Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. He has also played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

Sullivan was taken by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft ninth round, 233rd overall. Sullivan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 NHL season, where he went on to score a (then) career high 40 points during the 1998–99 NHL season.

Sullivan was then picked up off waivers in 1999 by the Chicago Blackhawks. Sullivan posted a new career high of 75 points in the 2001–02 NHL season.

Sullivan was traded to the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Michael Blunden) and a second-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) on February 16, 2004.

Upon arriving in Nashville, put up 30 points in 24 games, including a hat trick in his first game with the Predators, and 10 points in his first 3 games with the team.

He was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for September 9–16, 2005.

Sullivan sat out the entire 2007–08 NHL season because of a back injury.

Career Statistics

                                 Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 16 5 4 9 8
1996-97 New Jersey/Toronto NHL 54 13 25 38 37
1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 10 18 28 40
1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 20 20 40 28
1999-00 Toronto/Chicago NHL 80 22 43 65 56
2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81 34 41 75 54
2001-02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 21 39 60 67
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 26 35 61 42
2003-04 Chicago/Nashville NHL 80 24 49 73 48
2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 69 31 37 68 50
2006-07 Nashville Predators NHL 57 22 38 60 20
                  NHL Totals         723  228 349  577  450

Records

• Nashville Predators franchise record for goals in a season, 31 (2005–06) -- (Tied with Paul Kariya)

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