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Anders Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Steen is the former city councillor for the Winnipeg ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan. Steen played professional ice hockey in the Elitserien, National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga. ==Hockey career== Steen was born in Grums, Sweden, and began his career with Grums IK (1975–76). He later played for the elite Leksands IF (1976–80) and Färjestads BK (1980–81).〔"THOMAS STEEN - 1006 Spiele für die Winnipeg Jets", ''Berliner Zeitung'', 7 April 1999, 43. Steen was in the army for 2 years in Sweden while playing for Färjestads. See William Houston, "Jet building program paying early dividends", ''Globe and Mail'', 22 March 1982, S2.〕 Swedish coach Tommy Sandlin described him as "a particularly intelligent and competent player".〔(NHL Player Search: Thomas Steen ), Legends of Hockey, accessed 17 June 2009.〕 He was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League in 1978, but never played for the team.〔"Top midget selection eager to play again with Gretzky in Soo", ''Globe and Mail'', 5 June 1978, S8.〕 Steen was drafted by the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets in 1979, as their fifth-round choice.〔"NHL draft", ''Globe and Mail'', 10 August 1979, 32; Hal Sigurdson, "What's in this name? Not a heckuva lot", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 7 February 1995.〕 He was signed two years later by John Ferguson,〔Bob Duff, "Ferguson loved hockey and horses; Habs Legend Dead At 68", ''National Post'', 16 July 2007, S5.〕 and went on to become one of the most prolific players in the team's history. Steen played a total of 950 regular season NHL games, scoring 264 goals and receiving 553 assists.〔(NHL Player Search: Thomas Steen ), Legends of Hockey, accessed 17 June 2009.〕 In a 1987 interview, he said that his focus was on creating plays for others rather than scoring goals himself.〔"Smiling Swede perplexes Jets", ''Globe and Mail'', 27 October 1987, D4.〕 A 1990 poll of NHL players named him as the league's most underrated player.〔Gary Loewen, "NHL player salaries to be unveiled to public", ''Globe and Mail'', 22 January 1990, C2.〕 Steen continued to play for the Swedish national team in World Championship games throughout his NHL career, and won silver medals at the 1981 World Championship in Gothenburg and the 1986 World Championship in Moscow.〔(NHL Player Search: Thomas Steen ), Legends of Hockey, accessed 17 June 2009.〕 There were discussions about Steen being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in early 1994, but these ultimately came to nothing.〔Larry Sicinski, "Cliff drops hints, but will Leafs deal?", ''Hamilton Spectator'', 19 March 1994, C2; Don Campbell, "Upbeat Steen signs on for next year", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 25 March 1994.〕 His record of playing fourteen seasons with only one team is unusual in modern North American professional sports. Steen retired in 1995, and his jersey number 25 was retired by the Jets. The number is still considered retired by the Jets' successor team, the Arizona Coyotes.〔John Douglas, "Grief, then denial for bereaved fans", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 5 May 1995.〕 A 2005 article in the ''National Post'' newspaper listed him as the second greatest player in the history of the Winnipeg Jets franchise, after Dale Hawerchuk.〔Scott Taylor, "MacCulloch may just play ball again", ''National Post'', 14 March 2005, S6.〕 Unlike many professional hockey players, Steen was known throughout his career for his thoughtful responses to interview questions.〔Don Campbell, "Encores for Steen, a genuine good guy", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 8 May 1995.〕 Steen worked with Manitoba Entertainment Complex Inc. in 1994, when the group was attempting to find a new downtown arena for the Jets. Some players questioned his judgement in this matter: failed labour negotiations had led to NHL players being locked out, and some believed it was a conflict of interest for Steen to promote a project supported by management. Others supported Steen's decision, arguing that he was acting in the best interests of the team.〔Don Campbell, "Jets' players feel ambushed", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 17 November 1994.〕 He came out of retirement in 1996, playing seven regular season and playoff games for the Frankfurt Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga at the end of their season. He then played three seasons for the Berlin Polar Bears team before retiring again in 1999.〔Scott Taylor, "Steen mulls return to the ice", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 2 February 1996, C3; Scott Taylor, "Steen gets to enjoy two worlds", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 22 May 1996, C1; "Der europäische Traum des Thomas Steen", ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'', 27 October 1998, 43.〕 Coincidentally, he announced his retirement on the same day as Wayne Gretzky.〔Scott Taylor, "Great, but not for Jets fans Winnipeg's best couldn't get past", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 17 April 1999, C3.〕 In January 2001, he was named European pro scout for the Minnesota Wild.〔Tom Jones, "Gain one, lose one", ''Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities'', 7 January 2001, 10C.〕 He moved back to Winnipeg in the mid-2000s at the behest of his employer, and scouted talent in the American Hockey League.〔Scott Taylor, "MacCulloch may just play ball again", ''National Post'', 14 March 2005, S6.〕 Shortly after losing a 2008 election in Manitoba (see below), Steen returned to Sweden as an assistant coach for Modo Hockey of the Elitserien.〔("Thomas Steen till Modo", ''SVD'', 18 April 2009, accessed 24 June 2009. )〕 Steen, however, later did return to Winnipeg and won a seat on the city council. One of Steen's sons, Alexander Steen, is also a professional hockey player currently playing for the St. Louis Blues, playing left wing and serving as an alternate captain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Steen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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