Pats Alumni Steel & Burroughs Ink NHL Deals
Regina, Sask. – Two Regina Pats Alumni signed contracts over the weekend, as NHL’s Free Agency opened up on July 1, 2023.
Sam Steel signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Dallas Stars while Kyle Burroughs inked a three-year deal, worth $3,300,000.
Sam Steel | Forward | Dallas Stars
Steel, 25, set career-highs in goals (10), assists (18) and points (28) in 65 games with the Minnesota Wild in 2022-23, helping them to a third place finish in the Central Division, going 46-25-11-6.
The former Pats captain who hails from Ardrossan, Alta. played for Regina for parts of five seasons from 2013-2018, recording 338 points (123G-215A) in 258 career WHL games, helping the Pats reach to the 2018 Memorial Cup Final, and later being named Memorial Cup MVP leading all players in scoring with 13 points (2G-11A) in five contests. The former Ducks 2016 first-round pick ranks seventh in Pats history in assists.
“As a developing young player, Sam has consistently taken steps forward each year,” said Stars GM Jim Nill, per a team release. “He’s become a player who can take on a role in any situation, and we’re excited to see him continue to grow over the next year within our organization.”
Kyle Burroughs | Defenceman | San Jose Sharks
Burroughs, 27, played the last two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, recording 10 points (3G-7A) in 90 games from 2021-2023 with the club. The Vancouver, B.C., product spent nearly six full seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Colorado Eagles, totaling 86 points (18G-68A) and 431 penalty minutes in 324 games.
The 6-foot, 193 lb. defenceman played for the Pats from 2011-2015, captaining the club from 2013-2015 before being dealt alongside Dryden Hunt to the Medicine Hat Tigers for Connor Hobbs and a pair of draft picks. The former New York Islanders seventh round pick in 2013 dressed in 220 career games with the Pats, producing 103 points (20G-83A) and a +44 plus/minus rating.
“Kyle is a high-character, competitive player who brings several characteristics that we are looking for in a Shark,” said Grier in a team release.
