Steven James (Steve) Janaszak

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: St. Paul, Minnesota, January 7, 1957.

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HEIGHT: 6'1".

WEIGHT: 210 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 30 (Minnesota), 31 (Colorado)

CATCHES: Left. Most sources claim that Steve caught righthanded, but I've verified this in photographs.

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• Signed as free agent by Minnesota North Stars, March 1980.
• Signed as free agent by Colorado Rockies, April 14, 1980.
• Traded by Colorado to Calgary Flames for future considerations, September 18, 1982.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship All-Tournament Team, 1979.
• Named National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player, 1979.
• Member of gold medal-winning United States Olympic Team, 1980.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• In prep school, Steve earned a total of ten letters in football, hockey, golf and soccer.
• Steve majored in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
• In the 1979 NCAA National Championship game, Steve made thirty-four saves as the University of Minnesota defeated the Univeristy of North Dakota by a 4-3 count.
• In the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, Steve was the only player on any team that didn't play a single second of any game. "Yeah, a lot of people don't even know I was there, which is just fine," Janaszak admits now. "That's what I tell people. I had the best seat in the house there, timing the shifts for [head coach] Herb [Brooks]. And making sure I don't spill my tea." (Jim Huber, SI.com)

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
74-75 Hill-Murray Pioneers HS      
75-76 University of Minnesota WCHA   4    240   1   2   0    21   5.25                    0
76-77 University of Minnesota WCHA  17   1100   6   9   2    86   4.69                    0
77-78 University of Minnesota WCHA  28   1653  14  10   2   106   3.85                    3
78-79 University of Minnesota WCHA  41   2428  29  11   1   131   3.23                    1
79-80 United Sates NATIONAL         17    894                47   3.15                    2   0   1     0
      United States OLYMPIC         SPARE GOALTENDER
      Minnesota North Stars NHL      1     60   0   0   1     2   2.00                    0   0   0     0
      Oklahoma City Stars CHL        1     60   1   0   0     2   2.00      24   .917     0   0   0     0
      Tulsa Oilers CHL               1     59   0   1   0     6   6.10      28   .786     0   0   0     0
      Baltimore Clippers EHL         4    219                19   5.21                    0   0   0     0
80-81 Fort Worth Texans CHL          6    357   0   6   0    26   4.37     185   .859     0   0   0     0
      Fort Wayne Komets IHL         42   2196               130   3.55                    0   0   3     2
81-82 Fort Worth Texans CHL         37   1962   8  24   0   152   4.65    1092   .861     2   0   0    30
      Colorado Rockies NHL           2    100   0   1   0    13   7.80                    0   0   0     0
      United States WORLD            3    180                17   5.66                    
82-83 Wichita Wind CHL              35   1996  13  18   1   147   4.42    1071   .861     0   0   2     4
TWO (2) NHL SEASONS                  3    160   0   1   1    15   5.63                    0   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
80-81 Fort Wayne Komets IHL          3    104            7   4.04                    0

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