Alex Galchenyuk
| Alex Galchenyuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 12, 1994 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Montreal Canadiens Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
3rd overall, 2012 Montreal Canadiens | ||
- For his father, the Belarusian hockey player, see Alexander Galchenyuk.
Alex Galchenyuk (born February 12, 1994) is an Russian-American[2] ice hockey player who was drafted third overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The Sarnia Sting drafted Galchenyuk first overall in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection.
Playing career
Galchenyuk played his final year of minor hockey with the U16 Chicago Young Americans and quickly became a star player tallying 44 goals and 43 assists, leading to coach Bruno Bragagnolio to refer to buying a lottery ticket as "the odds of having another kid like Alex play for you."[3] His performance led to him being drafted #1 in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Sarnia Sting.[4]
In his first season with the Sting, Galchenyuk tallied 31 goals and 52 assists for a total of 83 points, which led to him being selected to the OHL 1st All-Rookie team alongside teammate Nail Yakupov. He was selected third in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.
Personal Life
Galchenyuk was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to former Soviet and Belarussian hockey player Alexander Galchenyuk, and a Russian mother.[2]. They moved to Europe when Galchenyuk was 4, following his fathers hockey career in Germany, Italy, and Russia. They settled in Russia where Galchenyuk began his hockey career before moving back to North America when Galchenyuk was 15, first to Chicago and then to Sarnia where Alex Galchenyuk Sr coaches.
Galchenyuk speaks 3 languages, Russian, Italian and English.[2].
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Young Americans | MWEHL | 38 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 68 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| OHL totals | 70 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Notable awards and honours
- MWEHL's Top Scorer with 87 points during the 2009-2010 season[5]
- Awarded the 2010 Jack Ferguson Award which the OHL presents annually to the player picked first overall in the OHL Priority Selection.[6]
- 1st All-Rookie Team (OHL) for the 2010–11 OHL season
References
- ^ Sting Announce Alex Galchenyuk As 1st Pick
- ^ a b c "Alex Galchenyuk tired of KHL speculation, injury questions; ready for NHL impact".
- ^ "Prodigy on skates". Chicago Sun Times, featured at the Chicago Young Americans Web site. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Sarnia Sting take U.S. forward Galchenyuk first overall in OHL priority draft". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=MWEHL%20Top%20Scorer
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4001440