Introduction
Sam Anas (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Minnesota Wild 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.
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.
He received AHCA/CCM Hockey Men's Division I All-America First Team honors following his junior year (2015–16), while making the ECAC Hockey First Team, the All-CollegeHockeyNews.com Second Team and the NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team.
On April 15, 2016, Anas signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild. 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.
Personal life
Anas is of Greek descent, the son of Peter and Demetra Anas. While at Quinnipiac University, Anas majored in business.
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 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2013–14 | |
| ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year | 2013–14 | |
| College Hockey News Rookie of the Year | 2013–14 | |
| NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year | 2013–14 | |
| 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 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2020 | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy | 2020 | |