Steve Passmore

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Thunder Bay, Ontario, January 29, 1973.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 5'9"
WEIGHT: 165 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 29 (Norfolk, San Antonio), 37 (Chicago), 38 (Edmonton), 31 (Los Angeles)
CATCHES: Left
LAST JUNIOR TEAM: Kamloops Blazers WHL.
STYLE:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Outstanding prospect has mystery ailment that causes body to cramp up." (Dan Barnes, The Hockey News Future Watch 1995)

"The 5-foot-9, 165-pound goalie is the only member of the Oilers' top 10 prospects not drafted by the Oilers. Passmore has resurrected his career after missing all but two games in the 1995-96 season due to a recurring muscle cramping condition. When he and fellow prospect J.F. Labbe didn't beat Bob Essensa for the job backing Curtis Joseph, Passmore was sent to Hamilton and later San Antonio. Passmore struggled, but by February he was back in Hamilton and playing well." (Dan Barnes, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"Top goalie in minors hadn't had NHL shot until recent stint with Oilers." (Rob Tychkowski, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"At age 25, the diminutive goalie finally made his NHL debut in 1998-99. Despite being saddled with a brutal surname for a goalkeeper, Passmore looks capable of being a capable backup performer. The 5-9, 165 pounder may never be able to be the main man because of his lack of durability. However, Passmore has elastic qualities which make his reaction-style effective. Passmore will be a solid No. 2 goalkeeper for years to come, barrind an unforeseen training camp collapse." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 154)

"Passmore's quickness and agility are his strongest assets. He's able to make the first save but has had a difficulty handling rebounds at the NHL level. If either Stephane Fiset or Jamie Storr goes down because of injury, or if a trade involving either one is eventually consummated, Passmore should step in as the understudy." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 203)

"The Blackhawks dealt Passmore to Los Angeles last season in order to give him more playing time at the NHL level. However, they quickly realized they had nobody better and repatriated the likable netminder. Unfortunately for his career, Passmore had been handed a golden opportunity to be the Kings' No. 1 goalie and failed. The 5-9 165-pounder is a quick, acrobatic goaltender that can come in and steal a few victories in the short term. As such, he's the ideal backup." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 147)

"Passmore returned to Chicago last year and pushed No. 1 netminder Jocelyn Thibault for the starting job late in the season. He appeared in three playoff games against St. Louis and has earned some support to be the main man within the Chicago heirarchy. However, the diminutive yet combatative goalkeeper is prone to bad periods, bad goals and even stretches of bad hockey. As a result, the jury is still out as to whether he can step into the No. 1 role. While goalies of Passmore's ilk have made it big later on in their careers, the 29-year-old is more likely to remain a quality backup at the NHL level." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 141)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Quebec Nordiques in ninth round (tenth Nordiques pick, 196th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 20, 1992.
Traded by Nordiques to Edmonton Oilers for D Brad Werenka, March 21, 1994.
Signed as free agent by Chicago Blackhawks, July 7, 1999.
Traded by Blackhawks to Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-round choice (Olli Malmivaara) in 2000 entry draft, May 1, 2000.
Traded by Kings to Chicago Blackhawks for an eighth-round selection in 2001 draft, February 28, 2001.
Re-signed by Blackhawks, July 2, 2002.
Sgined with Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Liga), August 30, 2004.
Signed as free agent by Phoenix Coyotes, August 19, 2005.
Loaned to HIFK Helsinki (SM-Liiga), November 9, 2005.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Western Hockey League (West) All-Star First Team, 1992-93.
Named to Western Hockey League (West) All-Star First Team, 1993-94.
Named American Hockey League Player of the Week (3-0-0, 1.00 GAA), February 23, 1997.
Winner, Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award, 1996-97.
Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1998-99.

INJURIES:

Suffered hip injury; missed final twenty-four games of season, April 4, 2004.

PENALTY SHOTS:

DID YOU KNOW?

Steve has suffered from heavy-metal poisoning in the past; according to him, his levels of copper, arsenic, magnesium and antimony were "off the charts". This caused severe muscle cramping, and threatened his career, until he was cured.
Steve's favourite goaltenders as a kid were Ken Dryden and Mike Palmateer. In fact, Steve wears the number 29 because both Dryden and Palmateer did.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS     3STARS
88-89 West Island Deltas BCAHA   
      Tri-City Americans WHL       1     60   0   1   0          6   6.00                    0   0   0     0
89-90 West Island Deltas BCAHA    
      Tri-City Americans WHL       4    215                     17   4.74                    0   0   0     0
90-91 Victoria Cougars WHL        35   1838   3  25   1        190   6.20                    0   0   1    36
91-92 Victoria Cougars WHL        71   4228  15  50   7        347   4.92                    0   0   2    92
92-93 Victoria Cougars WHL        43   2402  14  24   2        150   3.75                    1   0   2    26
      Kamloops Blazers WHL        25   1479  19   6   0         69   2.80                    1   0   1    13
93-94 Kamloops Blazers WHL        36   1927  22   9   2         88   2.74                    1   0   4    26
      Kamloops Blazers MEM CUP     4    240   4   0   0          8   2.00                    1
94-95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL      25   1455   8  13   3         93   3.84     844   .890     0   0   4    14    34.80  947.82
95-96 Cape Breton Oilers AHL       2     90   1   0   0          2   1.33      55   .964     0   0   0     2    36.67 1024.75
96-97 Raleigh Icecaps ECHL         2    118   1   1   0         13   6.61      75   .827     0   0   0     2    38.14  890.23
      Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       27   1568  12  12   3         70   2.68     707   .901     1   0   3    34    27.05  946.08
97-98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       27   1656  11  10   6         87   3.15     868   .900     2   0   1    26    31.45  952.19
      San Antonio Dragons IHL     14    737   3   8   2         56   4.56     459   .878     0   0   0     6    37.37  940.28
98-99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       54   3148  24  21   7        117   2.23    1656   .929     4   0   4    16    31.56  981.95
      Edmonton Oilers NHL          6    362   1   4   1         17   2.82     183   .907     0   0   1     2    30.33  957.66
99-00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL      24   1388   7  12   3         63   2.72     654   .904     1   0   0     9    28.27  950.79
      Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL    2    120   1   0   1          3   1.50      52   .942     1   0   0     0    26.00  985.64
00-01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL     6    334   2   4   0         24   4.32     158   .848     0   0   0     2    28.38  895.41
      Los Angeles Kings NHL       14    718   3   8   1         37   3.09     310   .881     1   0   0     0    25.91  923.82
      Chicago Wolves IHL           6    340   2   2   2         22   3.88     209   .895     0   0   0     0    36.88  956.21
      Chicago Blackhawks NHL       6    340   0   4   1         14   2.47     147   .905     0   0   0     4    25.94  948.00   0-0-0  (0)
01-02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL      23   1142   8   5   4         43   2.26     446   .904     0   0   1     2    23.43  942.64
      Norfolk Admirals AHL         2    120   2   0   0          6   3.00      71   .915     0   0   0     0    35.50  974.66
02-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL      11    617   2   5   2         38   3.70     284   .866     0   0   0     4
      Norfolk Admirals AHL        14    831   4   7   2         33   2.38     351   .906     2   0   0     2
03-04 Norfolk Admirals AHL        15    889   3  10   2         39   2.63     388   .899     2   0   0     2
      Chicago Blackhawks NHL       9    478   2   6   0         23   2.89     221   .896     0   0   0     0
04-05 Mannheim Eagles GERMANY     21   1110                     48   2.59     571   .916     2   0   0    16
05-06 San Antonio Rampage AHL     11    621   4   6       0     37   3.58     332   .889     0   0   0     6
      Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    15    831   5   8   0         50   3.61     460   .891     1   0   0     2
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS               93   5045  23  44  12        235   2.79    2245  0.895     2   0   2    21

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
92-93 Kamloops Blazers WHL         7    401   4   2   22   3.29                    1
93-94 Kamloops Blazers WHL        18   1099  11   7   60   3.28                    0
96-97 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       22   1325  12  10   61   2.76                    2   0   1    12
97-98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL        3    133   0   2   14   6.32                    0   0   0     0
98-99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       11    680   5   6   31   2.74                    0   0   0     0
01-02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL       3    138   0   2    6   2.61      62   .903     0   0   0     0    26.96  948.15
04-05 Mannheim Eagles GERMANY     14                                                   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON             3    138   0   2    6   2.61      62  0.903     0   0   0     0    26.96  948.15

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Traded by Nordiques to Edmonton Oilers.
02/24/99: L (60m, 22/24) 1-2 defeat vs. Anaheim (Roussel).
02/27/99: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie vs. Carolina (Irbe).
03/03/99: W (60m, 29/32) 5-3 victory at Buffalo (Roloson, Biron).
03/06/99: L (60m, 32/36) 3-4 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
03/14/99: L (60m, 17/19) 1-3 defeat at Nashville (Dunham).
03/17/99: L (60m, 32/36) 1-4 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
Signed as free agent by Chicago Blackhawks.
10/04/99: - (28m09s, 26/29) 1-7 defeat at San Jose (Shields, Vernon) [Replaced Thibault].
10/10/99: T (60m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie vs. Nashville (Vokoun).
10/29/99: W (60m, 37/39) 4-2 victory at Detroit (Osgood).
11/04/99: L (43m32s, 12/14) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Buffalo (Biron) [Replaced Thibault].
11/05/99: W (60m, 17/18) 3-1 victory at Nashville (Dunham).
11/07/99: L (60m, 20/23) 1-3 defeat vs. NY Rangers (McLean).
11/10/99: - (50m16s, 17/18) 2-4 defeat vs. Nashville (Dunham) [Replaced Thibault].
11/12/99: W (60m, 24/24) 5-0 victory vs. NY Islanders (Potvin, Flaherty, Potvin, Flaherty).
11/14/99: L (60m, 15/21) 3-6 defeat vs. Edmonton (Salo).
11/16/99: L (60m, 18/21) 2-3 defeat at Los Angeles (Storr).
11/30/99: L (60m, 33/35) 1-2 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime).
12/03/99: L (59m, 20/26) 4-7 defeat vs. Detroit (Wregget).
12/06/99: W (60m, 24/25) 5-1 victory vs. Edmonton (Salo, Ranford).
12/09/99: L (60m, 28/32) 0-4 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/10/99: L (60m, 27/29) 1-2 defeat at Buffalo (Biron).
12/31/99: T (65m, 46/50) 4-4 OT tie at Detroit (Wregget).
01/13/00: W (60m, 38/41) 5-3 victory at Detroit (Wregget, Osgood).
02/16/00: L (59m, 29/32) 1-4 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Storr).
02/23/00: L (59m, 19/22) 2-4 defeat vs. Nashville (Dunham).
03/03/00: W (60m, 25/26) 5-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Bierk, Cloutier, Bierk).
03/07/00: L (60m, 23/26) 1-3 defeat at Nashville (Dunham).
03/27/00: L (59m, 30/32) 1-3 defeat at Colorado (Roy).
04/01/00: T (65m, 17/19) 2-2 OT tie at NY Islanders (Weekes).
04/07/00: W (63m35s, 24/27) 4-3 OT victory at St. Louis (McLennan).
Traded to Los Angeles Kings.
10/13/00: W (60m, 18/18) 5-0 victory vs. Boston (Dafoe, Raycroft).
10/15/00: L (30m43s, 8/10) 5-6 defeat vs. Phoenix (Burke) [Replaced Storr].
10/17/00: T (65m, 34/35) 1-1 OT tie at Nashville (Dunham).
10/19/00: L (60m, 23/30) 1-7 defeat at St. Louis (Turek).
12/26/00: L (58m35s, 30/32) 1-2 defeat vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
12/28/00: W (60m, 33/35) 5-2 victory at St. Louis (Turek).
12/29/00: W (59m53s, 20/21) 4-1 victory at Dallas (Belfour).
12/31/00: L (60m, 22/24) 1-2 defeat at Detroit (Osgood).
01/02/01: L (60m, 28/34) 2-6 defeat at Colorado (Roy).
01/04/01: L (58m54s, 15/19) 3-4 defeat vs. Florida (Kidd).
01/16/01: - (31m46s, 10/15) 7-6 OT victory at Ottawa (Lalime) [Replaced by Storr].
02/10/01: - (19m17s, 1/1) 3-4 defeat vs. Washington (Kolzig) [Replaced Storr].
02/12/01: L (36m30s, 11/13) 3-6 defeat vs. Edmonton (Salo) [Replaced Storr].
02/14/01: L (59m35s, 20/23) 2-4 defeat at Dallas (Belfour).
Traded by Kings to Chicago Blackhawks.
03/10/01: T (64m53s, 23/25) 2-2 OT tie at Los Angeles (Potvin).
03/24/01: - (34m10s, 14/14) 1-5 defeat at St. Louis (Turek) [Replaced Thibault].
03/25/01: L (60m, 24/27) 1-3 defeat vs. Calgary (Brathwaite).
04/02/01: L (59m37s, 32/36) 3-4 defeat at New Jersey (Vanbiesbrouck).
04/06/01: L (58m39s, 16/17) 0-1 defeat vs. Toronto (Joseph).
04/08/01: L (62m37s, 24/28) 3-4 OT defeat at Columbus (Tugnutt).
10/12/01: L (33m19s, 5/6) 4-6 defeat at Minnesota (Roloson) [Replaced Thibault].
11/02/01: - (20m33s, 16/18) 2-5 defeat at Anaheim (Giguere) [Replaced by Thibault].
11/16/01: - (20m, 7/9) 1-7 defeat at Edmonton (Salo) [Replaced Thibault].
11/25/01: T (64m53s, 17/21) 4-4 OT tie at Detroit (Hasek).
12/09/01: - (19m33s, 5/5) 2-5 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Storr) [Replaced Thibault].
12/12/01: T (64m58s, 26/28) 2-2 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Brathwaite).
12/15/01: L (59m57s, 25/30) 2-5 defeat at Nashville (Dunham).
12/23/01: - (30m18s, 7/8) 0-5 defeat vs. Detroit (Hasek) [Replaced Thibault].
12/27/01: W (60m, 23/24) 3-1 victory vs. Colorado (Aebischer).
01/10/02: W (60m, 20/21) 2-1 victory vs. Columbus (Tugnutt).
02/09/02: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory at Colorado (Roy).
02/13/02: W (38m09s, 10/11) 5-4 victory vs. Florida (Kidd, Luongo, Kidd) [Replaced Thibault].
02/26/02: - (19m06s, 3/3) 4-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Cechmanek) [Replaced Thibault].
03/03/02: W (60m, 16/17) 2-1 victory vs. Anaheim (Giguere).
03/05/02: L (61m36s, 15/17) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Carolina (Barrasso).
03/16/02: T (64m28s, 24/26) 2-2 OT tie at San Jose (Kiprusoff).
03/20/02: - (37m26s, 13/14) 1-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Thibault].
03/24/02: W (63m34s, 28/31) 4-3 OT victory vs. St. Louis (Johnson).
03/27/02: W (60m, 16/17) 4-1 victory vs. Nashville (Dunham).
03/29/02: W (60m, 15/16) 3-1 victory at Minnesota (Fernandez).
04/05/02: L (60m, 35/40) 1-5 defeat at St. Louis (Johnson).
04/10/02: T (65m, 37/40) 3-3 OT tie at Detroit (Hasek).
04/12/02: L (59m23s, 19/21) 1-3 defeat at Dallas (Turco).
04/21/02: - (20m00s, 6/6) 0-4 defeat vs. St. Louis (Johnson) [Replaced Thibault].
04/23/02: L (58m57s, 24/25) 0-1 defeat vs. St. Louis (Johnson).
04/25/02: L (58m41s, 26/31) 3-5 defeat at St. Louis (Johnson).
10/26/02: T (64m57s, 25/28) 3-3 OT tie at Carolina (Weekes).
11/02/02: L (60m, 36/41) 1-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
11/20/02: L (59m49s, 30/35) 3-5 defeat at Vancouver (Cloutier).
02/06/03: T (65m, 25/27) 2-2 OT tie at Calgary (McLennan).
02/15/03: W (60m, 30/31) 7-1 victory at Columbus (Denis, Labbe).
02/23/03: L (60m, 17/20) 0-3 defeat vs. Dallas (Tugnutt).
03/05/03: L (60m, 21/28) 4-7 defeat at Dallas (Tugnutt).
03/22/03: - (29m20s, 3/6) 1-8 defeat at Colorado (Roy, Aebischer) [Replaced Andersson].
03/25/03: - (36m15s, 8/12) 2-9 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Snow) [Replaced Andersson].
03/27/03: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory vs. Nashville (Vokoun).
03/28/03: L (61m14s, 29/33) 3-4 OT defeat at Minnesota (Roloson).
12/12/03: L (59m03s, 25/26) 0-1 defeat at Dallas (Turco).
12/19/03: L (58m52s, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at Detroit (Legace).
12/29/03: L (58m27s, 20/21) 0-1 defeat at Pittsburgh (Caron).
01/02/04: W (60m, 31/32) 2-1 victory vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
01/04/04: L (58m48s, 17/21) 3-4 defeat vs. Edmonton (Salo).
01/12/04: L (33m58s, 14/16) 4-7 defeat at St. Louis (Osgood, Divis) [Replaced Leighton].
01/14/04: L (58m59s, 30/34) 2-4 defeat at Detroit (Legace).
01/30/04: W (59m52s, 30/33) 5-3 victory at Calgary (Turek).
02/01/04: - (30m17s, 8/12) 4-6 defeat at Montreal (Theodore) [Replaced by Anderson].

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Began 2003-04 season with Norfolk Admirals
10/08/03: W (60m, 28/31) 6-3 victory at Wilkes-Barre (Brochu, Chiodo).
10/12/03: L (59m44s, 27/29) 0-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Little).
10/17/03: T (64m47s, 19/22) 3-3 OT tie vs. Albany (Clemmensen).
10/22/03: L (60m, 23/29) 1-6 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Aubin).
10/26/03: L (59m22s, 22/24) 0-2 defeat at Hershey (Lawson).
11/02/03: L (60m, 27/32) 0-5 defeat at Manchester (Hauser).
11/09/03: T (65m, 32/34) 2-2 OT tie at Hershey (Budaj).
11/11/03: L (60m34s, 22/24) 1-2 OT defeat at Bridgeport (Kochan).
11/13/03: L (59m07s, 13/15) 1-2 defeat vs. Hershey (Lawson).
11/15/03: L (40m, 11/16) 3-6 defeat vs. Hershey (Budaj) [Replaced by Sanger].
11/21/03: L (61m21s, 17/19) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Portland (Ouellet).
11/28/03: W (60m, 29/29) 1-0 victory vs. Hershey (Lawson).
11/29/03: L (59m27s, 36/38) 1-2 defeat at Hershey (Budaj).
12/05/03: W (60m, 29/29) 2-0 victory at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
12/06/03: L (59m36s, 14/17) 2-3 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Little).
Assigned to San Antonio Rampage, October 2005.
10/07/05: L (58m31s, 40/46) 5-6 defeat at Houston (Harding).
10/08/05: W (60m, 24/26) 3-2 victory vs. Houston (Harding).
10/12/05: W (60m, 20/22) 3-2 victory vs. Chicago (Berkhoel).
10/14/05: W (60m, 32/33) 2-1 victory vs. Chicago (Naumenko).
10/15/05: L (58m24s, 34/35) 0-2 defeat at Omaha (McElhinney).
10/19/05: L (60m, 22/28) 3-6 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (Osgood).
10/21/05: W (65m, 28/31) 4-3 SO victory (4/5) vs. Manchester (Hauser).
10/26/05: L (60m, 24/29) 2-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Naumenko).
10/28/05: L (60m, 31/36) 1-5 defeat vs. Peoria (Bacashihua).
10/29/05: L (60m, 27/33) 0-6 defeat vs. Peoria (Bacashihua).
11/02/05: - (18m40s, 13/13) 0-2 defeat vs. Manitoba (Flaherty) [Replaced Boucher].

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