Sam Anas

Sam Anas (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School. Later, he attended Quinnipiac University. He became the second player that played in the Montgomery Youth Hockey Association (MYHA) to sign an NHL contract when he agreed to terms with the Minnesota Wild.

Sam Anas
Anas at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Center / Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 St. Louis Blues
Utica Comets (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Anas played for the NCAA Division I Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey conference. In his freshman year, Anas's outstanding play was rewarded when he was selected as 2014 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and named to both the 2013–14 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team. Anas was further honored when he was chosen as the 2014 College Hockey News Rookie of the Year. As a sophomore, he landed a spot on the AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American Second Team.[1]

He received AHCA/CCM Hockey Men's Division I All-America First Team honors following his junior year (2015–16),[2] while making the ECAC Hockey First Team,[3] the All-CollegeHockeyNews.com Second Team and the NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team.[4]

On April 15, 2016, Anas signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.[5] This made him the first player born in the Washington, DC area who played hockey locally through high school and then signed with an NHL team.[6]

Unable to crack the NHL with the Minnesota Wild during his highly successful tenure in the AHL with Iowa, Anas left as a free agent.[7] On October 10, 2020, Anas agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[8]

Personal life

Anas is of Greek descent, the son of Peter and Demetra Anas.[9] While at Quinnipiac University, Anas majored in business.[9] His mother Demetra died from breast cancer in August 2020. [10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Washington Little Capitals MetJHL 19 20 21 41 4 — — — — —
2011–12 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 51 17 17 34 14 6 0 4 4 4
2012–13 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 64 37 26 63 18 9 3 9 12 6
2013–14 Quinnipiac University ECAC 40 22 21 43 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Quinnipiac University ECAC 38 23 16 39 20 — — — — —
2015–16 Quinnipiac University ECAC 43 24 26 50 18 — — — — —
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 66 12 16 28 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 70 26 35 61 14 — — — — —
2018–19 Iowa Wild AHL 60 14 24 38 12 11 1 6 7 2
2019–20 Iowa Wild AHL 63 20 50 70 10 — — — — —
AHL totals 259 72 125 197 42 11 1 6 7 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2013–14 [11]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2013–14 [12]
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 2013–14 [13]
College Hockey News Rookie of the Year 2013–14 [14]
NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year 2013–14 [15]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2014–15
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2014–15
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2015–16
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2015–16
AHL
All-Star Game 2020 [16]
First All-Star Team 2020 [17]
John B. Sollenberger Trophy 2020

References
  1. "SAM ANAS". quinnipiacbobcats.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. "American Hockey Coaches Association - Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. "League Announces Postseason Awards - ECAC Hockey". www.ecachockey.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. "QU Men's Ice Hockey's Sam Anas Named To All-CHN Team". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. "Wild Signs Sam Anas To Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract". wild.nhl.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  6. "By signing with Minnesota Wild, Sam Anas becomes a rare MD native to reach pro". Washington Post. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. Raby, Ben (May 18, 2020). "AHL scoring leader Sam Anas is about to become a free agent". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. St. Louis Blues [@StLouisBlues] (October 10, 2020). "Another signing to announce. This time it's forward Sam Anas, signed to a two-year, two-way deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "Greek-American Sam Anas Named ECAC Hockey Co-Rookie of the Year". Greek Reporter USA. March 23, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  10. "Toews makes donation to Hockey Fights Cancer for wedding". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  11. "League Announces All-Conference & All-Rookie Teams – ECAC Hockey".
  12. "Conference Honors, 2013–14".
  13. "Quinnipiac's Sam Anas Named ECAC Hockey Co-Rookie of the Year". Youngstown Phantoms.
  14. "CHN Rookie of the Year: Sam Anas – ECAC Hockey".
  15. "Former Phantom Sam Anas Named Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year for NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey". Youngstown Phantoms.
  16. "Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster". American Hockey League. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jason Kasdorf		 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
(co-winner with Gavin Bayreuther)
2013–14		 Succeeded by
Kyle Hayton
Preceded by
Jon Gillies		 Tim Taylor Award
2013–14		 Succeeded by
Jack Eichel
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