Sam Anas (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional 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 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 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 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. 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 NHL team.
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. 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 for the 2022–23 season on August 15, 2022.
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.
Personal life Anas is of Greek descent, the son of Peter and Demetra Anas. While at Quinnipiac University, Anas majored in business. His mother Demetra died from breast cancer in August 2020.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Washington Little Capitals MetJHL 19 20 21 41 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 51 17 17 34 14 6 0 4 4 4 2012–13 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 64 37 26 63 18 9 3 9 12 6 2013–14 Quinnipiac University ECAC 40 22 21 43 14 — — — — — 2014–15 Quinnipiac University ECAC 38 23 16 39 20 — — — — — 2015–16 Quinnipiac University ECAC 43 24 26 50 18 — — — — — 2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 66 12 16 28 6 — — — — — 2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 70 26 35 61 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Iowa Wild AHL 60 14 24 38 12 11 1 6 7 2 2019–20 Iowa Wild AHL 63 20 50 70 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Utica Comets AHL 23 4 19 23 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 75 20 44 64 12 18 4 11 15 8 2022–23 Hershey Bears AHL 41 13 8 21 6 20 4 8 12 0 2023–24 Dinamo Minsk KHL 60 21 25 46 14 6 2 2 4 0 2024–25 Dinamo Minsk KHL 66 19 27 46 20 9 2 5 7 02025–26Dinamo MinskKHL673257891483256 AHL totals 398 109 196 305 62 49 9 25 34 10
Awards and honors Award Year College All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2013–14 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2013–14 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 2013–14 College Hockey News Rookie of the Year 2013–14 NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year 2013–14 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2014–15 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2014–15 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2015–16 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2015–16 AHL All-Star Game 2020 First All-Star Team 2020 John B. Sollenberger Trophy 2020 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2022 Calder Cup 2023 KHL Golden Helmet Award (All-Star Team) 2026KHL Top Scorer2026
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