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Karl Alzner
Canadian ice hockey player

Karl Alzner

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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of birth
Burnaby, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Age
36 years
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Biography

Karl Alzner (born September 24, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Washington Capitals. He was drafted in the first round, 5th overall, by the Capitals in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. A standout in junior, Alzner won two World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals with team Canada 2007 and ( 2008 as the captain), and was named the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s top player and Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s top defenceman in 2008.

Playing career

Junior

Alzner played Junior B as a 14/15 year old for the Richmond Sockeyes in 2003–04, and won the PIJHL league championship, the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championship and placed 2nd in the Keystone Cup. Alzner played four Western Hockey League (WHL) seasons with the Calgary Hitmen as part of a standout junior career. His first game for the Hitmen was for the Christmas Teddy bear toss as an underage 15 year old with 14,000 fans in the Saddledome. Alzner was on Team Pacific Silver against Team Toews (West) Gold. [1] He was a Canada national team member winning in 2005 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka and Canada's gold-medal winning team at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships as one of only two players who had not been selected in the NHL draft (the other being Sam Gagner). Shortly after returning to Calgary after the World Junior Championships, Alzner headed to Quebec City, Quebec to play in the 2007 Top Prospects Game and Alzner was named Captain of Team White and Sam Gagner was Captain of team Red.

Alzner was an assistant captain in the 2007 Super Series against the Russian junior team, and was named captain of Team Canada for the 2008 World Junior Championships, both of which were won by Canada. Alzner was named the WHL Player of the Year and Defenceman of the Year for the 2007–08 WHL season. He was also named the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League.

Professional

Alzner was assigned to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) to start 2008–09. He was called up to the Washington Capitals roster on November 26, 2008, making his NHL debut that night against the Atlanta Thrashers. He recorded his first NHL point (an assist) on December 4, 2008, against the New York Islanders. He recorded his first goal the next game on December 6, 2008, on Hockey Night in Canada against Vesa Toskala of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Alzner's reactions to this accomplishment were captured in an audio-journal he was keeping for the Hockey Diaries]project. Alzner was sent back down to Hershey on January 28, 2009 to make room for returning defenceman Tom Poti. He was recalled during the Capitals' playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 3 as a precautionary measure after injuries to several Washington defencemen, but did not see any action. Alzner won his first Calder Cup Championship 2008–09 with the Hershey Bears against Manitoba.

Alzner with the Capitals in 2013.

In his second season with the Capitals in 2009–10, he was called up to the NHL several times by the Capitals. He played on a defensive pairing with John Carlson in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs Montreal. Alzner won his 2nd Calder Cup Championship (2009–10) with the Hershey Bears against the Texas Stars.

On July 15, 2011, Alzner signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. On July 10, 2013, Alzner signed a four-year contract extensions with the Capitals. Alzner was then invited by Hockey Canada for the 2014 Olympic orientation camp on July 22, 2013.

During the 2015–16 season, on January 27, 2016, Alzner became the Washington Capitals all-time leader in consecutive games played. With 423 consecutive games played he passed Bob Carpenter for the franchise record. The streak began at the beginning of the 2010–11 season.

Personal life

On December 10, 2014, Alzner and his wife Mandy welcomed a baby girl, Stella Raay Alzner.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Calgary HitmenWHL10000
2004–05Calgary HitmenWHL660101019120339
2005–06Calgary HitmenWHL704202428131344
2006–07Calgary HitmenWHL63839473218112134
2007–08Calgary HitmenWHL607293615166284
2008–09Hershey BearsAHL48416201060222
2008–09Washington CapitalsNHL301452
2009–10Hershey BearsAHL5631821102037104
2009–10Washington CapitalsNHL21055810000
2010–11Washington CapitalsNHL82210122490110
2011–12Washington CapitalsNHL821161729140220
2012–13Washington CapitalsNHL481451471122
2013–14Washington CapitalsNHL822161826
2014–15Washington CapitalsNHL825162120142246
2015–16Washington CapitalsNHL824172126120226
2016–17Washington CapitalsNHL82310132870002
NHL totals591199811717764381116

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005CanadaU1702 !2nd, silver medalist(s)60114
2007CanadaWJC01 !1st, gold medalist(s)60112
2008CanadaWJC01 !1st, gold medalist(s)71120
Junior totals191346
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