Alexander Steen

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Alexander Steen
Alex Steen St.louis blues 2012.JPG
Born (1984-03-01) March 1, 1984 (age 29)
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 St. Louis Blues
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
SEL
Frölunda HC
Modo Hockey
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 24th overall, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2001–present

Alexander Steen (born March 1, 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for Modo in the Swedish Elite League on a short-term contract during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

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Playing career [edit]

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]

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 October 5, 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 October 8 against the Montreal Canadiens. This goal marked the first time a Swedish father and son both scored in the NHL (beating Robert Nilsson by 21 days).

Steen scored his first career hat-trick on January 4, 2007 against the Boston Bruins, ending with a five-point game night.[3]

On November 24, 2008, Steen was traded by the Leafs, along with Carlo Colaiacovo, to the St. Louis Blues for Lee Stempniak.[4][5] Steen often plays on a scoring line on the St. Louis roster, alongside David Backes and T. J. Oshie.

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

On September 25, 2012, Steen returned to Modo Hockey during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

International play [edit]

Played for Sweden in:

Personal life [edit]

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 Canada, he, like his father Thomas (currently a Canadian politician) has dual Canadian and Swedish citizenship, and 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.[6]

Career statistics [edit]

Regular season and playoffs [edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Frölunda HC J20 15 5 7 12 6 5 4 2 6 2
2001–02 Frölunda HC J20 25 22 18 40 49 2 1 1 2 2
2001–02 Frölunda HC SEL 26 0 3 3 14 10 1 2 3 0
2002–03 Frölunda HC J20 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Frölunda HC SEL 45 5 10 15 18 16 2 3 5 4
2003–04 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
SEL totals 189 32 50 82 136 42 8 11 19 22
NHL totals 537 123 180 303 228 19 4 3 7 12

International [edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Sweden Jr. WJC U18 8 2 6 8 8
2003 Sweden Jr. WJC 6 4 2 6 6
2004 Sweden Jr. WJC 6 2 1 3 4
2007 Sweden WC 9 2 2 4 6
Junior int'l totals 54 13 23 36 46
Senior int'l totals 19 4 2 6 6

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Steen till Modo upprör Frölunda" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
  2. ^ "Alexander Steen till Modo" (in Swedish). Upsala NYa Tidning. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
  3. ^ "Maple Leafs burn Bruins with 10 goals". Associated Press. 2007-01-04. Archived from the original on 2007-01-06. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  4. ^ "Leafs acquire winger Stempniak from Blues". tsn.ca. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
  5. ^ "Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo". sportsnet.ca. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
  6. ^ McGran, Kevin (2007-09-07). "Steen Foundation is a family affair". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 

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