Steven Goertzen

Jersey Number: 39

Player information for Steven Goertzen

Position

Right Wing

Height

6'2" (188cm)

Born

May 26, 1984

Number

39

Shoots

Right

Weight

216 lbs (98kg)

Birthplace

Stony Plain, Alberta, CAN

Years in Columbus

2

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Player Career Notes

  • Made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets, registering 54 penalty minutes in 46 games from 2005-07.
  • Appeared in his first career NHL game with Columbus on Oct. 21, 2005 vs. San Jose and set career highs in penalty minutes and games played with 44 PIM in 39 contests in 2005-06.
  • Finished his four-year NHL career with 2-2-4 and 83 penalty minutes in 68 contests with the Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and Blue Jackets from 2005-10.
  • Scored his first career NHL goal with Phoenix on Feb. 7, 2009 vs. Carolina (Cam Ward).
  • Added 48-65-113 with 608 penalty minutes in 439 career American Hockey League games with the Springfield Falcons, Albany River Rats, San Antonio Rampage and Syracuse Crunch over eight seasons from 2003-11.
  • Went on to play four seasons in Europe with stints in the Czech Republic and Great Britain from 2011-15 and retired after spending the 2014-15 campaign with the Coventry Blaze in the EIHL.
  • Briefly served as a player-coach for a two-week span with both Sheffield in 2013-14 and Coventry in 2014-15.
  • Played junior hockey for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League, compiling 33-46-79 and 255 penalty minutes in 206 contests from 2001-04.
  • Has served as director of player development for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds since 2018 and was the skills coach for the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Spruce Grove Saints from 2018-20.

CBJ Career Regular Season Stats

Season GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG
2005-2006 39 0 0 0 -17 44 23
2006-2007 7 0 0 0 0 10 1
Totals 46 0 0 0 -17 54 24

Transaction History

  • Drafted by Columbus in the seventh-round, 225th overall, in the 2002 NHL Draft.
  • Traded by Columbus to Phoenix for F Nate DiCasmirro on Feb. 28, 2008.
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