Alexander Steen

Alexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues in 2019.

For the American Civil War general, see Alexander E. Steen.

Alexander Steen
Steen in 2012
Born	(1984-03-01) 1 March 1984 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	St. Louis Blues Frölunda HC Modo Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	24th overall, 2002 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2001–present

Playing career

Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing.[1][2]

Toronto Maple Leafs

In the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Steen was selected in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs, 24th overall. He played his first game with the Leafs on 5 October 2005 during the season opener against the rival Ottawa Senators, and registered a minor penalty. His first career NHL goal came in the next game on 8 October against the Montreal Canadiens. This goal marked the first time a Swedish father (former Winnipeg Jets player Thomas Steen) and son both scored in the NHL (beating Robert Nilsson, son of Kent Nilsson, by 21 days). Steen scored his first career hat-trick on 4 January 2007 against the Boston Bruins, ending with a five-point game night.[3]

St. Louis Blues

On 24 November 2008, Steen was traded by the Leafs, along with Carlo Colaiacovo, to the St. Louis Blues for Lee Stempniak.[4][5]

On 1 July 2010, Steen signed a four-year contract extension with the Blues.[6] He had an NHL career-high 51 points in the 2011–12 season.

Steen with the Blues in February 2011

On 25 September 2012, Steen returned to Modo Hockey on a short-term contract during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

He was named the NHL First Star of the Month for October 2013, with his 11 goals leading the league, and 16 points, fourth-best.[7] With a goal and an assist against the Carolina Hurricanes on 16 November, Steen extended his point streak to 13 consecutive games, the best such streak by a Blues player since Pierre Turgeon in 1999–2000.[8]

Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on 18 December 2013.[9]

On 4 April 2014, he was nominated by the St. Louis chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Steen lead the Blues with 33 goals, and lead them in the points department as well with 62 points despite losing 11 games from a concussion in December 2013.[10]

On 23 September 2016, he signed a four-year, $23 million contract extension with the Blues.[11]

Steen won the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals with the Blues, St. Louis' first Stanley Cup in their 52-year franchise history.

Personal life

Alexander Steen's father is former Winnipeg Jets star Thomas Steen, a forward who scored 817 points in 950 NHL games between 1981 and 1995. Although Steen was born in Winnipeg during his father's tenure with the Jets, he has dual Canadian and Swedish citizenship; he has chosen to represent Sweden in international hockey competition. Alexander has two surviving siblings — his youngest brother Amadeus died at the age of two months of a heart condition. His death was the motivation for Alex, along with family members, to create the Amadeus Steen Foundation to raise funds for, and offer support to, infant and child health care.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Västra Frölunda HC	J20		15	5	7	12	6		5	4	2	6	2
2001–02	Västra Frölunda HC	J20		25	22	18	40	49		2	1	1	2	2
2001–02	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL		26	0	3	3	14		10	1	2	3	0
2002–03	Västra Frölunda HC	J20		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL		45	5	10	15	18		16	2	3	5	4
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL		48	10	14	24	50		10	4	6	10	14
2004–05	Modo Hockey	SEL		50	9	8	17	26		6	1	0	1	4
2005–06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	18	27	45	42		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		82	15	20	35	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		76	15	27	42	32		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		20	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	St. Louis Blues	NHL		61	6	18	24	24		4	0	1	1	0
2009–10	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	24	23	47	30		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	St. Louis Blues	NHL		72	20	31	51	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	St. Louis Blues	NHL		43	15	13	28	28		9	1	2	3	6
2012–13	Modo Hockey	SEL		20	8	15	23	28		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	St. Louis Blues	NHL		40	8	19	27	14		6	3	0	3	6
2013–14	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	33	29	62	46		6	1	2	3	6
2014–15	St. Louis Blues	NHL		74	24	40	64	33		6	1	3	4	2
2015–16	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	17	35	52	48		20	4	6	10	30
2016–17	St. Louis Blues	NHL		76	16	35	51	53		10	3	4	7	4
2017–18	St. Louis Blues	NHL		76	15	31	46	20		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	St. Louis Blues	NHL		65	10	17	27	14		26	2	3	5	2
2019–20	St. Louis Blues	NHL		55	7	10	17	12
SHL totals				189	32	50	82	136		42	8	11	19	22
NHL totals				1,018	245	377	622	454		87	15	21	36	56

International

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Sweden
Winter Olympics
	2014 Sochi

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Sweden	WJC18	9th		8	2	6	8	8
2003	Sweden	WJC	8th		6	4	2	6	6
2004	Sweden	WJC	7th		6	2	1	3	4
2007	Sweden	WC	4th		9	2	2	4	6
2014	Sweden	OG			6	1	3	4	4
Junior totals					20	8	9	17	18
Senior totals					15	3	5	8	10

Awards and honours

Award	Year
NHL
NHL YoungStars Game	2007
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	2019
Stanley Cup (St. Louis Blues)	2019	[13]

See also

• List of family relations in the NHL

References

1. "Steen till Modo upprör Frölunda". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
2. "Alexander Steen till Modo" (in Swedish). Upsala NYa Tidning. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
3. "Maple Leafs burn Bruins with 10 goals". Associated Press. 4 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
4. "Leafs acquire winger Stempniak from Blues". tsn.ca. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
5. "Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo". sportsnet.ca. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
6. The Canadian Press (1 July 2010). "ST. LOUIS BLUES SIGN FORWARD ALEX STEEN TO FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION". thehockeynews.com. St. Louis: The Hockey News. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
7. "Steen Named NHL's First Star for October". NHL.com. St. Louis: St. Louis Blues. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
8. "Steen saves Blues again against Hurricanes". National Hockey League. 17 November 2013.
9. The Associated Press; Pierre LeBrun (20 December 2013). "Alexander Steen signs with Blues". ESPN.com. St. Louis: ESPN. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
10. "Steen Nominated for Masterton Trophy". NHL.com. 4 April 2014.
11. Pinkert, Chris (23 September 2016). "Steen signs 4-year extension". NHL.com. St. Louis: St. Louis Blues. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
12. McGran, Kevin (7 September 2007). "Steen Foundation is a family affair". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
13. "Blues win cup for first time, defeat Bruins in Game 7 of final". National Hockey League. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Carlo Colaiacovo	Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 2002	Succeeded by Tuukka Rask