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Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on December 18, 2013.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/10160178/alexander-steen-st-louis-blues-agree-three-year-extension Alexander Steen signs with Blues]</ref>
Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on December 18, 2013.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/10160178/alexander-steen-st-louis-blues-agree-three-year-extension Alexander Steen signs with Blues]</ref>

On April 4, 2014, he was nominated by the St. Louis chapter of the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]] for the [[Bill Masterton]] [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy|Memorial Trophy]]. The trophy is awarded annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Steen leads the Blues with 33 goals, and tied for the team lead with 60 points despite losing 11 games from a [[concussion]] in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=712867 |title=Steen Nominated for Masterton Trophy |publisher=NHL.com |date=April 4, 2014}}</ref>


==International play==
==International play==

Revision as of 17:12, 6 April 2014

For the American Civil War general, see Alexander E. Steen.
Alexander Steen
Born (1984-03-01) March 1, 1984 (age 40)
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb; 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]

On April 4, 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 leads the Blues with 33 goals, and tied for the team lead with 60 points despite losing 11 games from a concussion in December 2013.[9]

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.[10]

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

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Sweden Sweden
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi
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

References

  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo". sportsnet.ca. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Steen saves Blues again against Hurricanes". National Hockey League. 2013-11-17.
  8. ^ Alexander Steen signs with Blues
  9. ^ [blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=712867 "Steen Nominated for Masterton Trophy"]. NHL.com. April 4, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ McGran, Kevin (2007-09-07). "Steen Foundation is a family affair". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
2002 		Succeeded by

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