Sam Steel

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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.

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Playing career

Junior 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. [1] On August 28, 2013, he signed a standard player contract with the Pats. [2] 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. The following season he finished with 54 points in 61 games as the Pats retooled and made Steel and other young players the focus of their team. [3]

In the 2015–16 season, Steel put up 70 points. [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 and the Bob Clarke Trophy as the league's points leader. [4] The Pats went to the WHL final, but lost to the Seattle Thunderbirds. In his final season with the Pats, Steel was named the Pats' captain. [3] 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. [5] While not on the championship winning team, Steel was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Tournament MVP, [5] and Ed Chynoweth Trophy as leading scorer (2 goals, 11 assists). [6]

Professional career

After the completion of his second full major junior season with Regina in 2015–16, Steel was selected by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) 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. The Ducks previously traded goaltender Frederik Andersen to the Toronto Maple Leafs to obtain the selection used to select Steel. [7] On December 21, 2016, Steel signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Anaheim. [8]

Steel joined the Ducks for their 2018–19 season, making his NHL debut on October 3 in a game against the San Jose Sharks. [9] He recorded his first career NHL goal in a 4–2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on October 21. [10] 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. [11] A restricted free agent at the end of his contract, the Ducks did not extend a qualifying offer to retain his rights and Steel became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2022. [12]

On August 30, 2022, it was announced that Steel had signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild. [13] In the following 2022–23 season Steel had a breakout season with the Wild, playing alongside Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. [12] 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. [14]

Released as an unrestricted 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. [15] In his first season in Dallas, Steel had 24 points in 77 games and added 5 more points in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. At the end of the season he was once again a restricted free agent and, once again, did not receive a qualifying offer. However, before he could become an unrestricted free agent, he signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract to remain with Dallas on June 30, 2024. [16]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 United States
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Břeclav/Bratislava

In August 2015, he was a member of the gold medal Canadian Junior team at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic. [17] On December 15, 2017, Steel was named to the 22-man roster to represent Canada at the IIHF World U20 Championship. [18] [19] Canada and Team USA took part in the first outdoor game in the World U20 Championship history during the tournament at New Era Arena, Orchard Park, New York. The game was tied after regulation time and Steel was among the players selected by Canada for the shootout to decide the game. Steel was one of three Canadians who missed and Canada lost to Team USA. [20] However, Canada went on to win the gold medal as tournament champions, beating Sweden 3–1 in the final. [21]

Personal life

Steel grew up in Sherwood Park, Alberta and was friends with former NHL goaltender Carter Hart as a child. 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. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 10000—————
2013–14 Regina Pats WHL 5000020000
2014–15 Regina PatsWHL6117375416—————
2015–16 Regina PatsWHL722347702412610164
2016–17 Regina PatsWHL66508113140231119308
2017–18 Regina PatsWHL54335083187110112
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2265118—————
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 53202141241667138
2019–20 Anaheim DucksNHL656162220—————
2020–21 Anaheim DucksNHL4266128—————
2021–22 Anaheim DucksNHL686142016—————
2022–23 Minnesota Wild NHL651018281851122
2023–24 Dallas Stars NHL779152429191452
NHL totals339437411799242574

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada Black U17 7th51234
2015 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg41232
2018 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg74590
Junior totals1669156

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2016
East First All-Star Team 2017
Bob Clarke Trophy 2017
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy 2017
CHL Top Scorer Award2017
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 2018

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Shane (May 6, 2013). "Sam Steel snapped up second". The Sherwood Park – Strathcona County News. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pats sign prospect Sam Steel". Regina Pats. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nugent-Bowman, Daniel (February 16, 2018). "Regina Pats captain Sam Steel always ready for his next challenge". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Harder, Greg (2017-05-03). "Big day for Pats at WHL awards presentations". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. 1 2 McKenna, Ryan (May 27, 2018). "Acadie-Bathurst Titan win Memorial Cup". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Memorial Cup Top Scorers: Steel, Draisaitl, Benn headline WHL winners of Ed Chynoweth Trophy". Regina Pats. May 22, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024– via CHL.ca.
  7. ↑ "Ducks select Max Jones, Sam Steel in first round of 2016 draft". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24– via NHL.com.
  8. ↑ "Ducks sign Steel to three-year, entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21– via NHL.com.
  9. ↑ Gilmore, Eric (October 4, 2018). "Rakell, Silfverberg help Ducks spoil Karlsson's Sharks debut". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 7, 2018. Forwards Sam Steel and Kiefer Sherwood each made his NHL debut for Anaheim
  10. ↑ Arritt, Dan (October 22, 2018). "Sabres rally, finish road trip with win against Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ducks rookie Sam Steel notches first hat trick in win over Canucks". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Vanstone, Rob (January 19, 2023). "Signing Sam Steel was a great deal for Minnesota Wild". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Signs Center Sam Steel to a One-Year Contract". Minnesota Wild. 29 September 2023 – via NHL.com.
  14. ↑ Heckmann, Adam (June 24, 2023). "Report: Minnesota Wild Unlikely To Re-Sign Sam Steel". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Stars sign forward Sam Steel to a one-year contract". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023– via NHL.com.
  16. ↑ Assimakopoulos, Lia (June 30, 2024). "After not receiving qualifying offer, Sam Steel re-signs one-year deal with Stars". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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