Steve Downie
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Steve Downie (born April 3, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins and Arizona Coyotes, with the Flyers having drafted him in the first round, 29th overall, in 2005.
Playing career
Downie grew up in Holland, Ontario, the younger son of Anne and the late John Downie. Greg, his brother, attended Sacred Heart High School in Newmarket, and he has one sibling. He played minor ice hockey for the York-Simcoe Express AAA affiliate of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), and he represented them in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. In April 2002, Downie led his Express Bantam team to the All-Ontario AAA Championship. In 2004, St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Windsor, Ontario, was a graduate of St. Joseph's Catholic High School. In the 2003 OHL Priority Selection, he was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Windsor Spitfires.
In the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Downie was selected in the first round, 29th overall. Downie was suspended for five games early in the 2005-06 OHL season for an on-ice altercation with teammate Akim Aliu. Downie crossed-checked Aliu in the chest without warning, knocking out seven of his teeth, then going to face his younger teammate. The incident resulted from 16-year-old Aliu's refusal to take part in a hazing incident, in which he would have been forced to stand naked in a crowded bus bathroom with other rookies. Downie's five games and Aliu for one, as well as Downie's, were told to undergo clinical advice. Moe Mantha Jr., the OHL's head coach, was suspended and later fired by the staff, and the OHL fined the squad $35,000 by the OHL. Downie left the team after demanding a trade, and was eventually traded to the Peterborough Petes in exchange for Peter Aston. Aliu will write an opinion piece titled "Hockey Is Not For Everyone" in 2020. Aliu described other hazing incidents leading to the attack, including Downie as a "racially motivated individual" and then remarking, "He looked at me and noticed a black boy with a strange accent and didn't like me because of it." "I was attacked because of the color of my skin."
Brent Sutter was appointed to the Canadian junior team for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Vancouver. He made a name for himself in the tournament by scoring two goals and four assists in six games while also being selected to the all-tournament squad.
The Philadelphia Flyers revealed on May 30, 2006, that they had agreed to a three-year entry-level deal. In a Flyers press release, Downie said, "It is incredible." "One of the goals I had set at the start of the year was to join the Flyers," I said, and I am just grateful for this opportunity. I'm a gritty, physical player, but I'm also an offensive player."
The team returned Downie to Peterborough after attending the Flyers' training camp and playing in numerous pre-season games. In December 2006, Downie returned to the international stage for the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Leksand and Mora, Sweden. Canada defeated Russia 4–2 on January 5, 2007, winning the gold medal for the first time on European ice since 1997. Downie was involved in OHL trade rumors throughout the entire tournament, but not in the entirety. Downie was actually traded to the Kitchener Rangers in exchange for Yves Bastien, the Rangers' second-round pick in the 2007 and 2008 OHL Priority Selections, as well as the 2007 second-round pick of the Brampton Battalion.
Downie's professional career got off to a rocky start in his first full season as a coach for the Ottawa Senators on September 25, 2007. He was involved in an incident in which he checked unsuspecting left winger Dean McAmmond into the boards, but his feet were off the ice. Downie was suspended by the NHL for 20 games three days later for intentional head injury to McAmmond, owing to the severity of McAmmond's injury and leaving his skates on the ground when the club was struck. It is the fifth time the league has had a suspension. The Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers' AHL (AHL) affiliate, received Downie a day after the NHL suspension was revealed. Downie was deemed automatically ineligible to play under AHL rules (as the AHL recognizes NHL suspensions). Downie's AHL President David Andrews was suspended for the first month of the AHL season as a result of McAmmond's injury.
Downie made his NHL debut with the Flyers on December 5, 2007, against the Minnesota Wild, after serving his suspension in the AHL. He scored his first NHL goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs' Andrew Raycroft on January 5, 2008. Downie and Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake collided during the game. Although the linesmen were trying to keep them apart, Downie got his left arm loose and sucker-punched Blake in the left eye, while Blake's hands and fingers were already tied up by the other linesman. Downie was hip-checked by Rangers defenceman Fedor Tyutin during a game against the New York Rangers on February 9, 2008, and his skate hit linesman Pat Dapuzzo in the face. Dapuzzo needed 60 stitches to reattach his nose, sustained ten facial fractures, and was forced to retire as a result. Downie defeated Petr Skora in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 13, 2008, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3–1 lead. When Downie struck Skora, he did not have the puck.
Downie made the Flyers' rookie roster in 2008–09 before being moved to the Phantoms later in the season. Downie and Steve Eminger were traded by the Flyers to the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 7, 2008, in exchange for defenceman Matt Carle. Downie was immediately assigned to the Norfolk Admirals, Tampa Bay's AHL affiliate, before being recalled and made his Lightning debut against the Minnesota Wild on November 28, 2008. Downie continued to divide the season between Norfolk and Tampa Bay, and his reputation for unnecessary aggressive conduct was enhanced on February 28, 2009, after he slashed a linesman, Mike Hamilton, in the shin after he was suspended for physical abuse of an official. The penalty was suspended on automatic 20-game suspension, which was Downie's second lengthy suspension under AHL regulations. In the NHL regular season finale game for the Lightning, he will make his return later this season.
Downie spent his first full season in the NHL in 2009–2010, with the intention of reducing his on-ice aggression positively, while still under the influence of former agitator and then-Lightning Head Coach Rick Tocchet. In 2002, Downie made his first appearance since Theoren Fleury, scoring 20 goals and more than 200 penalty minutes in a single season.
Downie was suspended in March 2010 for a blow to Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. Colin Campbell, the League discipliner, told him it was a "dangerous play," Downie said. Downie scored 46 points in 79 games during his first full season. He was then selected to represent Team Canada in the 2010 World Championships following a fruitful NHL season.
Downie re-signed with the Lightning on a two-year deal worth $3.7 million before the 2011–11 season began on August 25, 2010. Downie's versatility and watching game helped bring 32 points in 57 games, while others did not finish with 171 penalty minutes to place tenth in the League, with Brandon Johnson's defiance in 32 games. Downie led the team in plus-minus rating and finished fourth in team scoring with 14 points in 2011, when the Lightning ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Bruins, the eventual Stanley Cup champions.
Downie appeared in his 200th NHL game against the Washington Capitals on October 10, 2011, his 200th appearance in the 2011–12 season. When he scored twice within 11 seconds against Pittsburgh on February 12, 2012, he set a Lightning franchise record for two quickest goals by an individual. Although Downie was in his final year of his contract, and with the Lightning underperforming, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey, who was traded later that same day to the Detroit Red Wings. Downie made his Avalanche debut over the Los Angeles Kings 4–1. Downie was a dynamic team player for Avalanche's first four games, with Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog. Downie continued to score 13 points in 20 games while avoiding a lingering shoulder injury as the Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2012 playoffs. He had a career-high combined 27 assists for the season before being forced to undergo off-season surgery to repair a fractured shoulder.
The Avalanche re-signed Downie to a two-year, $5.3 million deal on June 29, 2012. Downie began the 2012–13 season in perfect health, but he then suffered a season-ending knee injury while attacking Davis Drewiske of the Los Angeles Kings, who required surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee.
Downie was traded back to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Maxime Talbot on October 31, 2013, after seven points in 11 games with the Avalanche from 2013-2014.
Downie was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent on July 2, 2014, earning him a one-year, $1 million deal. Downie made himself known among the Penguins' lower checking ranks and was a good asset for his time with the Penguins in the 2014–15 season. With 238 points, he led the league in penalty minutes.
Downie decided to leave the Penguins and sign as a free agent on a one-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes at the end of his deal.