Steve Ott

Steve Ott
Ott with the St. Louis Blues in 2014.
Born	(1982-08-19) August 19, 1982 (age 34) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	25th overall, 2000 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2002–present

Steven Bradley Ott (born August 19, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Picked 25th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Ott previously played half a season with the Detroit Red Wings, two and a half seasons with the St. Louis Blues, nine seasons with the Dallas Stars, and two with the Buffalo Sabres.

Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Ott later moved to Stoneypoint, Ontario. Ott played his minor hockey with the Sun County Panthers of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and the Belle River Canadiens (Great-Lakes Jr. C) in the mid-1990s before signing for the 1998–99 season with the Leamington Flyers Jr. B club (WOJHL).

After a solid Jr. B season, Ott was selected in the second round, 41st overall, of the 1998 OHL Priority Selection by the Windsor Spitfires.

Ott was a first round draft pick of the Dallas Stars, 25th overall, at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He then played junior hockey for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires and had a brief spell with the Utah Grizzlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) before joining the Stars' NHL roster.

Ott represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the team win the bronze medal. As part of his "peskiness," Ott learned and memorized offensive phrases in other languages to strategically annoy his opponents on the ice in a language they could understand. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ott played for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL, where he set a team record for penalty minutes in a season with 279.