Alexander Steen

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Alexander Steen
Date of birth March 1, 1984
place of birth Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 93 kg
position center
number # 20
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 1st round, 24th position
Toronto Maple Leafs
Career stations
2001-2004 Västra Frölunda HC
2004-2005 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik
2005-2008 Toronto Maple Leafs
since 2008 St. Louis Blues

Template: Infobox ice hockey player / file type

Alexander "Alex" Steen (born March 1, 1984 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a Swedish - Canadian ice hockey player who has played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League since November 2008 . With the team he won the Stanley Cup in the 2019 playoffs . He is the son of former NHL player Thomas Steen , who played for the Winnipeg Jets between 1981 and 1995 .

Career

The 1.85 m tall center began his career at Swedish club Västra Frölunda HC in the Elitserien , before he was selected in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as 24th in the first round by the Maple Leafs. During the 2004/05 season , the left shooter played for the Swedish first division club MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik, his first game in the NHL Steen completed on October 5, 2005 against the Ottawa Senators . In addition, Steen was nominated for the YoungStars Game taking place in the framework of the NHL All-Star Game 2007 , where he was in the starting line-up of the Eastern Conference team.

On November 24, 2008 Steen was transferred to the St. Louis Blues along with Carlo Colaiacovo for Lee Stempniak . In July 2010 he signed a four-year contract extension with the Blues. In the following season, the center was appointed assistant captain of the team and closed the season with 20 goals and a new personal best of 51 points.

During the lockout in the 2012/13 season , he returned for 20 games to his former club MODO Hockey in the Elitserien, scoring 23 points. In October 2013, Steen scored 11 goals and a total of 16 points scorer in 10 NHL games, after which he was named NHL Player of the Month . Before the NHL break in February 2014, Steen was sixth on the NHL's top scorer list with 28 goals.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics , Steen was part of the Swedish national team and won the silver medal. In addition, he should be part of the Swedish squad at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 , but canceled a month earlier due to an injury.

With the Blues, Steen won the Stanley Cup in the 2019 playoffs . In February 2020, he played his 1,000th regular season game in the NHL.

Steen is an athlete ambassador for the development aid organization Right to Play .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Alexander Steen for the St. Louis Blues (2012)

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2001/02 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 26th 0 3 3 14th 10 1 2 3 0
2002/03 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 45 5 10 15th 18th 16 2 3 5 4th
2003/04 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 48 10 14th 24 50 10 4th 6th 10 14th
2004/05 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 50 9 8th 17th 26th 6th 1 0 1 4th
2005/06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 18th 27 45 42 - - - - -
2006/07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 15th 20th 35 26th - - - - -
2007/08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 15th 27 42 32 - - - - -
2008/09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20th 2 2 4th 6th - - - - -
2008/09 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 6th 18th 24 24 4th 0 1 1 0
2009/10 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 24 23 47 30th - - - - -
2010/11 St. Louis Blues NHL 72 20th 31 51 26th - - - - -
2011/12 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 15th 13 28 28 9 1 2 3 6th
2012/13 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 20th 8th 15th 23 28 - - - - -
2012/13 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 8th 19th 27 14th 6th 3 0 3 6th
2013/14 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 33 29 62 46 6th 1 2 3 6th
2014/15 St. Louis Blues NHL 74 24 40 64 33 6th 1 3 4th 2
2015/16 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 17th 35 52 48 20th 4th 6th 10 30th
2016/17 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 16 35 51 53 10 3 4th 7th 4th
2017/18 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 15th 31 46 20th - - - - -
2018/19 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 10 17th 27 14th 26th 2 3 5 2
Elitserien total 189 32 50 82 136 42 8th 11 19th 22nd
NHL overall 963 238 367 605 442 87 15th 21st 36 56

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2002 Sweden U18 World Cup 9th place 8th 2 6th 8th 8th
2003 Sweden U20 World Cup 8th place 6th 4th 2 6th 6th
2004 Sweden U20 World Cup 7th place 6th 2 1 3 4th
2007 Sweden WM 4th Place 9 2 2 4th 6th
2014 Sweden Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 1 3 4th 4th
Juniors overall 20th 8th 9 17th 18th
Men overall 15th 3 5 8th 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Alexander Steen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steen, Crosby, Niemi named 'Three Stars' of month. National Hockey League , November 1, 2013, accessed November 1, 2013 .
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Squad of the St. Louis Blues in the 2019/20 season
personal data
SURNAME Steen, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steen, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish-Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba