Mark Alt

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Mark Alt
Born (1991-10-18) October 18, 1991
Kansas City, MO, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		Philadelphia Flyers
Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
NHL Draft 53rd overall, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2013–present

Mark Alt (born October 18, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Alt was a two sport star at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Minnesota. As a hockey player, Alt was part of the team that qualified for the 2009 Minnesota high school hockey tournament. On the football field, Alt played quarterback for the 2009 Minnesota state football championship team. In 2004, Alt suffered a broken finger which almost ended his career.[citation needed]

NCAA

Alt joined the Golden Gophers in the 2010–11 season. After missing the first game of the season, he participated in 35 consecutive games.[1] His 10 points (two goals, eight assists) ranked fourth among Gophers defenders in points. He played in his first NCAA game on October 9, 2010 versus Massachusetts. In the same game, he logged his first career NCAA point, an assist on the game-winning goal. January 15, 2011, would mark the first NCAA goal of his career, as he scored versus divisional rival North Dakota.

USA Hockey

Alt participated in 2010 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.[2]

Professional

Alt was selected 53rd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.[3] He was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on January 13, 2013 along with Brian Boucher for Luke Pither.[4] After his third season of collegiate hockey with the Golden Gophers, Alt signed a three-year entry level contract with the Flyers on April 7, 2013.[5]

Awards and honors

  • Finalist for the 2010 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award[6]

Personal

His father, John Alt, played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Cretin-Derham Hall MSHSL 22 6 9 15 12 — — — — —
2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 35 2 8 10 22 — — — — —
2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 43 5 17 22 43 — — — — —
2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 39 0 7 7 20 — — — — —
2012–13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
WCHA totals 117 7 32 39 85 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/alt_mark00.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=531921
  3. ↑ http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/draftstats.htm?round=2&year=2010
  4. ↑ "Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt". Carolina Hurricanes. January 13, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Flyers On The Fly - Official Flyers Website Blog - FLYERS INK ALT". Philadelphia Flyers. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013. 
  6. ↑ http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=517259

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