Alexander Steen

Born in Winnipeg while his father was playing in the NHL, Alexander Steen moved between Canada and Sweden as he grew up and developed his hockey instincts in a family steeped in the game. He broke into senior hockey with Frölunda HC in the early 2000s and spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey following a contentious signing.

Toronto selected Steen 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and he made his Maple Leafs debut in October 2005. Early in his NHL tenure he registered his first goals and soon established himself as a dependable forward for Toronto, including a four-goal night that produced his first NHL hat-trick in January 2007.

On 24 November 2008 Steen was traded to the St. Louis Blues, where he remained for the rest of his playing days. In St. Louis he signed multiple multi-year extensions and produced some of his best numbers, posting a career-high points total in 2011–12 and leading the Blues in goals and points in 2013–14 despite missing significant time with a concussion. The high point of his club career came in 2019 when he was part of the Blues’ first Stanley Cup championship.

Internationally, Steen opted to represent Sweden. During the 2012–13 NHL lockout he returned briefly to Modo Hockey, keeping active while the North American season was delayed.

Steen retired on 17 December 2020 because of a back injury. He then moved into hockey operations with St. Louis: serving as a European development consultant in 2023–24, promoted to special assistant to the general manager on 13 June 2024 with a planned succession, and confirmed to take over as general manager after the 2025–26 season, assuming GM duties officially on 30 June 2026.