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'{{short description|American ice hockey player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Sam Anas | image = Sam Anas.jpg | caption = Anas with the [[Iowa Wild]] in 2020 | image_size = 230px | team = [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] | league = [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]] | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = [[Iowa Wild]]<br />[[Utica Comets]]<br />[[Springfield Thunderbirds]]<br />[[Hershey Bears]] | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]] / [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|1}} | birth_place = [[Potomac, Maryland]], U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 163 | shoots = Right | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2016 | career_end = }} '''Sam Anas''' ({{lang-el|Σαμ Ανας}}; born June 1, 1993) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]] for [[HC Dinamo Minsk]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL). 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]]. ==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 [[List of ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year|ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year]] and named to both the 2013–14 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and the [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#2010s 2|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=SAM ANAS |url=https://quinnipiacbobcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3974 |website=quinnipiacbobcats.com |accessdate=January 8, 2019}}</ref> He received AHCA/CCM Hockey Men's Division I All-America First Team honors following his junior year (2015–16),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ahcahockey.com/news/1516/0408d1aa.php|title=American Hockey Coaches Association - Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced|website=ahcahockey.com|access-date=2016-04-16|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205555/http://ahcahockey.com/news/1516/0408d1aa.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> while making the [[ECAC Hockey]] First Team,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/20161803_Postseason_Awards|title=League Announces Postseason Awards - ECAC Hockey|website=www.ecachockey.com|access-date=2016-04-16|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020094953/https://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/20161803_Postseason_Awards|url-status=dead}}</ref> the All-CollegeHockeyNews.com Second Team and the NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/news/2016/3/30/qu-mens-ice-hockeys-sam-anas-named-to-all-chn-team.aspx?print=true|title=QU Men's Ice Hockey's Sam Anas Named To All-CHN Team|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Quinnipiac Bobcats|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref> On April 15, 2016, Anas signed a two-year, two-way contract with the [[Minnesota Wild]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878989|title=Wild Signs Sam Anas To Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract|website=wild.nhl.com|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref> This made him the first player born in the Washington, D.C., area who played hockey locally through high school and then signed with an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] team.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/04/18/by-signing-with-minnesota-wild-sam-anas-becomes-a-rare-md-native-to-reach-pro-hockey/ | title = By signing with Minnesota Wild, Sam Anas becomes a rare MD native to reach pro | newspaper = [[Washington Post]] | date = 2016-04-15 | accessdate = 2016-04-15}}</ref> Anas won the [[American Hockey League]]'s scoring title in 2019–20, but 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.si.com/hockey/news/ahl-scoring-leader-sam-anas-is-about-to-become-a-free-agent-where-will-he-sign|last=Raby|first=Ben | title = AHL scoring leader Sam Anas is about to become a free agent | publisher = [[Sports Illustrated]] | date = May 18, 2020 | accessdate = May 18, 2020}}</ref> On October 10, 2020, Anas agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1315023025377611776|user=StLouisBlues|title=Another signing to announce. This time it's forward Sam Anas, signed to a two-year, two-way deal.|date=October 10, 2020|author=St. Louis Blues}}</ref> Following his stint in the Blues organization, Anas left as a free agent and signed a one-year AHL contract with the [[Hershey Bears]] for the [[2022-23 AHL season|2022–23]] season on August 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=6678 | title = Bears sign former AHL scoring Champion Sam Anas | publisher = [[Hershey Bears]] | date = August 15, 2022 | accessdate = August 15, 2022}}</ref> After his [[Calder Cup]] success with the Bears, Anas left the AHL as a free agent and opted to pursue a career abroad by signing a one-year deal with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL, on July 10, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/hcdinamoby/status/1678347239805136900 | publisher = [[Twitter]] | author = [[HC Dinamo Minsk]] | language = Russian | title = Dinamo Minsk sign Sam Anas for 2022-23 | date = July 10, 2023 | accessdate = July 10, 2023}}</ref> ==Personal life== Anas is of [[Greece|Greek]] descent, the son of Peter and Demetra Anas.<ref name="Greek">{{cite web| url = https://usa.greekreporter.com/2014/03/23/greek-american-sam-anas-named-ecac-hockey-co-rookie-of-the-year/ | title = Greek-American Sam Anas Named ECAC Hockey Co-Rookie of the Year | publisher = Greek Reporter USA | date = March 23, 2014 | accessdate = October 17, 2019}}</ref> While at [[Quinnipiac University]], Anas majored in business.<ref name="Greek"/> His mother Demetra died from breast cancer in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web | title = Toews makes donation to Hockey Fights Cancer for wedding | url = https://www.nhl.com/news/new-yorks-devon-toews-makes-donation-to-hfc-for-wedding/c-319432752 | website = NHL.com | date = October 12, 2020 | access-date = October 14, 2020 }} </ref> ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]] ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP ! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] ! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] ! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] ! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2010–11 | Washington Little Capitals | [[Metropolitan Junior Hockey League|MetJHL]] | 19 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2011–12 USHL season|2011–12]] | [[Youngstown Phantoms]] | [[United States Hockey League|USHL]] | 51 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |- | [[2012–13 USHL season|2012–13]] | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 64 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | [[Quinnipiac University]] | [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] | 40 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2014–15]] | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 38 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2015–16]] | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 43 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17]] | [[Iowa Wild]] | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | 66 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18]] | Iowa Wild | AHL | 70 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2018–19 AHL season|2018–19]] | Iowa Wild | AHL | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2019–20 AHL season|2019–20]] | Iowa Wild | AHL | 63 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2020–21 AHL season|2020–21]] | [[Utica Comets]] | AHL | 23 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2021–22 AHL season|2021–22]] | [[Springfield Thunderbirds]] | AHL | 75 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 |- | [[2022–23 AHL season|2022–23]] | [[Hershey Bears]] | AHL | 41 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2023–24 KHL season|2023–24]] | [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] | [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]] | 60 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 398 ! 109 ! 196 ! 305 ! 62 ! 49 ! 9 ! 25 ! 34 ! 10 |} ==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | [[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey|College]] |- | All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Rookie Team|Rookie Team]] | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142003_All-Conf_All_Rook_Team|title=League Announces All-Conference & All-Rookie Teams – ECAC Hockey|publisher=|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018101909/https://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142003_All-Conf_All_Rook_Team|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]] | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/conference-honors-2013-14|title=Conference Honors, 2013–14|publisher=|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213648/http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/conference-honors-2013-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngstownphantoms.com/quinnipiacs-sam-anas-named-ecac-hockey-co-rookie-of-the-year/|title=Quinnipiac's Sam Anas Named ECAC Hockey Co-Rookie of the Year|website=Youngstown Phantoms|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103020/http://www.youngstownphantoms.com/quinnipiacs-sam-anas-named-ecac-hockey-co-rookie-of-the-year/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | College Hockey News Rookie of the Year | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/quinnipiac/20143103_Anas_CHN_ROTY|title=CHN Rookie of the Year: Sam Anas – ECAC Hockey|publisher=|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223907/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/quinnipiac/20143103_Anas_CHN_ROTY|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year]] | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngstownphantoms.com/former-phantom-sam-anas-named-tim-taylor-national-rookie-of-the-year-for-ncaa-division-i-mens-ice-hockey/|title=Former Phantom Sam Anas Named Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year for NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey|website=Youngstown Phantoms|access-date=August 13, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814042819/http://www.youngstownphantoms.com/former-phantom-sam-anas-named-tim-taylor-national-rookie-of-the-year-for-ncaa-division-i-mens-ice-hockey/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]] | [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2014–15]] | |- | [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East Second-Team All-American]] | [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2014–15]] | |- | All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]] | [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2015–16]] | |- | [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East First-Team All-American]] | [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2015–16]] | |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="4" | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] |- | [[AHL All-Star Classic|All-Star Game]] | [[2019–20 AHL season|2020]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/bracco-liljegren-added-to-all-star-roster |title=Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster |publisher=[[American Hockey League]] |date=2020-01-26 |accessdate=2020-02-01}}</ref> |- | [[2019–20 AHL season#All-Star Teams|First All-Star Team]] | [[2019–20 AHL season|2020]] | <ref>{{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/2019-20-ahl-first-second-all-star-teams | title = 2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced | publisher = [[American Hockey League]] | date = May 20, 2020 | accessdate = May 20, 2020}}</ref> |- | [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy]] | 2020 | |- | [[Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award]] | [[2021–22 AHL season|2022]] | |- | [[Calder Cup]] | [[2023 Calder Cup playoffs|2023]] | <ref>{{cite web | url = https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup | title = Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Calder Cup | publisher = [[American Hockey League]] | date = June 21, 2023 | accessdate = June 21, 2023}}</ref> |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == *{{icehockeystats}} {{s-start}} {{S-ach}} {{succession box | before = [[Jason Kasdorf]]| title = [[List of ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year|ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year]]<br />(co-winner with [[Gavin Bayreuther]])| years = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]]| after =[[Kyle Hayton]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Jon Gillies]] | title = [[Tim Taylor Award (NCAA)|Tim Taylor Award]] | years = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]] | after = [[Jack Eichel]]}} {{end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anas, Sam}} [[Category:1993 births]] [[Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans]] [[Category:American men's ice hockey forwards]] [[Category:American people of Greek descent]] [[Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent]] [[Category:HC Dinamo Minsk players]] [[Category:Hershey Bears players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Maryland]] [[Category:Iowa Wild players]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Potomac, Maryland]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland]] [[Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players]] [[Category:Springfield Thunderbirds players]] [[Category:Utica Comets players]] [[Category:Youngstown Phantoms players]] [[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]] {{US-icehockey-player-stub}}'