Steve Bozek

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Bozek
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 26, 1960(1960-11-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Kelowna
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Scorpio

Steve Bozek Biography

Steve Bozek is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on November 26, 1960 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Steven Michael Bozek (born November 26th 1960 Kelowna, British Columbia) is a former professional left wing of ice hockey who played 11 seasons playing in the NHL with four clubs. He was known for his powerful shots, Bozek was also a steady two-way forward, as well as a strong penalty breaker.

After missing the majority of the 1987-88 season due to knee injuries, Bozek was traded to the St. Louis Blues at the deadline to trade together and Brett Hull in a deal with Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley. A knee injury also limited Bozek to seven regular season games for the Blues as he concluded the season with just three scores and 10 goals across 33 games played between Calgary in Calgary and St. Louis.

In 1991, Bozek signed as a free agent with the expansion San Jose Sharks, and was a member of their inaugural team during the 1991–92 season, finishing with 8 goals and 16 points in 58 games. He then played for a season in Italy before retiring in 1993.

1982-83 would prove to be a challenging year 1982-83 was a difficult year for Bozek in the sense that he was struggling with injuries as well as the sophomore jinx scoring the score of 13 points and 26 goals over 53 games. When this season, he went with the Calgary Flames. Always an offensive player until that stage in his career however, in Calgary the player began to improve the defensive aspect of his game. He also was able to become a formidable player who could check and even kill penalties. However his five seasons in Calgary were ruined due to knee injuries that plagued him and he was capable of playing more than 70 games at a time. The most successful season for the Flame was in 1985-86, when he scored 21 goals as well as 22 assists, netting 43 points over 64 games, which included an all-time club record of four shorthanded goals. He scored 8 points over 14 playoff games in the period when Calgary made it to an Stanley Cup finals.

Steve Bozek Net Worth

Steve Bozek is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Bozek 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bozek was chosen in the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd and 52nd rounds at the time of the NHL Entry Draft while playing for Northern Michigan University. Bozek was selected as an CCHA First-Team All-Star twice in the three years he played at Northern Michigan Bozek was also the leader of both the CCHA in scoring throughout the 1980-81 season. In 1981 Bozek was named the First-Team All-American The only hockey All-American ever to be named for Northern Michigan after scoring 90 points in only 44 games. He was also an official finalist for The Hobey Baker Award.

Bozek became a professional after his junior season, and he stepped right into the Kings lineup for the 1981-82 campaign. When he was a rookie Bozek had the opportunity to play a significant portion time on the infamous Triple Crown Line together with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor because of an injury to Charlie Simmer, and he made an Kings record for rookies (since breaking) by scoring 33 times. Then, in the postseason, he earned an honorary place in Kings history by scoring the tie-breaking goal within 5 seconds of the infamous Miracle on Manchester game against the Edmonton Oilers, which was the most spectacular comeback of playoffs in NHL history. Los Angeles came back after a loss of 5-0 in order to beat the Oilers 6-5 in overtime.

Bozek’s time in St. Louis would be brief, as he was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks in a three-way deal prior to the 1988–89 campaign. He would have a strong bounce-back season in Vancouver, finishing with 17 goals and 35 points, and his defensive play was a factor in Vancouver improving to 3rd in the league defensively from 17th the previous season. He spent two more seasons in Vancouver, recording solid totals of 14 and 15 goals, although as usual he was slowed down by injuries which caused him to miss 40 games over that stretch. Due to his enthusiastic and scrappy style of play, he earned the nickname Steve “Boom-Boom” Bozek, a nickname coined by CKNW commentator Tom Larschied. He was selected to play for Canada at the 1991 World Championships, winning a silver medal.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Steve Bozek celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.