Alec Volchenkov Junior Review

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Alec Volchenkov was born in a remote town about 3 hours east of Moscow and his family has always joked that he started skating the moment he could walk. Whenever he could hit the rink after school that's where you'd find him. Playing good defense and being able to out-skate anyone on the ice was always his area of specialty which has really helped shape him into the player he is today.

 

He grew up playing AAA leagues across Russia for the first few years of his youth. When he was 12 years old his family moved to America when his family moved to his mother's hometown in Minnesota. Volchenkov trained hard and worked every day to grow into the player he wanted to become. When he hit High School, he enrolled at Northfield Senior High School to play in one of the better hockey programs in the state. He won Defensive forward of the year twice during his tenure with the team, along with 2 State Championships, 1 Nationals Championship, and a State Playoff MVP.


 

After a few successful seasons in high school he moved onto a bigger stage where he played for Boston University on their second line, shutting down the opposition and recording 6 goals and 20 assists in his freshman season with the Terriers. He trained hard for the top center position and got it in his sophomore season recording 9 goals and 33 assists finishing in the top 15 in the league for points. The hard work couldn't quite pay off as they lost in the semi-finals to U-Mass who ultimately went on to win Nationals. After an injury early on in his 3rd season he only ended up playing 10 games and record 2 goals and 9 assists in that short time. The team felt that blow and failed to even make it past the first round that season. 
 

His Senior year he wanted to go out with a bang and he sure did. In 32 GP he record 13 goals and 49 assists finishing first in the league in points as well as winning the Hobey Baker award which is the most prestigious individual award handed out in Division I men’s hockey. To top it off the went on quite the run only losing 4 games all playoffs including Nationals to take it all.
 

Now that he's graduated and has spent time in such a great program, Alec looks to continue his career in the VHLM. He's signed as a free agent with the Saskatoon Wild and has been playing on their third line giving some extra depth to an already loaded team.