Steve Alley

Steven James "The Cat" Alley (born December 29, 1953 in Anoka, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 105 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls and Cincinnati Stingers between 1976 and 1979. He became the property of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League after the Bulls folded in 1979, and made a further 15 NHL appearances in 1979–1981 before retiring from pro hockey.

Before turning professional, Alley was a member of the US national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1974, 1975 and 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship teams. He played for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973–75, and 1976–77. Alley completed his college career by scoring the game winning goal (23 seconds into overtime) in Wisconsin's 6-5 win over Michigan in the 1977 NCAA Division I Championship game.

Career statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1972-73 U. of Wisconsin             NCAA   40    8   15   23   12  --  --  --  --  -- 1973-74 U. of Wisconsin             NCAA    0    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1974-75 U. of Wisconsin             NCAA   38   23   25   48   84  --  --  --  --  -- 1975-76 U.S. Olympic Team           Intl   64   29   33   62   67  --  --  --  --  -- 1976-77 U. of Wisconsin             NCAA   45   32   31   63   50  --  --  --  --  -- 1977-78 Springfield Indians         AHL     1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1977-78 Birmingham Bulls            WHA    27    8   12   20   11   5   1   0   1   5 1977-78 Hampton Gulls               AHL    30    6    3    9   27  --  --  --  --  -- 1978-79 Birmingham Bulls            WHA    78   17   24   41   36  --  --  --  --  -- 1979-80 Cincinnati Stingers         CHL    10    3    6    9   12  --  --  --  --  -- 1979-80 Hartford Whalers            NHL     7    1    1    2    0   3   0   1   1   0 1979-80 Springfield Indians         AHL    59   25   28   53   46  --  --  --  --  -- 1980-81 Binghamton Whalers          AHL    69   26   32   58   34   6   3   1   4   9 1980-81 Hartford Whalers            NHL     8    2    2    4   11  --  --  --  --  -- --        WHA Totals                        105   25   36   61   47   5   1   0   1   5 NHL Totals                        15    3    3    6   11   3   0   1   1   0