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.

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 player Thomas Steen) and son both scored in the NHL (beating Robert 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.

On 24 November 2008, Steen was traded by the Leafs, along with Carlo Colaiacovo, to the St. Louis Blues for Lee Stempniak. Steen often plays on a scoring line on the St. Louis roster, alongside David Backes.

On 1 July 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 25 September 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. With a goal and an assist against the Carolina Hurricanes on 16 November, Steen extended his point streak to 13 consecutive games, the best such streak by a Blues player since Pierre Turgeon in 1999-2000.

Steen signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract with the Blues on 18 December 2013.

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.

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 (a former 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.

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	SEL		26	0	3	3	14		10	1	2	3	0
2002-03	Frölunda HC	J20		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Frölunda HC	SEL		45	5	10	15	18		16	2	3	5	4
2003-04	Frölunda HC	SEL		48	10	14	24	50		10	4	6	10	14
2004-05	Modo Hockey	SEL		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	SEL		20	8	15	23	28		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	St. Louis Blues	NHL		40	8	19	27	14		6	3	0	3	6
2013-14	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	33	29	62	46		6	1	2	3	6
2014-15	St. Louis Blues	NHL		74	24	40	64	33		6	1	3	4	2
2015-16	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	17	35	52	48		20	4	6	10	30
SHL totals				189	32	50	82	136		42	8	11	19	22
NHL totals				746	197	284	481	355		51	10	14	24	50

International

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Sweden
Winter Olympics
	2014 Sochi

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Sweden	WJC18	9th		8	2	6	8	8
2003	Sweden	WJC	8th		6	4	2	6	6
2004	Sweden	WJC	7th		6	2	1	3	4
2007	Sweden	WC	4th		9	2	2	4	6
2014	Sweden	Oly	02 !		6	1	3	4	4
Junior totals					20	8	9	17	18
Senior totals					15	3	5	8	10

[ Source: Wikipedia ]