Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (b. February 18, 1970 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. He was acquired in a trade with the Rochester Knighthawks in 2001, and has also played with the Detroit Turbos and the Baltimore Thunder. Steve has led the Bandits to the NLL Championship game twice, in 2003 and 2006, and also won the Championship with the Knighthawks in 1997, when he was named Championship game MVP. Chugger was named National Lacrosse League MVP in 2006.
Statistics
National Lacrosse League
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| Season | Team | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | ||
| 1992 | Baltimore | 8 | 305 | 89 | 205 | 17.51 | 69.73% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 1994 | Detroit | 7 | 372 | 64 | 219 | 10.32 | 77.39% | 1 | 60 | 16 | 42 | 16.00 | 72.41% | ||
| 1995 | Rochester | 8 | 455 | 90 | 322 | 11.87 | 78.16% | 2 | 121 | 23 | 81 | 11.40 | 77.88% | ||
| 1996 | Rochester | 10 | 505 | 116 | 377 | 13.78 | 76.47% | 1 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 16.55 | 72.41% | ||
| 1997 | Rochester | 10 | 597 | 132 | 396 | 13.26 | 75.00% | 2 | 120 | 25 | 93 | 12.50 | 78.81% | ||
| 1998 | Rochester | 8 | 464 | 91 | 320 | 11.77 | 77.86% | 1 | 55 | 13 | 46 | 14.18 | 77.97% | ||
| 1999 | Rochester | 3 | 124 | 33 | 87 | 15.97 | 72.50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | Rochester | 3 | 98 | 25 | 52 | 15.24 | 67.53% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 2001 | Rochester | 9 | 287 | 61 | 195 | 12.74 | 76.17% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 16 | 845 | 174 | 586 | 12.35 | 77.11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 16 | 838 | 162 | 480 | 11.60 | 74.77% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 12 | 483 | 91 | 313 | 11.30 | 77.48% | 3 | 174 | 32 | 129 | 11.02 | 80.12% | ||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 16 | 749 | 137 | 511 | 10.97 | 78.86% | 1 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 19.94 | 58.33% | ||
| 2006 | Buffalo | 15 | 812 | 135 | 568 | 9.97 | 80.80% | 3 | 162 | 34 | 127 | 12.58 | 78.90% | ||
| NLL Totals | 141 | 6936 | 1400 | 4631 | 12.11 | 76.80% | 18 | 795 | 174 | 581 | 13.13 | 76.95% | |||