Shoots Left Height 1.8 m Position Centerman | Playing career Weight 80 kg Siblings Patrick Steel | |
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Born February 3, 1998 (age 19)Sherwood Park, AB, CAN ( 1998-02-03 ) NHL team (P)Cur. team Anaheim DucksRegina Pats (WHL) NHL Draft 30th overall, 2016Anaheim Ducks Similar Brett Howden, Tyler Benson, Jake Bean, Max Jones, Austin Wagner Profiles | ||
Sam Steel (born February 3, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steel was selected 30th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Ducks.
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Playing career
Steel first played junior hockey as a youth in his hometown of Sherwood Park, Alberta. Whilst playing and Captaining the Sherwood Park AAA Flyers, Steel was selected with the 2nd overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam draft by the Regina Pats. He was signed to a standard players contract with the Pats on August 28, 2013. After appearing with the Sherwood Park Crusaders, Steel completed the 2013–14 season in making his WHL debut with the Regina Pats, featuring in 5 games.
At the completion of his second full major junior season with Regina in the 2015–16 season, Steel was selected in the same position he was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting, as the last pick in the first-round, 30th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. On December 21, 2016, Steel was signed by the Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract.
