Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch
Born	May 10, 1996 Syracuse, NY, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Right Wing/Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL)
NHL Draft	18th overall, 2014 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2016–present

Alex Daniel Tuch (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eldest of three siblings (younger brother and sister, who are twins) born to Carl and Sharon Tuch.

Playing career

Tuch was born in Syracuse, New York, but grew up in Baldwinsville, New York.

He was ranked 12th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau on their final list of the top draft-eligible North American skaters leading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft where he was projected to be picked in the first round.^[1][2] Tuch was eventually selected by the Minnesota Wild (18th overall).

He trained with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program team from 2012 to 2014, winning a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and gold at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships.

From 2014 to 2016, Tuch played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the Hockey East Association. He was named to the 2014-15 Hockey East Association Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team,^[3] tallying 14 goals and 14 assists his freshman year. In 2015-16, he contributed with 18 goals and 16 assists in 40 games, while heading to the NCAA Frozen Four with the Eagles.^[4]

Tuch was handed a three-year entry-level deal (starting with the 2016-17 season) by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 13, 2016.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Syracuse Jr. Stars	EmJHL		40	44	57	101	26		4	1	3	4	4
2012–13	U.S. National Development Team	USHL		38	4	6	10	24		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	U.S. National Development Team	USHL		26	13	19	32	36		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Boston College	HE		37	14	14	28	28		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Boston College	HE		40	18	16	34	33		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				77	32	30	62	61		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	United States	U17			6	1	3	4	4
2014	United States	WJC18			7	0	3	3	14
2015	United States	WJC	5th		5	1	1	2	0
Junior totals					18	2	7	9	18

Awards and honours

Honours	Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Bronze Medal	2013	[6]
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal	2014	[7]

References

1. "Baldwinsville's Alex Tuch moves up in rankings of NHL draft prospects". Syracuse.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
2. "2014 NHL Draft Profile: Alex Tuch". On the Forecheck. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
3. "HockeyEastOnline.com - Hockey East Announces 2014-15 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
4. "Baldwinsville's Alex Tuch signs pro pact with Minnesota Wild". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
5. "Wild Signs Alex Tuch To Entry-Level Contract". wild.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
6. "U.S. National U-17 Team upends Slovakia, 7-2, at 2013 World Hockey Challenge". boxscorenews.com. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
7. "Gold-Medal Game Recap: USA Wins Gold Over Czech Republic". USA Hockey. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

External links

• Alex Tuch's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Alex Tuch's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database