Sam Steel
| Sam Steel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 3, 1998 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Anaheim Ducks Regina Pats (WHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
30th overall, 2016 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | TBD–present | ||
Sam Steel (born February 3, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steel was selected 30th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Ducks.
Playing career
Steel first played junior hockey as a youth in his hometown of Sherwood Park, Alberta. Whilst playing and Captaining the Sherwood Park AAA Flyers, Steel was selected with the 2nd overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam draft by the Regina Pats. He was signed to a standard players contract with the Pats on August 28, 2013.[1] After appearing with the Sherwood Park Crusaders, Steel completed the 2013–14 season in making his WHL debut with the Regina Pats, featuring in 5 games.
At the completion of his second full major junior season with Regina in the 2015–16 season, Steel was selected in the same position he was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting, as the last pick in the first-round, 30th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.[2] On December 21, 2016, Steel was signed by the Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
After an impressive season where he led the WHL in scoring, Steel was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL player of the year.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Regina Pats | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Regina Pats | WHL | 61 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regina Pats | WHL | 66 | 50 | 81 | 131 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 8 | ||
| WHL totals | 204 | 90 | 165 | 255 | 80 | 35 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Canada | IH18 |  |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Pats sign prospect Sam Steel". Regina Pats. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "Ducks select Max Jones, Sam Steel in first round of 2016 draft". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ↑ "Ducks sign Steel to three-year, entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ↑ "Pats' Sam Steel named WHL Player of the Year". Regina Leader-Post. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
External links
- Sam Steel career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Sam Steel career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Max Jones |
Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |