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Calgary Flames

Steve Begin

current status: Off season

#25 LW | 6'0", 192 lbs. | Calgary

Birth Date:June 14, 1978 (35 years old)
Place of Birth:Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Shoots:L

Experience:12 years
Drafted:Drafted by Calgary in 1996 (2/40).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2013.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	36	4	4	8	-2	22	0	1	2	7:59	31	0.22

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has always given everything he has whenever on the ice. Is a great teammate, solid agitator and energy player. Can also play all three forward positions, which adds to his overall value to a team.
Flaws:	Has never proven capable of posting solid offensive totals at the National Hockey League level. Over time, his body has broken down physically, mostly because he plays way bigger than he is.
Career Potential:	Gutsy veteran energy agitator.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
AHL	Jack Butterfield Trophy	2000-01

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/26/2013	Missed the last 4 regular season games (hand injury).
4/21/2013	Hand injury, day-to-day.
1/18/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames to a one-year two-way contract.
1/11/2013	Invited to training camp by the Calgary Flames.
2011
9/25/2011	Released from training camp by the Vancouver Canucks.
9/07/2011	Signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a professional tryout contract.
9/02/2011	Invited to traning camp by the Vancouver Canucks.
2010
12/19/2010	Assigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
12/16/2010	Recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).
10/20/2010	Assigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
10/20/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Nashville Predators to a one-year contract.
1/30/2010	Missed 5 games (undisclosed).
1/18/2010	Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2009
7/01/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.
3/24/2009	Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
3/20/2009	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/26/2009	Acquired from the Montreal Canadiens.
2008
3/22/2008	Missed 11 games (groin).
3/01/2008	Groin, day-to-day.
2/23/2008	Missed 1 game (groin).
2/21/2008	Groin, day-to-day.
1/22/2008	Missed 19 games (shoulder injury).
2007
12/07/2007	Shoulder injury, sidelined indefinitely.
11/13/2007	Missed 1 game (charley horse).
11/10/2007	Charley horse, day-to-day.
2/26/2007	Missed 3 games (broken bone in foot).
2/20/2007	Broken bone in foot, sidelined indefinitely.
2/10/2007	Missed 27 games (back spasms).
2006
12/11/2006	Back spasms, day-to-day.
6/05/2006	Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a three-year contract.
4/30/2006	Missed the last 5 games of the regular season and the first 4 games of Round One against the Carolina Hurricanes (knee injury).
4/10/2006	Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/03/2006	Missed 1 game (strained neck).
2005
12/31/2005	Strained neck, day-to-day.
2/17/2005	NHL lockout: Signed by the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL).
2004
7/14/2004	Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
4/17/2004	Missed Game Four and Five of Round One against the Boston Bruins (leg injury).
4/13/2004	Leg injury, day-to-day.
4/03/2004	Missed 2 games (shoulder injury).
3/31/2004	Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
1/31/2004	Missed 23 games (left shoulder surgery).
2003
12/18/2003	Left shoulder surgery, sidelined indefinitely.
12/11/2003	Left shoulder injury, day-to-day.
12/10/2003	Left shoulder injury, left Wednesday's game.
10/16/2003	Missed 3 games (shoulder injury).
10/03/2003	Claimed from the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Waiver Draft.
7/31/2003	Re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a one-year contract.
7/03/2003	Acquired from the Calgary Flames.
3/16/2003	Missed 5 games (knee injury).
3/07/2003	Knee injury, day-to-day.
1/20/2003	Missed 8 games (concussion).
1/04/2003	Concussion, sidelined indefinitely.
2002
11/14/2002	Missed 9 games (shoulder injury).
10/24/2002	Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
8/09/2002	Re-signed by the Calgary Flames.
4/14/2002	Missed the last 6 games of the regular season (concussion).
4/04/2002	Concussion, day-to-day.
2/12/2002	Missed 9 games (shoulder injury).
1/19/2002	Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2001
8/20/2001	Re-signed by the Calgary Flames.
2/07/2001	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).
1/24/2001	Recalled from Saint John (AHL).
2000
9/21/2000	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).

Career Transactions

2013
1/18/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames.
2010
10/20/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Nashville Predators.
2009
7/01/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
2/26/2009	Montreal Canadiens traded Steve Begin to the Dallas Stars for Doug Janik.
2003
10/03/2003	Claimed by the Montreal Canadiens from the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Waiver Draft.
7/03/2003	Buffalo Sabres traded Steve Reinprecht and Rhett Warrener to the Calgary Flames for Chris Drury and Steve Begin.
1996
6/22/1996	Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round (40th overall) in 1996.

Player News

Steve Begin chosen Flames Masterton candidate | 04/24/2013 9:39 AM

News

Steve Begin, 34, is the Calgary Flames nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as chosen by the Calgary Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Calgary Sun

Impact

The Masterton goes to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey and the league award has been won by a pair of Calgary Flames in the past. Those winners were Lanny McDonald and Gary Roberts. "When you love the game, it's easy," said Begin, who has collected four goals and eight points in 36 games this season. "When you like playing hockey, it's like a kid in a candy store. You just go out and have fun. That's what hockey is about. If you like what you're doing, it makes it easier for you."

Steve Begin won't play Tuesday due to UBI | 04/23/2013 3:54 PM

News

Steve Begin has an upper-body injury and won't play Tuesday night.

Renaud Lavoie on Twitter

Impact

Begin has four goals and eight points in 36 games and has no fantasy relevance whatsoever.

Steve Begin unexpectedly tallies twice | 04/18/2013 1:10 AM

News

The Calgary Flames got a surprising boost from aging forward Steve Begin on Wednesday during their almost-as-unexpected 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Begin's two tallies including what was eventually the game-winner. He only had two goals and four assists coming into tonight's games, so he now has eight points on the season.

| 04/13/2013 4:19 AM

News

Steve Begin returned to action on Friday April 12.

Rotoworld.com

Steve Begin sustains an undisclosed injury | 04/11/2013 9:03 AM

News

Steve Begin suffered an undisclosed injury in his first shift on Wednesday.

Calgary Herald

Impact

Begin wasn't able to complete the game as a result. He has two goals and six points in 32 games this season.

Steve Begin a healthy scratch Monday | 03/19/2013 5:58 AM

News

Steve Begin was a healthy scratch Monday.

Calgary Herald

Impact

He joined Cory Sarich and Anton Babchuk in the press box. Just an FYI as none of the three have any fantasy value.

Steve Begin scores his first goal since 2010 | 02/18/2013 9:49 AM

News

Steve Begin netted his first NHL goal since 2010 on Sunday.

Calgary Herald

Impact

Before Calgary's 4-3 victory over Dallas, Begin's last NHL goal was netted on May 1, 2010 in Game 1 of the Boston Bruins' series against the Philadelphia Flyers. If you want to only include regular season contests, then Begin's goal was his first since April 10, 2010. Needless to say, he has no fantasy value.

Steve Begin inks a one-year deal | 01/18/2013 4:35 PM

News

Steve Begin has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Calgary Flames.

Flames.nhl.com on Twitter

Impact

Begin's contract is worth $525,000 annually at the NHL level. He hasn't played in an NHL game since Dec. 18, 2010 and never had much fantasy value.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/26/2013	Cgy	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hand
4/25/2013	Cgy	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hand
4/23/2013	Cgy	Nas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hand
4/21/2013	Cgy	Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hand
4/19/2013	Cgy	Ana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/17/2013	Cgy	Det	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	1	1	2	11:49	-
4/15/2013	Cgy	Min	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	08:50	-
4/13/2013	Cgy	Edm	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	10:29	-
4/12/2013	Cgy	Phx	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	10:13	-
4/10/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	00:17	-
4/08/2013	Cgy	Col	0	1	1	2	0	0	-	0	0	1	12:00	-
4/06/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	09:25	-
4/05/2013	Cgy	SJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	12:13	-
4/03/2013	Cgy	Edm	0	0	-	-2	5	0	-	0	0	0	09:57	-
4/01/2013	Cgy	Edm	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	5	11:03	-
3/29/2013	Cgy	CBJ	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	0	05:37	-
3/27/2013	Cgy	Col	1	0	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	2	06:38	-
3/26/2013	Cgy	Chi	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:39	-
3/24/2013	Cgy	StL	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	06:15	-
3/22/2013	Cgy	CBJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	09:41	-
3/21/2013	Cgy	Nas	0	0	-	-1	5	0	-	0	0	2	06:13	-
3/18/2013	Cgy	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/15/2013	Cgy	Nas	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	08:41	-
3/13/2013	Cgy	Det	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	05:51	-
3/11/2013	Cgy	LA	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:44	-
3/09/2013	Cgy	LA	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:23	-
3/08/2013	Cgy	Ana	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	09:13	-
3/06/2013	Cgy	SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/03/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:03	-
2/28/2013	Cgy	Col	0	1	1	2	0	0	-	0	0	1	08:03	-
2/26/2013	Cgy	Min	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:06	-
2/24/2013	Cgy	Phx	0	0	-	1	2	0	-	0	0	1	04:15	-
2/23/2013	Cgy	Min	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	06:24	-
2/20/2013	Cgy	LA	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	04:35	-
2/18/2013	Cgy	Phx	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	4	09:58	-
2/17/2013	Cgy	Dal	1	0	1	1	5	0	-	0	1	1	08:10	-
2/15/2013	Cgy	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/13/2013	Cgy	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/11/2013	Cgy	Min	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	07:36	-
2/09/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	11:07	-
2/07/2013	Cgy	CBJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:18	-
2/05/2013	Cgy	Det	0	0	-	0	5	0	-	0	0	0	06:26	-
2/02/2013	Cgy	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/31/2013	Cgy	Col	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	08:23	-
1/26/2013	Cgy	Edm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/23/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	09:45	-
1/21/2013	Cgy	Ana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/20/2013	Cgy	SJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	07:49	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Calgary	NHL	36	4	4	8	-2	22	0	1	2	7:59	31	0.22
2011-12	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Nashville	NHL	2	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	9:48	2	0.00
	Milwaukee	AHL	36	3	3	6	-3	30	1	0	-	-	58	0.17
2009-10	Boston	NHL	77	5	9	14	-7	53	0	1	2	12:49	110	0.18
2008-09	Dallas	NHL	20	1	1	2	-1	15	0	0	0	10:25	25	0.10
	Montreal	NHL	42	6	4	10	-5	27	0	0	1	10:51	65	0.24
	Total Mtl/Dal	NHL	62	7	5	12	-6	42	0	0	1	10:43	90	0.19
2007-08	Montreal	NHL	44	3	5	8	0	48	0	0	0	11:38	67	0.18
2006-07	Montreal	NHL	52	5	5	10	-6	46	0	0	0	11:54	64	0.19
2005-06	Montreal	NHL	76	11	12	23	9	113	1	2	2	14:18	134	0.30
2004-05	Hamilton	AHL	21	10	3	13	6	20	0	2	1	-	51	0.62
2003-04	Montreal	NHL	52	10	5	15	6	41	0	1	1	12:32	91	0.29
2002-03	Calgary	NHL	50	3	1	4	-7	51	0	0	1	9:13	59	0.08
2001-02	Calgary	NHL	51	7	5	12	-3	79	1	0	0	9:25	65	0.24
2000-01	Calgary	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	6:04	3	0.00
	Saint John	AHL	58	14	14	28	16	109	4	0	2	-	116	0.48
1999-00	Calgary	NHL	13	1	1	2	-3	18	0	0	0	7:13	3	0.15
	Saint John	AHL	47	13	12	25	10	99	1	1	1	-	69	0.53
1998-99	Saint John	AHL	73	11	9	20	-16	156	3	0	1	-	107	0.27
1997-98	Calgary	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	-	2	0.00
	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	35	18	17	35	10	73	4	0	1	-	-	1.00
	Canada	WJC	7	0	0	0	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
1996-97	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	58	13	33	46	13	229	2	0	1	-	-	0.79
1995-96	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	64	13	23	36	-	218	-	-	-	-	-	0.56
1994-95	Cap-de-la-Madelaine	QAAA	35	9	15	24	-	48	-	-	-	-	-	0.69
1993-94	Cap-de-la-Madelaine	QAAA	8	0	1	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.13
NHL	Total	NHL	524	56	52	108	-21	561	2	5	9	-	721	0.21
AHL	Total	AHL	235	51	41	92	13	414	9	3	-	-	401	0.39
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	157	44	73	117	-	520	-	-	-	-	-	0.75
QAAA	Total	QAAA	43	9	16	25	-	54	-	-	-	-	-	0.58
WJC	Total	WJC	7	0	0	0	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.00

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Nashville	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Milwaukee	AHL	13	3	4	7	2	12	0	1	-	-	30	0.54
2009-10	Boston	NHL	13	1	0	1	-7	10	0	0	0	11:57	12	0.08
2008-09	Dallas	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Montreal	NHL	12	0	3	3	1	8	0	0	0	-	21	0.25
2006-07	Montreal	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Montreal	NHL	2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	13:41	6	0.00
2004-05	Hamilton	AHL	4	0	2	2	-3	8	0	0	0	-	9	0.50
2003-04	Montreal	NHL	9	0	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	-	9	0.11
2002-03	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2001-02	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2000-01	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Saint John	AHL	19	10	7	17	2	18	5	0	2	-	48	0.89
1999-00	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Saint John	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1998-99	Saint John	AHL	7	2	0	2	-1	18	0	0	1	-	11	0.29
1997-98	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	15	2	12	14	-	34	0	0	0	-	-	0.93
1996-97	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	10	0	3	3	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	0.30
1995-96	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	13	1	3	4	-	33	-	-	-	-	-	0.31
1994-95	Cap-de-la-Madelaine	QAAA	3	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
1993-94	Cap-de-la-Madelaine	QAAA	2	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
NHL	Total	NHL	36	1	4	5	-7	30	0	0	0	-	48	0.14
AHL	Total	AHL	43	15	13	28	0	56	5	1	-	-	98	0.65
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	38	3	18	21	-	75	-	-	-	-	-	0.55
QAAA	Total	QAAA	5	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE
Goals	2	vs. Det	Apr 17
Assists	1	4 times-last:at Col	last:Apr 8
Points	2	vs. Det	Apr 17
Penalty Minutes	5	4 times-last:vs. Edm	last:Apr 3
Plus/Minus	2	2 times-last:at Col	last:Apr 8
Power Play Goals	0	36 times-last:vs. Det	last:Apr 17
Power Play Points	0	36 times-last:vs. Det	last:Apr 17
Shorthanded Goals	1	vs. Det	Apr 17
Shorthanded Points	1	vs. Det	Apr 17
Shots	5	at Edm	Apr 1

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	77	2009-10 (Bos)
Goals	11	2005-06 (Mtl)
Assists	12	2005-06 (Mtl)
Points	23	2005-06 (Mtl)
Penalty Minutes	113	2005-06 (Mtl)
Plus/Minus	+9	2005-06 (Mtl)
Power Play Goals	1	2 times-last: 2005-06 (Mtl)
Shorthanded Goals	2	2005-06 (Mtl)
Shots	134	2005-06 (Mtl)

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