Alex Iafallo
| Alex Iafallo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 1993 Eden, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Alex Iafallo (born December 21, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Iafallo played major junior hockey with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League before embarking on a collegiate career with the University of Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.[1]
Undrafted, Iafallo registered a team leading 21 goals, 30 assists and 51 points as a senior in the 2016–17 season. Having recorded 121 points in 152 games over the course of his four-year tenure with the Bulldogs, Iafallo was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on April 19, 2017.[2]
Having impressed throughout the Kings rookie and main roster training camp, Iafallo made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. He stepped straight into the NHL in making his debut for the Kings in a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 5, 2017.[3][4][5] He scored his first NHL goal on November 5, 2017, in his 14th career game, against the Nashville Predators.[6] This helped erase a three goal deficit but the Predators won in overtime, 4-3.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Fargo Force | USHL | 58 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Fargo Force | USHL | 50 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCHC | 36 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCHC | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCHC | 40 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCHC | 42 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| NCHC All-Rookie Team | 2014 | |
| NCHC All-Tournament Team | 2017 | |
| NCHC First All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| NCHC Tournament MVP | 2017 | [2] |
| West First All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2017 | [8] |
References
- ↑ "Fargo Force forward Alex Iafallo commits to UMD". oursportscentral.com. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- 1 2 "LA Kings sign forward Alex Iafallo". Los Angeles Kings. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ "Kings' rookie trio relishes the experience of making their NHL debuts together in season opener". 6 October 2017 – via LA Times.
- ↑ Matsuda, Gann. "LA Kings Alex Iafallo: Not Your Typical NHL Debut Story". Frozen Royalty. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ Ken, Campbell. "The Kings are delivering on their promise to be faster and younger this season". Hockey News. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ LA Kings (6 November 2017). "Alex Iafallo Scores First NHL Goal against Nashville Predators". NHL.com. LA Kings. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Zupke, Curtis (5 November 2017). "Alex Iafallo is the latest Los Angeles Kings rookie to score his first NHL goal this season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Denver Survives, Claims 8th National Championship". Inside Hockey. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mikey Eyssimont |
NCHC Tournament MVP 2017 |
Succeeded by Tanner Jaillet |