Stephen Halliday (ice hockey)

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Stephen Halliday
Born (2002-07-02) July 2, 2002 (age 23)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Ottawa Senators
NHL draft 104th overall, 2022
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2024–present

Stephen Halliday (born July 2, 2002) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]

Early life

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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

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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]

Ottawa Senators

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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 career-NHL point with an assist on Shane Pinto's game-tying goal in a 3–2 win against the Anaheim Ducks. [8]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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  1. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (November 19, 2025). "Ottawa Senators centre Stephen Halliday expected to make his NHL debut against Ducks". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Stephen Halliday Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Lucas, Lizzie (March 15, 2024). "Get to Know Stephen Halliday". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Aces' Halliday commits to North Dakota". The Pantagraph. August 11, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Aces select Halliday with No. 1 overall pick in USHL Phase I draft". The Pantagraph. May 8, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  8. ^ Staff, RotoWire (November 21, 2025). "Senators' Stephen Halliday: Earns helper in NHL debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
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