An NHL player with Ardrossan roots is headed to the lone-star state next season.
Sam Steel was one of many players to ink a new deal at the start of the NHL free agency period on Saturday (July 1) as he signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars worth $850,000.
Steel cut his teeth in Sherwood Park during his minor hockey years before heading to the Regina Pats of the WHL and then went on to get drafted 30th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2016.
This will be Steel's fifth season in the NHL after initially breaking into the league with the Ducks in 2019. He spent last season with the Minnesota Wild where he put up 28 points in 65 games.
The most memorable moment of his tenure with the Wild came in the playoffs with a beautiful breakaway goal against the Stars.