Sam Anas ( el, Σαμ Ανας; born June 1, 1993) is an American professional

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forward. He currently plays for the

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of the

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(AHL). While growing up in

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, he attended

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. Later, he attended

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. 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

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Playing career

Anas played for the NCAA Division I

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team in the

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conference. In his

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year, Anas's outstanding play was rewarded when he was selected as 2014

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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

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

. 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

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team. Anas won the

'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. On October 10, 2020, Anas agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. Following his stint in the Blues organization, Anas left as a free agent and signed a one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears on August 15, 2022.

Personal life

Anas is of

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descent, the son of Peter and Demetra Anas. While at

, Anas majored in business. His mother Demetra died from breast cancer in August 2020.

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* 1993 births AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey forwards American people of Greek descent Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Maryland Iowa Wild players Living people People from Potomac, Maryland Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players Springfield Thunderbirds players Utica Comets players Youngstown Phantoms players {{US-icehockey-player-stub