Alexander Kerfoot
Date of birth | August 11, 1994 |
place of birth | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |
size | 178 cm |
Weight | 79 kg |
position | center |
number | # 15 |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2012 , 5th round, 150th position New Jersey Devils |
Career stations | |
2011-2013 | Coquitlam Express |
2013-2017 | Harvard University |
2017-2019 | Colorado Avalanche |
since 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Alexander Kerfoot (born August 11, 1994 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League since July 2019 and plays there on the position of the center . Kerfoot previously served two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche .
Career
Alexander Kerfoot was born in Vancouver and played there in his youth for the Vancouver NorthWest Giants . In 2011 he moved to the Coquitlam Express in the second-rate British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), although he could also have played in the higher-class Western Hockey League with the Seattle Thunderbirds , who had selected him in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft . In his first full BCHL season, the attacker scored 69 points in 51 games and was consequently appointed to the BCHL First All-Star Team . Then chose him New Jersey Devils in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at the 150th position, before he missed much of the 2012/13 season due to a shoulder injury.
In the fall of 2013, Kerfoot enrolled at Harvard University and began studying economics there while running for the university's ice hockey team, the Harvard Crimson . In the team, the center established itself at the latest as a sophomore as a regular scorer and won the championship of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a conference within the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) , with the Crimson in this 2014/15 season . In 2016 he was appointed to the ECAC Third All-Star Team , before the Canadian celebrated another ECAC championship with the Crimson at the end of the 2016/17 season. He was also one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award , which honors the best college player in the entire United States. This year, however, the trophy went to Will Butcher .
After four years and a degree, Kerfoot left Harvard University in 2017. The player rights acquired by the New Jersey Devils in the NHL Entry Draft had already expired, so he was now allowed to negotiate with all franchises , where he was next to Will Butcher was considered one of the most sought-after college free agents . The Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks from his hometown showed increased interest , with Kerfoot finally opting for the Avalanche and signing a corresponding entry-level contract there in August 2017 . In the pre-season that followed, the attacker earned a place in the Avalanche's NHL squad and finally made his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL) in October 2017 . During his first NHL season he scored 43 points scorer in 79 games, which he followed in his second year with 42 points, an almost identical value.
Despite the striker's development, the Avalanche parted ways with him in July 2019 when his contract rights were transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Tyson Barrie and a six- round suffrage in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft . In return, Nazem Kadri , Calle Rosén and a third-round suffrage in the same draft moved to Denver for the Avalanche. A little later, the Leafs announced that they had given Kerfoot a four-year contract that should earn him an average annual salary of $ 3.5 million.
Achievements and Awards
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Career statistics
Status: end of the 2019/20 season
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | ||
2010/11 | Coquitlam Express | BCHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2011/12 | Coquitlam Express | BCHL | 51 | 25th | 44 | 69 | 24 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 6th | ||||
2012/13 | Coquitlam Express | BCHL | 16 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2013/14 | Harvard University | NCAA | 25th | 8th | 6th | 14th | ± 0 | 8th | ||||||||
2014/15 | Harvard University | NCAA | 27 | 8th | 22nd | 30th | +16 | 12 | ||||||||
2015/16 | Harvard University | NCAA | 33 | 4th | 30th | 34 | +11 | 16 | ||||||||
2016/17 | Harvard University | NCAA | 36 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +20 | 18th | ||||||||
2017/18 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 79 | 19th | 24 | 43 | –7 | 28 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | ||
2018/19 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 78 | 15th | 27 | 42 | –9 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6th | ||
2019/20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 9 | 19th | 28 | -2 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ± 0 | 2 | ||
BCHL total | 72 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 40 | 7th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 6th | ||||||
NCAA overall | 121 | 36 | 87 | 123 | +47 | 54 | ||||||||||
NHL overall | 222 | 43 | 70 | 113 | -18 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 6th | 8th | -2 | 10 |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Personal
Alexander Kerfoot is the son of Greg Kerfoot , software billionaire and main owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps from Major League Soccer .
Web links
- Player biography on the Toronto Maple Leafs website
- Alexander Kerfoot at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ed Darno: Alex Kerfoot Makes Sense for Stars. thehockeywriters.com, August 21, 2017, accessed October 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Avalanche Signs Alexander Kerfoot. nhl.com, August 24, 2017, accessed October 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Alex Kerfoot and Will Butcher about to become free agents: should the Canucks sign them? vancourier.com, July 28, 2017, accessed October 9, 2017 .
Goalkeeper:
Frederik Andersen |
Jack Campbell
Defender:
Tyson Barrie |
Cody Ceci |
Travis Dermott |
Justin Holl |
Martin Marinčin |
Jake Muzzin |
Morgan Rielly ( A )
attacker:
Kyle Clifford |
Pierre Engvall |
Frédérik Gauthier |
Zach Hyman |
Andreas Johnsson |
Alexander Kerfoot |
Denis Malgin |
Mitchell Marner ( A ) |
Auston Matthews ( A ) |
Ilya Michejew |
William Nylander |
Evan Rodrigues |
Jason Spezza |
John Tavares ( C )
Head Coach: Sheldon Keefe Assistant Coach : Andrew Brewer | Dave Hakstol | Paul McFarland General Manager: Kyle Dubas
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kerfoot, Alexander |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kerfoot, Alex |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |