Alexander Steen

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Alexander Steen


Born	(1984-03-01) March 1, 1984 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	St. Louis Blues NHL Toronto Maple Leafs SHL 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 Swedish Canadian 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 Hockey League on a short-term contract during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

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]

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.

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.^[6] With a goal and an assist against the Carolina Hurricanes on November 16, Steen extended his point streak to 13 consecutive games, the best such streak by a Blues player since Pierre Turgeon in 1999–2000.^[7]

Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on December 18, 2013.^[8]

International play

Played for Sweden in:

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 playing days with the Jets, he, like his father Thomas (currently a Winnipeg City Councillor) 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.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			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	SHL	26	0	3	3	14	10	1	2	3	0
2002–03	Frölunda HC	J20	2	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Frölunda HC	SHL	45	5	10	15	18	16	2	3	5	4
2003–04	Frölunda HC	SHL	48	10	14	24	50	10	4	6	10	14
2004–05	Modo Hockey	SHL	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	SHL	20	8	15	23	28	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	St. Louis Blues	NHL	40	8	19	27	14	6	3	0	3	6
NHL totals			537	123	180	303	228	19	4	3	7	12
SHL totals			189	32	50	82	136	42	8	11	19	22

International

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

References

↑ "Steen till Modo upprör Frölunda" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
↑ "Alexander Steen till Modo" (in Swedish). Upsala NYa Tidning. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
↑ "Maple Leafs burn Bruins with 10 goals". Associated Press. 2007-01-04. Archived from the original on 2007-01-06. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
↑ "Leafs acquire winger Stempniak from Blues". tsn.ca. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ "Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo". sportsnet.ca. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ Steen Named NHL's First Star for October: Blues forward scored 11 goals in 10 games in October to lead the League, NHL.com (November 1, 2013)
↑ "Steen saves Blues again against Hurricanes". National Hockey League. 2013-11-17.
↑ Alexander Steen signs with Blues
↑ 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

Persondata
Name	Steen, Alexander
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish-Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 1, 1984
Place of birth	Winnipeg, MB, CA
Date of death
Place of death

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