Steve Black

For other people named Steven Black, see Steven Black (disambiguation).

Steve Black
Born	(1927-03-31)March 31, 1927 Fort William, ON, CAN
Died	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1946–1954

Stephen Black (March 31, 1927 – June 12, 2008) was a professional ice hockey player from Thunder Bay, Ontario in the NHL.

Junior career

Steve Black played five years for the Port Arthur Flyers of the TBJHL making two trips to the Memorial Cup Tournament before joining the PCHL.

Professional career

In 1946 Black joined the Oakland Seals of the PCHL and showed enough talent to move up to the AHL the following season. After two years in the minors, he finally cracked the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. The 1950 Wings were already deep in offensive talent with established players such as Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay and Sid Abel, so Black was told to concentrate on the defensive aspect of the game. As his defensive skills increased, his overall game improved, and was picked to play in the 1950 NHL All Star Game. The highlight of his career came that spring when he won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings. He started the 1951 season with Detroit before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks. He would play 39 games for Chicago that season which would also be his last in the NHL. He played in the minor leagues for three more seasons before retiring from hockey in 1954.

Awards and achievements

• 1950 Stanley Cup Championship (Detroit)
• 1950 NHL All Star (Detroit)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946–47	Oakland Oaks	PCHL		60	43	36	79	79
1947–48	St. Louis Flyers	AHL		58	11	18	29	29		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	St. Louis Flyers	AHL		62	24	47	71	59		7	0	5	5	12
1949–50	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	7	14	21	53		13	0	0	0	13
1950–51	Milwaukee Sea Gulls	USHL		9	4	6	10	11		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		8	1	2	3	13		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		39	4	6	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	St. Louis Flyers	AHL		37	9	21	30	34		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		45	21	16	37	61		5	4	3	7	2
1953–54	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		43	21	33	54	29		18	2	4	6	6
NHL totals				113	11	20	31	77		13	0	0	0	13

Trivia

With the Detroit Red Wings, Black wore the #19 jersey which would decades later be worn by Steve Yzerman. Black wore the #17 jersey with the Chicago Black Hawks.

External links

• Steve Black's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Steve Black's Day with the Stanley Cup