former NHL Steven Pete passes away at 44 the National Hockey League is mourning yet another loss it has been confirmed by the NHL alumni that former Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks enforcer Steven Pete has tragically passed away from his injuries sustained in a horrible accident two weeks ago heed was 44 as the release points out Steven was an organ donor and thus has saved the lives of numerous people through organ donation the Princeton British Colombia native was originally drafted number 32 overall in the 1998 NHL entry draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Pete spent 5 years in the Western Hockey League WHL with the Red Deer Rebels Tri City Americans and the Calgary Hitmen amassing 53 points and a whopping 615 penalty minutes in 203 games he was selected number three overall by Red Deer in the 1995 WHL Bantam draft p spent two seasons in the all with the Portland Pirates the Washington Capitals minor league affiliate before finding himself on the capitals roster he made his NHL debut in 201102 and scored two goals and four points in 38 games which included 85 penalty minutes Pete would then spend the next few seasons bouncing back and forth between Washington and the Pirates