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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1978)}}
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'''Joseph Denis Stéphan Bégin''' ({{IPA
Bégin played [[junior hockey]] with the [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]] where he was a member of their [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL) championship winning team in 1998. He also led the [[Saint John Flames]] to the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)'s [[Calder Cup]] championship in 2001 and won the [[Jack A. Butterfield Trophy]] as the most valuable player of the playoffs. Bégin adopted a role as a defensive specialist and [[grinder (ice hockey)|grinder]] in an NHL career where he has played over 500 games.
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A native of [[Trois-Rivières]], Quebec,<ref name="LOH">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11469 |title=Steve Begin biography |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2013-04-25}}</ref> Bégin grew up in a single parent household, raised by his father Gilles on a welfare income.<ref name="HeraldMastertonNominee">{{cite news |last=Cruickshank |first=Scott |title=Begin's perseverance pays off in spades |work=Calgary Herald |date=2013-04-24 |page=C4}}</ref> Gilles worked as a landscaper, while Steve often helped his father at work until he was 18 years old.<ref name="1213FlamesYearbook">{{cite book |title=Player profile: Steve Begin |work=2012–13 Calgary Flames Yearbook |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2013 |page=75}}</ref>
Introduced to hockey by family friends, Bégin began playing at age six and was an offensively minded player in his [[minor hockey]] years.<ref name="2008Profile">{{cite news |last=Hickey |first=Pat |url=http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/story.html?id=1087816&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fscripts%2FSP6Atom.aspx%3Fid%3D912139 |title=Bégin: Scoring machine to defensive specialist |work=Montreal Gazette |date=2008-12-17 |access-date=2013-04-28}}</ref> He wore second-hand equipment as his father struggled to pay the costs of hockey, but from a young age expressed his confidence he would make it to the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref name="HeraldMastertonNominee" /> As a youth, he played in the 1992 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Francheville Regional County Municipality|Francheville, Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-02|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Bégin moved to [[Val-d'Or, Quebec]], to play [[junior hockey]], where he met his wife, Amélie.<ref name="1213FlamesYearbook" /> The couple have two daughters and eventually settled in Montreal.<ref name="SunMastertonNominee" />
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===Montreal Canadiens===
[[File:Steve Begin.jpg|thumb|right|Bégin as a member of the Boston Bruins.|alt=A hockey player in a Black uniform with gold trim and a stylized "B" logo on his chest defends his position during a game.]]
Bégin was promoted by Buffalo coach [[Lindy Ruff]] as a hard working, "blue collar" type player that Sabres fans would enjoy watching, but he never played a game with the Sabres. He was exposed to the [[
After playing through injury in 2003–04, Bégin underwent shoulder surgery that caused him to miss five months of playing time. When he returned to action, an ongoing [[2004–05 NHL lockout|labour dispute]] in the NHL led to his being assigned to the AHL's [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]] in February 2005, with whom he was immediately counted upon to play a leadership role.<ref name="WithHamilton">{{cite news |last=Mckay |first=Garry |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/813705741.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630042524/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/813705741.html?FMT=ABS |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |title=Why Begin's a hot Dog now; He's a 'leader on and off the ice,' says Hamilton's coach |work=Hamilton Spectator |date=2005-03-29 |access-date=2013-04-25}}</ref> Bégin returned to the Canadiens in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] and set career highs in goals (11), points (23) and penalty minutes (113).<ref name="NHLProfile" /> The Montreal media named him the recipient of the Jacques-Beauchamp Molson Trophy, a team award given to a Canadiens' player who played a "dominant role" with the team, without earning any other honours.<ref name="HabsAward">{{cite news |url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=489124 |title=Begin Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy recipient for 2005-06 |publisher=Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club |date=2006-04-14 |access-date=2013-04-25}}</ref> Plagued by injuries, Bégin missed time due to rib and shoulder injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2006/12/14/lecavalier-lightning.html |title=Streaking Lecavalier faces Habs |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2006-12-14 |access-date=2013-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/12/11/nhl-canadiens-begin-smolinski.html |title=Canadiens forced to shelve Smolinski, Begin |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2007-12-11 |access-date=2013-04-26}}</ref> He appeared in only 52 games in [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]] and 44 games in [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] and scored 18 points combined over the two seasons.<ref name="NHLProfile" />
===Dallas, Boston and Nashville===
Bégin was increasingly left out of the Canadiens' playing lineup in [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]], and after being sat out of the lineup for five consecutive games, expressed a desire to be traded if the team had no use for his services. The Canadiens obliged, completing a deal on February 26, 2009, that sent him to the [[Dallas Stars]] in exchange for defenceman [[Doug Janik]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Sean |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/gordon-so-long-steve/article973321/ |title=So long Steve |work=The Globe and Mail |date=2009-02-26 |access-date=2013-04-26}}</ref> Stars' general manager [[Les Jackson (ice hockey)|Les Jackson]] promoted Bégin's qualities as a checking-line forward: "Steve is a gritty, honest player with a very strong work ethic. He's good on the penalty kill and he is a competitor in every sense of the word."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=411240 |title=Canadiens trade grinder Steve Begin to Stars for defenceman Doug Janik |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2009-02-26 |access-date=2013-04-26}}</ref> Bégin had 12 points in 62 games combined between Montreal and Dallas.<ref name="NHLProfile" />
Leaving Dallas following the season, Bégin signed a one-year contract with the [[Boston Bruins]] for the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-07-01-1296361395_x.htm |title=Bruins sign center Steve Begin |work=USA Today |date=2009-07-01 |access-date=2013-04-26}}</ref> He played in 77 games for Boston, the most of any single season in his career, and recorded 14 points.<ref name="NHLProfile" /> He scored his first career playoff goal, in his 30th playoff game, against the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kalman |first=Matt |url=
Without a contract, Bégin remained a [[free agent]] as the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]] began. He eventually signed a one-year contract with the [[Nashville Predators]] on October 22, 2010, but was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the [[Milwaukee Admirals]].<ref name="SignsNashville" /> Bégin spent the majority of the season in Milwaukee and appeared in only two games with Nashville.<ref name="NHLProfile" />
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