Steve Dietrich
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| Born | February 18, 1970, Kitchener, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 250 lb (114 kg) |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Bandits Rochester Knighthawks Detroit Turbos Baltimore Thunder |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 1992 – present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Chugger |
Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (b. February 18, 1970 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. He was acquired in a trade with the Rochester Knighthawks in 2001, and has also played with the Detroit Turbos and the Baltimore Thunder. Dietrich has led the Bandits to the NLL Championship game twice, in 2003 and 2006, and also won the Championship with the Knighthawks in 1997, when he was named Championship game MVP. He was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in both 2005 and 2006, and was the first goaltender to be named NLL MVP in 2006.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] National Lacrosse League
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | ||
| 1992 | Baltimore | 8 | 305 | 89 | 205 | 17.51 | 69.73% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 1994 | Detroit | 7 | 372 | 64 | 219 | 10.32 | 77.39% | 1 | 60 | 16 | 42 | 16.00 | 72.41% | ||
| 1995 | Rochester | 8 | 455 | 90 | 322 | 11.87 | 78.16% | 2 | 121 | 23 | 81 | 11.40 | 77.88% | ||
| 1996 | Rochester | 10 | 505 | 116 | 377 | 13.78 | 76.47% | 1 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 16.55 | 72.41% | ||
| 1997 | Rochester | 10 | 597 | 132 | 396 | 13.26 | 75.00% | 2 | 120 | 25 | 93 | 12.50 | 78.81% | ||
| 1998 | Rochester | 8 | 464 | 91 | 320 | 11.77 | 77.86% | 1 | 55 | 13 | 46 | 14.18 | 77.97% | ||
| 1999 | Rochester | 3 | 124 | 33 | 87 | 15.97 | 72.50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | Rochester | 3 | 98 | 25 | 52 | 15.24 | 67.53% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 2001 | Rochester | 9 | 287 | 61 | 195 | 12.74 | 76.17% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 16 | 845 | 174 | 586 | 12.35 | 77.11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 16 | 838 | 162 | 480 | 11.60 | 74.77% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 12 | 483 | 91 | 313 | 11.30 | 77.48% | 3 | 174 | 32 | 129 | 11.02 | 80.12% | ||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 16 | 749 | 137 | 511 | 10.97 | 78.86% | 1 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 19.94 | 58.33% | ||
| 2006 | Buffalo | 15 | 812 | 135 | 568 | 9.97 | 80.80% | 3 | 162 | 34 | 127 | 12.58 | 78.90% | ||
| NLL Totals | 141 | 6936 | 1400 | 4631 | 12.11 | 76.80% | 18 | 795 | 174 | 581 | 13.13 | 76.95% | |||
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by: Colin Doyle |
NLL Most Valuable Player 2006 |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
| Preceded by: Gord Nash |
NLL Goaltender of the Year 2005, 2006 |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
