He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes and Calgary Flames.

[2] Despite being selected in the 2009 WHL Draft by the Portland Winterhawks, Stecher chose instead to play with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL to better develop as a player.

[5] Although Stecher was loaned to Team Canada West for the 2011 World Junior A Challenge, he still registered a career-high 42 points in 53 games during the regular season.

[6] It was during this season, his final year with the Penticton Vees, that Stecher committed to playing NCAA hockey for the University of North Dakota.

[22] On October 24, 2017 the Canucks announced via Twitter that Stecher would be out 4-to-6 weeks with a knee injury that was caused in a game against the Detroit Red Wings.

[26] On March 20, 2022, in the final year of his contract, Stecher was dealt by Detroit to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2022 seventh-round draft pick.

[29][30] In playing out the remainder of the season with the Flames, Stecher increased his offensive output in notching 3 goals and 7 points through 20 games, however was unable to help Calgary qualify for the playoffs.

As a free agent, Stecher left the Flames and returned for a second stint with the Coyotes by signing a one-year, $1.1 million contract on July 1, 2023.

[33] On April 29, 2019, Stecher was selected to make his international debut after he was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Slovakia.

Stecher won the Gold Medal with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, beating Finland 3-2 in overtime on June 6, 2021.

[36] He had an assist on the game-winning overtime goal in Canada's quarterfinal match against Russia, finishing the tournament with two points in ten games.