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Sam Steel
Born (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 26)
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Anaheim Ducks
Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 30th overall, 2016
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2018–present

Sam Steel (born February 3, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steel was selected 30th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, and formerly played for the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

Steel first played junior hockey as a youth in his hometown of Sherwood Park, Alberta. While playing for and captaining the Sherwood Park AAA Flyers, Steel was selected with the second overall pick in the 2013 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam draft by the Regina Pats. On August 28, 2013, he signed a standard player contract with the Pats. [1] After appearing with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Steel completed the 2013–14 season by making his WHL debut with the Regina Pats, featuring in five games.

After the completion of his second full major junior season with Regina in 2015–16, Steel was selected in the same position he was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting, as the final pick of the first round (30th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks previously traded goaltender Frederik Andersen to the Toronto Maple Leafs to obtain the selection used to select Steel. [2] On December 21, 2016, Steel signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Anaheim. [3]

After an impressive 2016–17 season in which he led the WHL in scoring, Steel was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL Player of the Year. [4]

In his final season with the Pats, as a member of the 2018 Memorial Cup host team, and despite a 1-2 round robin record, Steel led the hosts to the final, ultimately losing the national championship game 0-3 to Acadie-Bathurst Titan. While not on the championship winning team, and a six-week break between WHL playoff opening round loss to WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos Steel was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Tournament MVP, and Ed Chynoweth Trophy as Leading Scorer (2 goals, 11 assists). This followed winning the Gold for Team Canada in Buffalo, New York at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Steel joined the Ducks for their 2018–19 season, making his NHL debut on October 3 in a game against the San Jose Sharks. [5] He recorded his first career NHL goal in a 4–2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on October 21. [6] Steel recorded his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on March 26, 2019, becoming the youngest player in Ducks history to score a regular season hat-trick. [7]

On August 30, 2022, it was announced that Steel had signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild. [8] In the following 2022–23 season, Steel established new career highs offensively in registering 10 goals, 18 assists for 28 points through 65 regular season games.

As a pending restricted free agent, Steel was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Wild due to salary cap considerations on June 29, 2023. Released as a free agent, Steel was promptly signed at the opening of free agent frenzy to a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2023. [9]

International play

Medal record
Representing   Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 United States
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2015 Břeclav/Bratislava

On December 15, 2017, Steel was named to the 22-man roster to represent Canada at the IIHF World U20 Championship. [10] [11] As noted elsewhere, he was part of the Gold Medal team, and missed in a shootout loss to USA in an outdoor game at New Era Arena, home of the NFL Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, New York. In August 2015, he was a member of another gold Medal Canadian Junior team, at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic.

Personal life

Steel's older brother Patrick (October 7, 1993 - November 9, 2011) also played hockey. While playing hockey for the Canmore Eagles of the AJHL, Patrick died from an undetected heart problem. [12]

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
2017–18 Regina Pats WHL 54 33 50 83 18 7 1 10 11 2
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 22 6 5 11 8 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 53 20 21 41 24 16 6 7 13 8
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 65 6 16 22 20 — — — — —
2020–21 Anaheim Ducks NHL 42 6 6 12 8 — — — — —
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 68 6 14 20 16 — — — — —
2022–23 Minnesota Wild NHL 65 10 18 28 18 5 1 1 2 2
NHL totals 262 34 59 93 70 5 1 1 2 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Black U17 7th 5 1 2 3 4
2015 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1 2 3 2
2018 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4 5 9 0
Junior totals 16 6 9 15 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2016
East First All-Star Team 2017
Bob Clarke Trophy 2017
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy 2017
CHL Top Scorer Award 2017
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 2018

References

  1. ^ "Pats sign prospect Sam Steel". Regina Pats. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. ^ "Ducks select Max Jones, Sam Steel in first round of 2016 draft". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. ^ "Ducks sign Steel to three-year, entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. ^ "Pats' Sam Steel named WHL Player of the Year". Regina Leader-Post. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. ^ Gilmore, Eric (October 4, 2018). "Rakell, Silfverberg help Ducks spoil Karlsson's Sharks debut". NHL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018. Forwards Sam Steel and Kiefer Sherwood each made his NHL debut for Anaheim
  6. ^ Arritt, Dan (October 22, 2018). "Sabres rally, finish road trip with win against Ducks". NHL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ducks rookie Sam Steel notches first hat trick in win over Canucks". sportsnet.ca. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Center Sam Steel to a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 29 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Stars sign forward Sam Steel to a one-year contract". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Steel cracks Team Canada, Mahura cut". Regina Leader Post. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. ^ "CANADIAN ROSTER SET FOR 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". hockeycanada.ca. St. Catharines, ON. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Regina Pats captain Sam Steel always ready for his next challenge". sportsnet.ca. February 16, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

External links

Awards and achievements
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