Stephen Halliday (ice hockey)
| Stephen Halliday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 2, 2002 Ajax, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
104th overall, 2022 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Stephen Halliday (born July 2, 2002) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Early life
Halliday was born July 2, 2002, in Ajax, Ontario.[2] He began playing ice hockey at the age of four under the encouragement of his father, a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Halliday also played soccer, lacrosse, and tennis as a child.[3] When he was 12, Halliday's family moved to Maryland for his father's job, but he soon moved back to Toronto and lived with his cousins to continue his hockey career.[4] During the 2017–18 Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) season, Halliday led the Toronto Marlboros with 36 goals and 83 points in 59 games.[5]
Playing career
Rather than playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Halliday planned to spend two years in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before moving to college ice hockey in 2020.[6] The Central Illinois Flying Aces selected Halliday first overall in the 2018 USHL Phase I draft.[7]
In 2019, Halliday joined the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL. Halliday played three seasons with Dubuque. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Halliday was drafted in the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators. This was although Halliday had committed to go to college at Ohio State University. After two seasons at Ohio State, Halliday opted to leave college and sign with Ottawa.[8] He played several games with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to finish the season. Halliday was assigned to Belleville again the following season.
Ottawa Senators
After tallying 16 points in 15 games to start the 2025–26 season in the AHL with the Belleville Senators, Halliday made his NHL debut on November 20, 2025, replacing an injured Lars Eller, and earned his first NHL point with an assist on Shane Pinto's game-tying goal in a 3–2 win against the Anaheim Ducks.[9][10] Halliday was returned to Belleville, but was called up in January 2026, and scored his first NHL goal on January 22, in a 5–3 loss to the Nashville Predators.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Central Illinois Flying Aces | USHL | 55 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 46 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 52 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 62 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ohio State University | B1G | 40 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ohio State University | B1G | 38 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 71 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 81 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (November 19, 2025). "Ottawa Senators centre Stephen Halliday expected to make his NHL debut against Ducks". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ "Stephen Halliday Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Lucas, Lizzie (March 15, 2024). "Get to Know Stephen Halliday". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Mendes, Ian (July 8, 2024). "Senators prospect Stephen Halliday is ready to make the NHL jump: 'Ottawa believed in me'". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Aces' Halliday commits to North Dakota". The Pantagraph. August 11, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Schlossman, Brad Elliott (August 9, 2018). "Top prospect Stephen Halliday says comfort with UND coaches led to commitment". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Aces select Halliday with No. 1 overall pick in USHL Phase I draft". The Pantagraph. May 8, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Ottawa Senators sign forward Stephen Halliday to entry-level contract". NHL.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ Arritt, Dan (November 20, 2025). "Batherson breaks tie late in 3rd, Senators edge Ducks". NHL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Senators' Stephen Halliday: Earns helper in NHL debut". CBS Sports. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
- ^ Stanley, Robby (January 22, 2026). "Stamkos has hat trick, Predators storm back to defeat Senators". NHL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database