Steve Baker (born May 6, 1957) is an American retired ice hockey goaltender who played 57 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1979 and 1983. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1984, was spent in the minor leagues.
Early life Baker was born in Boston and raised in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Union College men's hockey team, resigning in protest when his coach Ned Harkness was forced to resign.
Career Baker was drafted by the Rangers with the 44th pick overall in the 1977 NHL entry draft. Highlights of his brief NHL career include losing only one of his first ten National Hockey League games as a rookie in 1979–80 and the 1981 playoffs, when the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup semifinals with him as their starting goalie. In the autumn of 1981, Baker served as Tony Esposito's backup on the United States team at the 1981 Canada Cup.
Personal life Baker and his wife, Rosemary, have two children.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1974–75 Owen Sound Salvagemen CJCHL 22 — — — 1320 38 5 1.73 — — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Union College ECAC 2 9 8 1 0 480 21 0 2.62 — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Union College ECAC 2 19 16 3 0 1117 67 0 3.60 — 2 1 1 120 10 0 5.00 — 1977–78 Union College ECAC 2 5 3 1 1 300 16 0 3.20 — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 10 — — — 544 46 0 5.07 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 24 15 5 4 1435 82 1 3.43 .885 5 2 3 297 17 0 3.43 — 1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 27 9 8 6 1390 79 1 3.41 .882 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 9 6 1 1 492 29 0 3.54 .891 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 21 10 6 5 1257 73 2 3.49 .880 14 7 7 824 55 0 4.01 .856 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 25 10 11 4 1497 90 1 3.57 .887 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 6 1 5 0 329 33 0 6.03 .795 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 11 2 7 1 503 42 0 5.01 .887 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 0 101 5 0 2.98 .881 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) CHL 49 22 27 0 2901 186 0 3.85 .867 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Binghamton Whalers AHL 6 0 4 1 345 35 0 6.09 .833 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 13 5 5 2 744 41 0 3.31 .894 6 3 3 353 23 0 3.91 — NHL totals 57 20 20 11 3075 190 3 3.71 .872 14 7 7 824 55 0 4.01 .856
International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1981 United States CC 1 0 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 .818 Senior totals 1 0 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 .818
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External links
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com