The Blues’ Alexander Steen will play the 1,000th game of his NHL career Saturday night in Winnipeg, where he was born and where the No. 25 worn by his father, Thomas, a former Jets player, hangs from the rafters.



It will be Steen’s 747th game with the Blues, which is fourth in team history. He has 494 points with the club, which is fifth all-time, and has 620 points in his career.



When Steen netted his 600th point last season, he and Thomas became just the fourth father-son duo in the league to both eclipse the plateau. The others are Gordie and Mark Howe, Bobby and Brett Hull and Peter and Paul Stastny.



To commemorate Steen’s latest achievement, Thomas sat down with The Athletic this week to write a personal letter to his son, expressing how proud he is of his hockey career and the man he has become.



Dear Alexander,



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