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{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1984)}}
{{For|the American Civil War general|Alexander E. Steen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Alexander Steen 2012.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Steen with [[Modo Hockey]] in 2012
| position = [[winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 212
| played_for = [[Frölunda HC]]<br>[[Modo Hockey]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| ntl_team = SWE
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|3|1}}
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| career_start = 2001
| career_end = 2020
| draft = 24th overall
| draft_year = 2002
| draft_team = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
}}
'''Alexander Lennart Steen''' (born 1 March 1984) is a Swedish former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He was drafted 24th overall by the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in the [[2002 NHL Entry Draft]], and started his NHL career with Toronto. He was traded to the [[St. Louis Blues]] in 2008, where he played the remainder of his career, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2019]]. Steen has been named the successor to [[Doug Armstrong]] as general manager of the Blues after the [[2025–26 St. Louis Blues season|2025–26 season]].

Steen is the son of [[Thomas Steen]], who also played professional ice hockey and later became a [[Conservative Party of Canada|conservative]] politician.

==Playing career==
===Elitserien (2001–2005)===
Steen played for [[Frölunda HC]] from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with [[Modo Hockey]] after a highly controversial signing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Steen till Modo upprör Frölunda |url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=672&a=259566 |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |access-date=2007-01-12 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110732/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=672&a=259566 |archive-date=1 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Alexander Steen till Modo |url=http://www2.unt.se/avd/1,,MC=4-AV_ID=316182,00.html |publisher=Upsala NYa Tidning |access-date=2007-01-12 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192312/http://www2.unt.se/avd/1%2C%2CMC%3D4-AV_ID%3D316182%2C00.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–2008)===
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 5 October 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 8 October against the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. This goal marked the first time a Swedish father (former [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] player [[Thomas Steen]]) and son both scored in the NHL (beating [[Robert Nilsson]], son of [[Kent Nilsson]], by 21 days).
Steen scored his first career hat-trick on 4 January 2007 against the [[Boston Bruins]], ending with a five-point game night.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maple Leafs burn Bruins with 10 goals |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=190892&hubname=nhl |publisher=Associated Press |date=2007-01-04 |access-date=2007-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106041314/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=190892&hubname=nhl |archive-date=6 January 2007 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>

===St. Louis Blues (2008–2020)===
On 24 November 2008, Steen was traded by the Leafs, along with [[Carlo Colaiacovo]], to the St. Louis Blues for [[Lee Stempniak]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=257162&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl|title=Leafs acquire winger Stempniak from Blues | publisher =tsn.ca | date = 2008-11-24 | access-date = 2008-11-24| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081210193558/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=257162&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl| archive-date= 10 December 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/11/24/leafs_trade/| title= Leafs trade Steen, Colaiacovo| publisher= sportsnet.ca| date= 2008-11-24| access-date= 2008-11-24| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202232327/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/11/24/leafs_trade/| archive-date= 2 December 2008| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>

On 1 July 2010, Steen signed a four-year contract extension with the Blues.<ref>{{cite web|author1=The Canadian Press|title=ST. LOUIS BLUES SIGN FORWARD ALEX STEEN TO FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/st-louis-blues-sign-forward-alex-steen-to-four-year-contract-extension|website=thehockeynews.com|publisher=The Hockey News|access-date=11 December 2017|location=St. Louis|date=1 July 2010}}</ref> He had an NHL career-high 51 points in the 2011–12 season.
[[File:Alex Steen 2011.jpg|thumb|Steen with the Blues in February 2011]]
On 25 September 2012, Steen returned to Modo Hockey on a short-term contract 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.<ref name="SteenOct">{{cite web|title=Steen Named NHL's First Star for October|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/steen-named-nhls-first-star-for-october/c-689497|website=NHL.com|publisher=St. Louis Blues|access-date=11 December 2017|location=St. Louis|date=1 November 2013}}</ref> 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 NHL season|1999–2000]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-stl/2013/11/16/2013020298 |title=Steen saves Blues again against Hurricanes |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |date=2013-11-17}}</ref>

Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on 18 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author1=The Associated Press|author2=Pierre LeBrun|title=Alexander Steen signs with Blues|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/10160178/alexander-steen-st-louis-blues-agree-three-year-extension|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN|access-date=11 December 2017|location=St. Louis|date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

On 4 April 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 lead the Blues with 33 goals, and lead them in the points department as well with 62 points despite losing 11 games from a [[concussion]] in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=712867 |title=Steen Nominated for Masterton Trophy |publisher=NHL.com |date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

On 23 September 2016, he signed a four-year, $23 million contract extension with the Blues.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pinkert|first1=Chris|title=Steen signs 4-year extension|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/steen-signs-4-year-extension/c-282068854|website=NHL.com|publisher=St. Louis Blues|access-date=11 December 2017|location=St. Louis|date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

Steen won the [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals]] with the Blues, St. Louis' first Stanley Cup in their 52-year franchise history.

====Retirement====
On 17 December 2020, Steen announced his retirement from hockey due to a back injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/blues-alexander-steen-retires-hockey-due-back-injury/|title=Blues' Alexander Steen retires from hockey due to back injury |date=17 December 2020 }}</ref> Steen finished his career fourth in games played, sixth in assists, and fifth in points in Blues franchise history. Additionally, he and his father are one of just four father-son duos to each obtain 600 points in the NHL.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Louis Blues Career Leaders|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/leaders_career.html|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Hockey-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
Steen spent the 2023-24 season working in the [[St. Louis Blues]] hockey operations department as a European development consultant. On June 13, 2024, it was announced that Steen would be promoted to special assistant to the general manager, with plans to become the general manager after the 2025-26 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Armstrong signs extension, Steen named to new position|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/armstrong-signs-extension-steen-named-to-new-position|access-date=2024-06-17|website=nhl.com|date=13 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Alexander Steen's father is former [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]] star [[Thomas Steen]], a forward who scored 817 points in 950 NHL games between [[1981–82 NHL season|1981]] and [[1994–95 NHL season|1995]]. As Steen was born in Winnipeg during his father's tenure with the Jets, he has dual Canadian and Swedish citizenship; he has chosen to represent [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]] in international hockey competition.<ref name="conference">{{cite web |title =Steen signs with Swedish team Modo|url =https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/alex-steen-signs-swedish-elite-league-modo/?sn-amp|website=sportsnet.ca|date=2012-09-26|access-date =2023-03-23}}</ref> 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 for, infant and child health care.<ref>{{cite news|title = Steen Foundation is a family affair|url = https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/254142|newspaper = Toronto Star|date = 2007-09-07|access-date = 2010-02-08 | first=Kevin | last=McGran}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1999–2000
| [[Västra Frölunda HC]]
| SWE J18
| 12 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 14
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| Västra Frölunda HC
| SWE J18
| 4 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 9
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 2000–01
| Västra Frölunda HC
| [[J20 SuperElit|J20]]
| 15 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 6
| 5 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| Västra Frölunda HC
| J20
| 25 || 22 || 18 || 40 || 49
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[2001–02 Elitserien season|2001–02]]
| Västra Frölunda HC
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SEL]]
| 26 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 14
| 10 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| Västra Frölunda HC
| J20
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2002–03 Elitserien season|2002–03]]
| Västra Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 45 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 18
| 16 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 Elitserien season|2003–04]]
| Västra Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 48 || 10 || 14 || 24 || 50
| 10 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 14
|-
| [[2004–05 Elitserien season|2004–05]]
| [[Modo Hockey]]
| SEL
| 50 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 26
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 75 || 18 || 27 || 45 || 42
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 82 || 15 || 20 || 35 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 76 || 15 || 27 || 42 || 32
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 20 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 61 || 6 || 18 || 24 || 24
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 68 || 24 || 23 || 47 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 72 || 20 || 31 || 51 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 43 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 28
| 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 Elitserien season|2012–13]]
| Modo Hockey
| SEL
| 20 || 8 || 15 || 23 || 28
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 40 || 8 || 19 || 27 || 14
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 68 || 33 || 29 || 62 || 46
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
|-
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 74 || 24 || 40 || 64 || 33
| 6 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 67 || 17 || 35 || 52 || 48
| 20 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 30
|-
| [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 76 || 16 || 35 || 51 || 53
| 10 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 76 || 15 || 31 || 46 ||  0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 65 || 10 || 17 || 27 || 14
| 26 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 55 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 12
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,018 !! 245 !! 377 !! 622 !! 454
! 91 !! 15 !! 21 !! 36 !! 62
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|name=no}}
{{MedalSport |Men's [[ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|SWE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[2002 IIHF World U18 Championships|2002]]
| [[Sweden men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Sweden]]
| [[IIHF World U18 Championship|WJC18]]
| 8 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]
| [[Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team|Sweden]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 6
|-
| [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004]]
| Sweden 
| WJC
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007 IIHF World Championship|2007]]
| [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6
|- 
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| Sweden
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 6 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
! 20 !! 8 !! 9 !! 17 !! 18
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 15 !! 3 !! 5 !! 8 !! 10
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! 
|-
! colspan="3"|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|-
| [[Stanley Cup]] champion
| [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2019]]
| <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-stl/2019/06/12/2018030417 | title = Blues win cup for first time, defeat Bruins in Game 7 of final | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = June 12, 2019 | access-date = June 12, 2019}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of family relations in the NHL]]
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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