Alexander Steen

Alexander Steen was a versatile NHL forward entrusted with substantial responsibility in both attack and defenceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Alexander SteenArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose arrived in Göteborg after a childhood that had taken him from Winnipeg to Berlin. In a 2003 interview, he recalled how playing pond hockey with friends after school in Winnipeg’s LindenwoodsArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose area had helped his play for Frölunda.

His earlier youth clubArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceCloses included River Heights in Canada and Berlin Eisbären in Germany. In the 2003Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose interview, Steen also said he spoke both English and German fluently.

The move to Modo reunited Steen with Joakim Lindström and Tobias Enström, and in January 2005Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose he recalled their earlier conversations about playing together at club level. In the same article, Kent ForsbergArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose described him as one of Modo’s hardest workers in training, including during a difficult spell for his goalscoring.

In AugustArticle in Sveriges Radio P4 VästernorrlandRead the sourceClose 2014, Steen said he wanted to help Sundsvall Hockey expand its hockey school from 120 to 240 children. The plan also included reaching children across a wider areaArticle in Sveriges Radio P4 VästernorrlandRead the sourceClose.