Steve Cheredaryk (born November 20, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Cheredaryk was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round (82nd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Steve Cheredaryk
Born (1975-11-20) November 20, 1975 (age 48)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Springfield Falcons
Fredericton Canadiens
Lowell Lock Monsters
Saint John Flames
ECHL
Knoxville Cherokees
Mississippi Sea Wolves
New Orleans Brass
Baton Rouge Kingfish
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Charlotte Checkers
NHL draft 82nd overall, 1994
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1994–2005

A native of Calgary, Alberta,[1] Cheredaryk played major junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1994, he went on to play 126 games in the American Hockey League and 371 games in the ECHL before retiring from professional hockey during the 2004–05 season.

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Grande Prairie Selects Bantam AAA AMBHL 29 2 21 23 81
1992–93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 1 9 10 88 10 0 1 1 16
1993–94 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 3 35 38 151 3 0 1 1 9
1994–95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 3 26 29 193 5 0 1 1 13
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 0 1 1 0
1995–96 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 13 0 10 10 72 6 2 4 6 12
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 32 0 1 1 36
1996–97 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 9 0 1 1 33
1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 46 1 2 3 69
1996–97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 14 0 1 1 24
1997–98 New Orleans Brass ECHL 59 4 16 20 214 2 0 0 0 16
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 4 0 0 0 8
1998–99 New Orleans Brass ECHL 58 8 15 23 135 11 3 4 7 26
1999–00 New Orleans Brass ECHL 56 8 17 25 192 3 0 0 0 23
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 16 1 4 5 22
2000–01 New Orleans Brass ECHL 57 5 24 29 219 8 1 5 6 14
2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3 0 0 0 2
2001–02 New Orleans Brass ECHL 67 2 12 14 218 1 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL 6 1 1 2 13
2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 31 6 13 19 93
2002–03 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 19 0 1 1 51 19 1 5 6 20
2003–04 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 2 0 1 1 4
ECHL totals 371 33 110 143 1,231 50 7 18 25 113

References edit

  1. ^ "Frozen in Time: Six-year Anniversary of New Orleans Brass folding". NOLA Media Group. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.

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