Sam Anas

Playing career

Anas played NCAA Division I hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the ECAC Hockey conference. As a freshman, he was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, made the 2013–14 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team, and was chosen as the 2014 College Hockey News Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore season, he earned a spot on the AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American Second Team. Following his junior year (2015–16), he received AHCA/CCM Hockey Men's Division I All-America First Team honors, along with selections to 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, becoming the first player born in the Washington, D.C., area who played hockey locally through high school to sign with an NHL team. He won the American Hockey League's scoring title in 2019–20 but was unable to crack the NHL with the Wild. Leaving as a free agent, he signed a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues on October 10, 2020. After his time with the Blues organization, he left as a free agent and signed a one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears on August 15, 2022.