St. Louis Blues: Forward Alexander Steen’s NHL hockey career is coming to an end. He announced today that because of a back injury that he suffered during the 2019-20 season, he’ll no longer be able to play and is retiring.
He has “multiple levels of degenerative herniated discs of his lumbar spine.”
Steen played for 15 seasons and in 1,018 NHL games for the Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored 245 goals and added 377 assists.
“This has been an emotional process,” Steen told stlouisblues.com. “But as I look back on my years in hockey, I would like to thank our organization, our city, our fans and my teammates as I am so proud of all the teams I was part of.