Steve MacIntyre

Steve MacIntyre
MacIntyre with the Penguins in 2011.
Born	(1980-08-08) August 8, 1980 (age 36) Brock, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	250 lb (110 kg; 17 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
AHL team Former teams	Norfolk Admirals Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2002–2015

Steven "Big Mac" MacIntyre (born August 8, 1980) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) and was known as an enforcer.

MacIntyre came to the Continental Elite Hockey League (CEHL) in 2001, after earning the reputation as one of Canada's best fighters in Major Junior circles. He was recruited to play for the Tri-City Hurricanes in Bay City, Michigan, who later became the Bay County Blizzard after a mid-season sale of the team by original owner Mike Killbreath. MacIntyre led the CEHL in penalty minutes and received a lifetime ban late in the season for his part in a nasty brawl with the Detroit Lightning. Banned by the CEHL, MacIntyre signed with the Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League (UHL) and he helped them win the UHL's Colonial Cup, as playoff champions.

On May 22, 2003, he was signed by the New York Rangers, after playing two seasons as the most feared fighter in the UHL. He would spend the next two years within the Rangers' minor league affiliates, the Hartford Wolf Pack and the Charlotte Checkers, before having brief stints playing for the Quad City Mallards and the Providence Bruins, in 2006–07 and 2007–08, respectively.

On July 3, 2008, he signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers, having never played an NHL game in a Rangers uniform. This would turn out to be MacIntyre's first stint in Florida (before returning in 2009). He was assigned to their minor league affiliates, the Rochester Americans on waivers, on September 28, 2008. He was picked up on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers two days later, on September 30. MacIntyre had an immediate impact in Edmonton, playing his first NHL game on October 3, against the Oilers' arch-rivals, the Calgary Flames - earning himself 7 minutes in the penalty box; 2 minutes for roughing and a further 5 minutes for a fight with Jim Vandermeer.