2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Whelan, Alex
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Jersey Number 8
Alex Whelan
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ramsey, N.J.
- Previous Team:
- Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
Bio
Named an Assistant Captain for his Senior Season in 2019-20
Four-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
2019-20 AHCA All-American Scholar
As A Senior In 2019-20
As A First Year In 2016-17
Before Quinnipiac
Personal
Four-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
2019-20 AHCA All-American Scholar
As A Senior In 2019-20
- Signed an AHL Contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack
- Named an AHCA All-American Scholar
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Received the team's Coaches' Award for its End of the Season Awards
- Recorded his third straight season with at least 13 goals and second straight season with 20-plus points
- Also recorded his second straight season with double-digit goals and assists
- Played in 27 games for the Bobcats in his final season
- Scored 13 goals and recorded 11 assists for 24 points
- Recorded career-highs with four power-play goals and had a +16 plus/minus rating
- Tied for seventh in ECAC Hockey with 107 shots on goal and his +16 rating
- Was one of 11 ECAC Hockey skaters to tally a hat trick in 2019-20
- Recorded an assist in a 2-1 win vs. Union (Nov. 15) for his first point of the season
- Tallied his first of six multi-point games with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win vs. Union (Nov. 16)
- Recorded a six-game point streak from Nov. 30-Jan. 10 and recorded seven points in that span
- Opened the streak with the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at #10 UMass
- Scored two power-play goals in a 3-2 win at St. Lawrence (Jan. 10)
- Tallied his second career hat trick with three goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-3 win at Holy Cross (Jan. 17)
- Scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-0 shutout vs. #1 Cornell (Jan. 31) to start a four-game point streak
- Scored goals in back-to-back games in a 3-2 win at Yale (Feb. 7) and 2-2 tie at Brown (Feb. 8)
- Scored two power-play goals in a 6-1 win vs. St. Lawrence (Feb. 15)
- Recorded a career-high three assists in the Bobcats' 5-0 shutout of Yale (Feb. 29)
As A Junior In 2018-19
- Was named an assistant captain for his senior year in 2019-20 at the annual awards banquet
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Attended the New York Rangers NHL Development Camp
- Recorded a career-high 25 points season on 13 goals and a career-high 12 assists
- Has now tallied at least 13 goals in two straight seasons
- Led Quinnipiac for a second straight season with 152 shots on goal and tied for the most in ECAC Hockey
- Recorded one of four hat tricks by an ECAC Hockey player
- Posted five multi-point games and two multi-goal games
- Tallied his first career hat trick with a trio of goals in a 9-2 win vs. AIC (Oct. 27)
- Nearly tallied a second hat trick but had two goals and an assist for three points in an ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round loss to Brown (March 16)
As A Sophomore In 2017-18
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 tie against No. 13 Boston College on Friday, Oct. 6
- Scored for the second-straight game in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Boston University on Sunday, Oct. 8
- Had a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20
- Scored the game-winner in overtime in a 3-2 win at Northeastern on Oct. 21
- Ended an eight-game scoreless streak with his fifth goal of the season at UMass on Nov. 25
- Scored for the second-straight game in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28
- Scored the Bobcats’ first goal in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2, and also picked up an assist on Kevin McKernan’s empty-net goal
- Scored twice in a 4-3 overtime win at Colgate on Jan. 5
- Had a goal in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Friday, Jan. 19
- Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 20
- Scored in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30
- Scored in his fourth-straight game in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2
- Scored in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16
- Scored a goal in 5-1 and 4-1 wins in the ECAC Tournament First Round series vs. Yale on Mar. 2 and 3
As A First Year In 2016-17
- Named to the 2016-17 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Led all Quinnipiac freshman with six goals while also adding four assists for 10 points
- Posted four goals and two assists for six points in six ECAC Hockey Tournament games
- Made his collegiate debut in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19
- Picked up his first collegiate point on an assist in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25
- Had an assist against Union on Dec. 3
- Scored his first career goal in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7
- Scored in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27
- Scored in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25
- Had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series
- Led Quinnipiac in goals (2) and points (3) in the Bobcats’ series victory in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals against St. Lawrence
- Had a goal and an assist (on the game-winning goal) in Game 2 in a 3-2 win
- Followed with the game-winning goal in Game 3
Before Quinnipiac
- Played for the New Jersey Hitmen of the USPHL Premier League in 2015-16
- Scored 18 goals and assisted on 35 more for 53 points in 44 games
- Also scored four goals and assisted on another in seven playoff games
Personal
- Born in Ramsey, New Jersey
- Son of Lisa and Tom Whelan
- Majoring in entrepreneurship
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21
