Steve Payne (ice hockey)

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Steve Payne
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Payne in 1981
Born (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958 (age 65)
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 19th overall, 1978
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1978–1988

Steven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries.

Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228 goals and 238 assists for 466 points. His best season statistically was the 1979–80 season. He set career highs in goals (42), points (85), power-play goals (16), and plus minus with a +37 rating. He retired as the team's all-time highest scoring left wing as well as the all-time leading playoff scorer and lead the North Stars to their first Stanley Cup final appearance in 1981 with 17 goals + 12 assists in 19 games. In his book "Minnesota North Stars History and Memories with Lou Nanne", Nanne stated, "The best clutch goal scorer we ever had was Steve Payne. He got more big goals than anyone.".

He played in the 1980 and 1985 NHL All-Star games. He also played for Team Canada in the 1979 World Championship and the 1981 Canada Cup.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 61 21 26 47 22 19 4 14 18 5
1977–78 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 52 57 37 94 22 16 12 8 20 4
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 5 3 4 7 2
1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 70 23 17 40 29
1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 42 43 85 40 15 7 7 14 9
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 30 28 58 88 19 17 12 29 6
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 33 45 78 76 4 4 2 6 2
1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 30 39 69 53 9 3 6 9 19
1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 28 31 59 49 15 3 6 9 18
1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 29 22 51 61 9 1 2 3 6
1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 22 8 4 12 8
1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 48 4 6 10 19
1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 5 3 5 8 6
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 1 3 4 12
NHL totals 613 228 238 466 435 71 35 35 70 60

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