able to take part. He had been ruled ineligible to participate late in the season and could only watch from the sidelines as his team faced St. Lawrence in the semifinal. North Dakota got out to a 3–0 lead only to see the Saints erase the deficit in the third period. In overtime, however, Guy LaFrance, who had taken over Steenson's position on defense, fired a shot from the blue line that deflected in off of the crossbar to get the Fighting Sioux back to the championship game. The championship game had a very similar pattern with UND entering the third with a 3–1 advantage, only to see their lead vanish and overtime was required yet again. North Dakota was again victorious on their first shot of the extra session and the Fighting Sioux won their first NCAA championship. After graduating, Steenson began his professional playing career, joining the expansion Denver Mavericks team in the IHL. After that year he would continue in the senior leagues for many years while working for Cominco, with his last recorded appearance being for the Milwaukee Admirals in 1973. After retiring as a player he turned to coaching for a few seasons before ending his hockey career. He was inducted into the North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976. Personal Steenson and his wife Diane had one son, Len, and remained in the Kimberly area after his retirement in 1994. In 2011 he died of brain cancer, leaving a legacy in the local hockey and skiing communities. Statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards and honors References External links 1935 births 2011 deaths Deaths from cancer in British Columbia Deaths from brain tumor Canadian ice hockey defencemen North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players Minneapolis Millers (IHL) players Kimberley Dynamiters players Milwaukee Admirals players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan People from Moose Jaw NCAA men's ice hockey national champions AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans