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 1557126 54262
2001–02 Västra Frölunda HC J20 2522184049 21122
2001–02 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 2603314 101230
2002–03 Västra Frölunda HC J20 20220 —————
2002–03 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 455101518 162354
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 4810142450 10461014
2004–05 Modo Hockey SEL 50981726 61014
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7518274542 —————
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8215203526 —————
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7615274232 —————
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 202246 —————
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 616182424 40110
2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 6824234730 —————
2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 7220315126 —————
2011–12 St. Louis Blues NHL 4315132828 91236
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 208152328 —————
2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 408192714 63036
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 6833296246 61236
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 7424406433 61342
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 6717355248 20461030
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 7616355153 103474
2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 7615314620 —————
2018–19 St. Louis Blues NHL 6510172714 262352
2019–20 St. Louis Blues NHL 557101712
SHL totals 189325082136 428111922
NHL totals 1,018245377622454 8715213656

International
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Sweden
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Sweden WJC18 9th 82688
2003 Sweden WJC 8th 64266
2004 Sweden WJC 7th 62134
2007 Sweden WC 4th 92246
2014 Sweden OG 61344
Junior totals 20891718
Senior totals 1535810

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

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