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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyStephaneVeilleux(VAY-oo)19LEFT WINGShoots: LeftHt: 6-0 • Wt: 189Born: 11/16/81St. Georges de Beauce, QuebecVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 17 1 2 3 -2 6ATL 2 0 0 0 -1 0BOS 2 1 0 1 0 0BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 5CGY 25 1 0 1 -12 29CAR 4 0 0 0 0 2CHI 15 4 3 7 -1 34COL 24 4 4 8 -2 8CBJ 14 1 2 3 -1 18DAL 15 0 1 1 -7 8DET 12 1 1 2 -6 11EDM 23 2 1 3 1 14FLA 2 1 0 1 0 2LA 15 0 3 3 1 11MIN – – – – – –MTL 2 1 0 1 -1 2NSH 13 3 5 8 6 4NJ 2 1 0 1 -1 0NYI 4 0 1 1 -2 2NYR 2 0 0 0 0 0OTT 2 0 1 1 0 7PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 0PHX 17 1 3 4 0 13PIT 2 1 0 1 -1 0SJ 15 2 4 6 0 2STL 12 2 3 5 0 2TB 3 0 0 0 -1 2TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0VAN 26 2 2 4 1 28WSH 4 1 1 2 1 4VEILLEUX’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Victoriaville QMJHL 65 6 13 19 – 35 – – – – –1999-00 Victoriaville QMJHL 22 1 4 5 – 17 – – – – –Val’d’Or QMJHL 50 14 28 42 – 100 – – – – –2000-01 Val’d’Or QMJHL 68 48 67 115 – 90 – – – – –2001-02 Houston AHL 77 13 22 35 5 113 0 2 3 – –2002-03 MINNESOTA NHL 38 3 2 5 -6 23 1 0 0 52 5.8Houston AHL 29 8 4 12 1 43 2 0 0 80 10.02003-04 MINNESOTA NHL 19 2 8 10 0 20 1 1 1 37 5.4Houston AHL 64 13 25 38 -11 66 3 4 2 – –2004-05 Houston AHL 59 15 24 39 5 35 7 1 1 – –2005-06 MINNESOTA NHL 71 7 9 16 -13 63 0 0 1 87 8.02006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 75 7 11 18 3 47 0 0 1 84 8.32007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 77 11 7 18 -13 61 0 0 0 136 8.1NHL/WILD TOTALS 280 30 37 67 -29 214 2 1 3 396 7.6VEILLEUX’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Victoriaville QMJHL 6 1 3 4 – 2 – – – – –2000-01 Val’D’Or QMJHL 21 15 18 33 – 42 – – – – –Val’D’Or MemCup 5 3 3 6 – 6 – – – – –2001-02 Houston AHL 14 2 4 6 – 20 0 0 0 – –2002-03 Houston AHL 23 7 11 18 7 12 1 1 1 72 10.02004-05 Houston AHL 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -2 27 0 0 0 13 0.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 11 0 0 0 -2 31 0 0 0 19 0.0CAREERHas appeared in 280 NHL contests with Minnesota and notched 30 goalsand 37 assists to go along with 214 PIM and eight multi-point games (Wildis 7-0-1 in these games)... Is set to become the eighth player in team historyto reach 300 games played with the Wild (teammate Brent Burns isright behind him with 267 games played).2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in a career-high 77 games tying his career high with 18 points(11-7=18), including a career-high 11 goals...Led team with 113 hits...Recorded 17 PIM at CGY (10/24)...Skated a career-high 22:30 at COL(10/28)...Missed two games (11/11-13) with fractured cheekbone...Talliedpair of goals at VAN (2/14) for first career two-goal contest...Tallied eighthgoal of season vs. CHI (3/4) to establish new career-high...Missed threegames with flu (3/26-30)...Picked up franchise playoff record 25 PIM inGame 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at COL (4/15).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSSet career marks in assists (11), points (18) and plus/minus (+3)...Finishedsecond on team with 89 hits...Registered career-high 11th assist inseason finale vs. STL (4/7)...Missed three games (12/23-12/27) due to noseinjury suffered at DET (12/22).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSRegistered 63 PIM to rank fifth on the team...Ranked third on the club with70 hits...Recorded three multi-point games...Posted four points (3-1=4)over a five-game span (4/4-4/11)...Scored the GWG and piled up a careerhigh27 PIM in a 19-second span in the third period of a 2-0 victory vs.CHI (4/11).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for first on team with seven PPGs, third in goals and fifth inpoints...Scored PPG vs. MIL (1/25), tying season-high four-game pointstreak (1-4=5)...Registered sixth goal in seven games, at NOR (12/30)...Scored fifth goal in as many games vs. SA (12/23)...Suffered season-endinginjury vs. GR (3/7).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for third on Houston in scoring (13-25=38)...Led the Aeros withfour SHGs. Recalled to Minnesota (2/27)...Played in each of the last 19 Wildgames to end the season...Made season debut at DAL (2/27)...Recordedfirst-ever multi-point game with a pair of assists at SJ (3/9).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSRecalled by Minnesota (10/17) and played in 38 games...Scored first careerpoint with an assist at CHI (10/24)...Scored first NHL goal against PatrickRoy at COL (10/27)...Recorded 12 points (4-8=12) in 29 contests withHouston (AHL)...Led Houston in playoff scoring with 18 points (7-11=18)in 23 games.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSRanked seventh on team in scoring and tied for first with two SHGs...Career TransactionsSelected by Minnesota in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2001 EntryDraft.PERSONALStephane Veilleux is single and resides in St-Georges de Beauce, Quebecin the offseason...Nickname is “Steph”...Enjoys playing any sport that involvesa racket and lists his hobbies as tennis, ping-pong and badminton...Most memorable hockey moments are scoring first NHL goal against PatrickRoy and winning the 2003 Calder Cup with Houston...Lists his dad as theperson who inspired his hockey career...Favorite part of Minnesota is SaintPaul and favorite Twin Cities restaurant is Kincaid’s...Lists Andy Roddickas his favorite athlete and meeting him was his most memorable momentaway from the rink...Starting playing hockey when he was five-years old...Favorite food is pasta and favorite breakfast is cereal...First job was as alumberjack...Lists Gladiator as his favorite movie...Best friend in hockey isWild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard...Plays ping-pong with Bouchard beforeevery game as a superstition.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – at VAN, 2/14/08Most Assists, Game:2 – two timesMost Points, Game:2 – eight timesMost PIM, Game:27 – vs. CHI, 4/11/06Goal Streak:2g – two timesAssist Streak:2g – two timesPoint Streak:2g – six timesCareer Hat Tricks:NoneStephane VeilleuxTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL