Alex Hutchings (ice hockey)

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Alex Hutchings
Hutchings with IF Björklöven in 2015
Born (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 34)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Allsv team
Former teams		 IF Björklöven
Norfolk Admirals
Syracuse Crunch
Rochester Americans
ETC Crimmitschau
IK Oskarshamn
NHL draft 93rd overall, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2010–present

Alex Hutchings (born November 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for IF Björklöven of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round (93rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Hutchings played as a junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Barrie Colts before his selection by the Lightning in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On September 10, 2010, Hutchings was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Unable to make an impact within the Lightning's affiliates, Hutchings failed to receive a qualifying offer following the conclusion of his rookie deal.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, Hutchings signed a try-out contract to continue in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans.[1] He would participate with Rochester in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring 1 goal. [2]

On September 11, 2014, Hutchings signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with ETC Crimmitschau of the DEL2.[3]

In the 2018–19 season, Hutchings continued to play in the HockeyAllsvenskan with IK Oskarshamn. He enjoyed his most successful season in Sweden, notching 39 points in 52 games and later helped Oskarshamn gain promotion to the top tier SHL. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract as a free agent.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Burlington Eagles OHA 70 65 35 100 76 — — — — —
2006–07 Barrie Colts OHL 30 1 4 5 24 — — — — —
2007–08 Barrie Colts OHL 68 29 25 54 48 9 0 5 5 18
2008–09 Barrie Colts OHL 63 34 34 68 60 5 3 4 7 6
2009–10 Barrie Colts OHL 68 47 34 81 58 13 2 8 10 12
2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 51 13 13 26 41 4 1 2 3 6
2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 23 12 12 24 24 — — — — —
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 12 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 40 14 20 34 30 — — — — —
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 24 3 3 6 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 51 5 3 8 31 3 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 50 22 40 62 54 — — — — —
2015–16 IF Björklöven Allsv 51 22 10 32 28 — — — — —
2016–17 EHC Winterthur NLB 34 21 12 33 36 — — — — —
2016–17 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLB — — — — — 1 0 1 1 4
2017–18 IF Björklöven Allsv 33 11 12 23 16 5 1 2 3 0
2018–19 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 52 15 24 39 73 8 1 1 2 27
2019–20 IF Björklöven Allsv 51 19 29 48 50 2 1 2 3 6
2020–21 IF Björklöven Allsv 50 16 23 39 55 16 8 4 12 14
2021–22 IF Björklöven Allsv 46 13 17 30 34 18 6 7 13 28
AHL totals 88 10 9 19 41 3 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2009
All-Star Game 2009, 2010 [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Amerks sign forward Alex Hutchings to PTO". Rochester Americans. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Amerks drop Spengler Cup quarterfinal". theahl.com. December 29, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Eispiraten commit to Alex Hutchings". Eispiraten Crimmitschau. September 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Six players leave the successful group" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "East claims OHL all-star victory". sootoday.com. May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Wellwood steps in for McRae on All-Star team". Canada.com. March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2010.