- Charlie Stephens
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Charlie Stephens 
Born April 5, 1981
London, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) Position Centre Shoots Right DEL team
Former teamsKölner Haie
Colorado Avalanche
DEG Metro Stars
Krefeld PinguineNHL Draft 31st overall, 1999
Washington Capitals
196th overall, 2001
Colorado AvalanchePlaying career 2002–present Charlie Stephens (born April 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Kölner Haie of the DEL.
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Playing career
Stephens was highly rated as a young player and was selected first overall in the Ontario Hockey League entry draft, and attained national prominence for his role in the Esquire Swiss Watch company's advertising. He was selected in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, but did not sign with them and ultimately was re-drafted in 2001 by the Colorado Avalanche.
After a long OHL career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Guelph Storm and London Knights, Stephens turned pro, but to date has only played 8 NHL games, all with Colorado. On January 23, 2004 Stephens was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Dennis Bonvie.[1] However Stephens never played for the Senators spending most of his time with the Binghamton Senators.
For the season 2006–07 he signed a contract with the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In 2008, Stephens then signed for rivals the Krefeld Pinguine instantly becoming an integral part of the team.[2]
After his third season with the Penguins, Stephens left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract to remain in Germany with Kölner Haie on April 12, 2011.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Toronto St. Michael's OHL 58 9 21 30 38 — — — — — 1998–99 Toronto St. Michael's OHL 7 2 4 6 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Guelph Storm OHL 61 24 28 52 72 11 3 5 8 19 1999–00 Guelph Storm OHL 56 16 34 50 87 6 1 3 4 15 2000–01 Guelph Storm OHL 67 38 38 76 53 4 0 2 2 2 2001–02 Guelph Storm OHL 4 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2001–02 London Knights OHL 56 23 33 56 55 12 6 10 16 18 2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 74 17 33 50 38 5 1 1 2 2 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 32 5 9 14 21 — — — — — 2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 6 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Quad City Mallards UHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 37 15 17 32 43 2 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Binghamton Senators AHL 80 7 21 28 64 6 3 0 3 19 2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 80 23 44 67 72 — — — — — 2006–07 DEG Metro Stars DEL 46 14 20 34 130 8 2 4 6 30 2007–08 DEG Metro Stars DEL 54 7 17 24 89 6 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 20 38 58 72 7 2 2 4 8 2009–10 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 54 24 24 48 93 — — — — — 2010–11 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 14 18 32 28 8 2 4 6 8 NHL totals 8 0 2 2 4 — — — — — References
- ^ "Senators Acquire Stephens". ottawastart.com. 2004-01-30. http://ottawastart.com/arc0-2004.php. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Ex-NHL player Stephens leads way for Penguins". nhl.com. 2008-10-22. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=387952. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Stephens and Riefers come from Krefeld to Cologne" (in German). Kölner Haie. 2011-04-12. http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=5775. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
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