney returned to the Norfolk Admirals, now placed in the ECHL, signing a one-year deal as a free agent.[4] After two seasons in the ECHL with the Admirals, Whitney left as a free agent to sign with fellow competitors the South Carolina Stingrays on August 28, 2017.[5]
On October 5, 2018, Whitney was announced to have secured an AHL contract with the Stingray's AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, making the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season.[6]
On March 1, 2021, it was announced, Whitney signed a contract for the remainder of the season with German club, the Iserlohn Roosters where his brother Joe Whitney has played since November 27, 2020.[7]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Lawrence Academy | USHS | 30 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lawrence Academy | USHS | 29 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lawrence Academy | USHS | 30 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lawrence Academy | USHS | 30 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston College | HE | 44 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 65 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 66 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 59 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Stavanger Oilers | Fjordkraftligaen | 33 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2022–23 | SC Langenthal | SL | 38 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Team Mullen | 3ICE | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 152 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States | U17 |  |
6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2012 | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2012–13 | [8] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
- "Postseason awards". ECAC Hockey. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- "Ducks sign collegiate standout Steven Whitney". Anaheim Ducks. April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- "Everblades announce roster moves". Florida Everblades. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- "Admirals ink Whitney, Daly to one-year deals". Norfolk Admirals. August 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- "Whitney signs with Stingrays". ECHL. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- "Bears announces opening night roster". Hershey Bears. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Roosters, Iserlohn. "Steve Whitney kommt, Sutter und Hoeffel verlassen die Roosters | Iserlohn Roosters". iserlohn-roosters.de (in German). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- "Johnny Gaudreau completes Hockey East writers awards". westerncollegehockeyblog.com. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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