Steve Kasper

Steve Neil Kasper ( born September 28, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who from 1980 to 1993 for the Boston Bruins, the Los Angeles Kings, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League played.

Career

As a junior he played for the Verdun / Sorel Eperviers in the QMJHL. Together with Chris Valentine, he was there to the Topscorern and was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1980 by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round as 81.

As early as the 1980/81 season he was in training camp prevail against some other young players and earned itself a permanent place in the Bruins. In his rookie season, he was not only due to his 21 goals and 56 points. For a young player Kasper had exceptional poise. Together with Keith Crowder and veteran Wayne Cashman, he was the defensive forward line of the Bruins. In his nine years in Boston, he managed four times more than 20 goals. DC in his second year, he won the Frank Selke Trophy as the best defensive J. attacker. He was one of the absolute outnumbered specialists, with him especially distinguished his eye for goal. In a game with the Toronto Maple Leafs in January 1985 he managed the feat to achieve two goals for the Bruins during a shorthanded situation.

During the season 1988/89 he moved for Bobby Carpenter to the Los Angeles Kings. Behind the run of Wayne Gretzky and Bernie Nicholls, the first two rows, he was there the third center, defensive forward line. For the 1991/92 season would be lodged with the Kings Jari Kurri on the side of Gretzky. In exchange Kasper was discharged together with Steve Duchesne to the Philadelphia Flyers. There he suffered a knee injury and was only 16 games contest. Shortly after the start of the 1992/93 season he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He still finished the season before he hung up the skates on the nail.

Kasper returned to Boston, where he was assistant coach Brian Sutter. The following year he was coach of the Bruins farm team, the Providence Bruins in the AHL. In the 1995/96 season he took over the Boston Bruins as head coach, but after two years of moderate success, he was released there.

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