Alex Lyon (ice hockey)

Alex Lyon
Born (1992-12-09) December 9, 1992
Baudette, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
World Championships
2015 Czech Republic

Alexander Augustus Lyon (born December 9, 1992) is an American ice hockey goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers. He played collegiately for the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team, competing in the ECAC.[1]

Playing career

While at Yale University, he was named Ivy League co-Rookie of the Year in 2014. After leading the nation in save percentage, shutouts and goals-against average,[2] Lyon was presented with the Ken Dryden Award (given to the best goalie in the ECAC) his sophomore season,[3] while receiving First-Team AHCA/CCM All-America, First-Team All-ECAC, First-Team All-New England as well as First-Team All-Ivy League honors. He was also the winner of the J. Murray Murdoch Award as Yale's Most Valuable Player.[4]

And individual awards kept rolling in for Lyon after the 2015-16 season as he repeated as Ken Dryden Award recipient[5] and also landed spots on the All-ECAC First Team, the All-Ivy League First Team[6] and the All-New England First Team for the second straight year.

Lyon opted to forgo his senior season at Yale and signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 5, 2016.[7]

National team

He won bronze with the US National Team at the 2015 World Championships in the Czech Republic,[8] seeing action in one game during the tournament.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN SA GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 Yale Bulldogs ECAC 30 14 11 5 1764:19 867 61 3 2.41 .918
2014–15 Yale Bulldogs ECAC 26 15 7 4 1517:23 662 41 5 1.62 .938
2015–16 Yale Bulldogs ECAC 26 18 4 4 1589:08 678 40 4 1.51 .941
NCAA totals 82 47 22 13 4870:50 2207 142 12 1.75 .932

Awards and honors

Award Year
Ivy League Rookie of the Year 2013–14 [10]
All-Ivy League First Team Honorable Mention 2013–14 [11]
All-Ivy League First Team 2014–15 [12]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2014–15 [13]
All-Ivy League First Team 2015–16 [14]

References

  1. ↑ Frank, Fredrick (January 30, 2014). "MEN'S HOCKEY: Heart of a Lyon". Yale Daily News. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "MEN'S HOCKEY: Alex Lyon '17, star goaltender, to depart for NHL". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Lyon Wins Dryden Award - Yale Bulldogs". www.yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Alex Lyon - Yale Bulldogs". www.yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  5. ↑ "League Announces Postseason Awards - ECAC Hockey". ecachockey.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced - Ivy League". www.ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Flyers agree to terms with goaltender Alex Lyon". flyers.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Team USA Takes Home The Bronze". Let's Go Hawks. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Teams - 2015 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2015.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  10. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy -- 2013-14". Ivy League. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy -- 2013-14". Ivy League. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  12. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Announced". Ivy League. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  13. ↑ "League Announces Postseason Awards". ECAC Hockey. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  14. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Announced". Ivy League. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Colin Stevens		 Ken Dryden Award
2014–15 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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