Steve Alley | |
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Position | Left Wing |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
Teams | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) Hartford Whalers (NHL) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Anoka, MN, USA | December 29, 1953,
NHL Draft | 141st overall, 1973 Chicago Blackhawks |
WHA Draft | 90th overall, 1973 New England Whalers |
Pro Career | 1977 – 1981 |
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