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Post by Jari on Aug 9, 2005 23:26:26 GMT -5
Maple Leafs Sign Steen (August 9, 2005) -- John Ferguson, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the club has signed forward Alexander Steen to a multi-year entry level contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Steen, 21, played 50 games for Modo of the Swedish Elite League last season collecting 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) with 26 penalty minutes. He finished first on the team in game winning goals (4-tie), first in games played (tie) and fifth in goals. He played six Swedish Elite League playoff games scoring one goal with four penalty minutes. The native of Winnipeg, Manitoba represented Sweden at the 2003 and 2004 World Junior Championships. He was Toronto's first choice, 24th overall in the 2002 Entry Draft. www.mapleleafs.com/story.ml?title=Press_Releases&ctype=Press_Releases&n=4910&e=AdminGroup
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Post by Jari on Aug 10, 2005 0:48:50 GMT -5
Tue, August 9, 2005 Maple Leafs sign Steen, Kronwall The Toronto Maple Leafs, parent club of the AHL's Toronto Marlies, announced Tuesday that the club has signed forward Alexander Steen and defenseman Staffan Kronwall to multi-year entry-level contracts. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Steen, 21, played 50 games for Modo of the Swedish Elite League last season collecting 17 points (9g, 8a) with 26 penalty minutes. Steen, whose dad Thomas played 14 NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, represented Sweden at the 2003 and 2004 World Junior Championships and was Toronto’s first-round choice (24th overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft. Kronwall, 22, played 35 games for Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite League collecting five points (1g, 4a) with 43 penalty minutes in 2004-05. He played for Sweden at the 2002 World Junior Championships. Kronwall, whose brother Niklas won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's outstanding defenseman in 2004-05, was a ninth-round draft pick by Toronto in 2002. www.theahl.com/AHL/News/2005/08/09/1165646.html
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