Mark Alt

Mark Alt
Born	October 18, 1991 Kansas City, Missouri
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NCAA team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Playing career	2011–present

Mark Alt (born October 18, 1991) is an ice hockey player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the NCAA. Alt was selected 53rd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.^[1]

Playing career

Alt was a two sport star at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Minnesota. As a hockey player, Alt was part of the team that qualified for the 2009 Minnesota high school hockey tournament. On the football field, Alt was the quarterback for the 2009 Minnesota state football championship team.

NCAA

Alt joined the Golden Gophers in the 2010–11 season. After missing the first game of the season, he participated in 35 consecutive games.^[2] His 10 points (two goals, eight assists) ranked fourth among Gophers defenders in points. He played in his first NCAA game on October 9, 2010 versus Massachusetts. In the same game, he logged his first career NCAA point, an assist on the game winning goal. January 15, 2011, would mark the first NCAA goal of his career, as he scored versus divisional rival North Dakota.

Mark Alt also made headlines when an attempt to line up North Dakota power forward Matt Fratin during a one-on-one ended unexpectedly.^[3]

USA Hockey

Alt participated in 2010 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.^[4]

Awards and honors

• Finalist for the 2010 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award^[5]

Personal

His father, John Alt, played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

References

1. ^ http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/draftstats.htm?round=2&year=2010
2. ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/alt_mark00.html
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXY0Iva_jq8&t=1m55s
4. ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=531921
5. ^ http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=517259