Steve McLaren

Steve McLaren (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played primarily as an enforcer and was a member of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

He last played for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Known for his physical style of play, McLaren was considered by many to be one of the toughest players in AHL history. McLaren fought and defeated some of the toughest men to play in the American Hockey League, many who went on to have substantial NHL careers. His brief career in the NHL spanned six games, but included a fight and win over Peter Worrell then of the Colorado Avalanche.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 North Bay Trappers NOJHL 28 4 16 20 18 5 0 3 3 0 1993–94 North Bay Centennials OHL 55 2 15 17 130 18 0 3 3 50 1994–95 North Bay Centennials OHL 27 3 10 13 119 6 2 1 3 23 1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 19 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 54 1 2 3 370 3 0 0 0 2 1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 63 2 5 7 309 4 0 0 0 10 1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 61 3 5 8 208 5 0 0 0 24 1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 52 4 3 7 216 7 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 64 1 2 3 347 — — — — — 2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 48 3 1 4 377 8 0 0 0 38 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 58 0 4 4 351 1 0 0 0 2 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 40 0 0 0 80 3 0 0 0 4 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 35 2 1 3 146 6 0 0 0 2 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 0 0 0 25 — — — — — 2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 26 1 0 1 78 — — — — — 2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —NHL totals 6 0 0 0 25 — — — — —