Alex Westlund
Date of birth | December 28, 1975 |
place of birth | Flemington Village , New Jersey , USA |
size | 176 cm |
Weight | 82 kg |
position | goalkeeper |
Catch hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1995-1999 | Yale University |
1999-2001 | Dayton Bombers |
2001-2002 |
Toledo Storm Cincinnati Cyclones |
2002-2004 | Amur Khabarovsk |
2004 |
Trenton Titans locomotive Yaroslavl |
2004-2005 | Charlotte Checkers |
2005-2006 | HK Metschel Chelyabinsk |
2006-2007 | Charlotte Checkers |
2007-2008 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
2008–2012 | EHC Linz |
2013 | Heilbronn falcon |
2014 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
2014-2015 | China Dragon |
Alex Westlund (born December 28, 1975 in Flemington Village , New Jersey ) is a former American ice hockey goalkeeper and current coach.
Career as a player
Westlund began his career in the team at Yale University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and was then able to move immediately to the East Coast Hockey League , where he played two seasons with the Dayton Bombers and could achieve good statistics. In the following years he moved between different teams in the smaller leagues before he got a commitment abroad for the first time in the 2002/03 season. The Russian first division team Amur Khabarovsk signed him for two seasons. In the first Westlund was able to show excellent performances, in the following, however, he could not continue.
In the 2004/05 season he returned to North America and played for the Charlotte Checkers for two seasons before the Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana brought him back to Europe. Westlund showed outstanding performances and proved to be a strong support for his team, which played their first season in the Austrian ice hockey league and was able to surprise with a final participation.
In autumn 2007 he signed a two-year contract with the EHC Linz from the 2008/09 season . The Laibacher offered a transfer fee to keep the goalkeeper, but the Linz refused, so that Westlund now runs in Linz. There he succeeded in his second season for the time being the runner-up title. Two years later he became Austrian ice hockey champion with the Black Wings Linz in the 2011/12 season after excellent performances. In November 2012 he was released from the Black Wings due to poor performance and a catch rate below 90%.
In January 2013 Westlund signed a contract until the end of the season with the Heilbronner Falken in the 2nd Bundesliga ice hockey .
In the 2013/14 season he played briefly with the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL , before moving to the Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb in January 2014 .
During the 2014/15 season he was under contract with China Dragon in Shanghai and ended his playing career after the season.
Career as a coach
As early as January 2013, Westlund was employed as a goalkeeping coach at Pro Crease Goaltending, a provider of training programs and camps, between his player engagements abroad. In July 2015, the Augsburg Panthers from the German Ice Hockey League signed him as goalkeeping coach. For the 2016/17 season he moved in the same position to KHL Medveščak Zagreb from the Continental Hockey League .
Special successes
Although an average of 36 shots per game were fired at him in the 2007/08 season , Westlund managed to lead the goalkeeper statistics of the Austrian ice hockey league by catch rate both in the regular season and in the playoff . In the playoff he even reached 94.65%, but injured himself in the penultimate game, so that his backup Klemen Mohorič had to take over. His team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana then lost the final series.
In March of the 2009/10 season Westlund was voted MVP of the Austrian Bundesliga by the Austrian media .
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2012 Austrian champion with the EHC Linz
statistics
Regular season
season | team | league | GKD | GP | MIP | SO-CALLED | SVS | GA | SVS% | ATM | SO | W. | L. | T | OTL | G | A. | PIM |
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1995/96 | Yale University | NCAA | - | 19th | 1031 | - | - | 85 | - | 4.95 | 0 | 4th | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1996/97 | Yale University | NCAA | - | 20th | 1144 | 685 | 628 | 57 | 91.68 | 2.99 | 1 | 6th | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1997/98 | Yale University | NCAA | - | 32 | 1918 | 913 | 839 | 74 | 91.89 | 2.32 | 3 | 20th | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1998/99 | Yale University | NCAA | - | 28 | 1630 | 808 | 729 | 79 | 90.22 | 2.91 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4th | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999/00 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | - | 40 | 2316 | 1129 | 1030 | 99 | 91.23 | 2.56 | 3 | 18th | 15th | 7th | - | 0 | 3 | 6th |
1999/00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | - | 1 | 60 | 36 | 32 | 4th | 88.89 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000/01 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | - | 29 | 1731 | 911 | 847 | 64 | 92.97 | 2.22 | 3 | 19th | 5 | 4th | - | 0 | 3 | 4th |
2000/01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | - | 7th | 304 | 163 | 150 | 13 | 92.02 | 2.57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000/01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | - | 1 | 8th | 4th | 3 | 1 | 75.00 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001/02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | - | 5 | 110 | 49 | 43 | 6th | 87.76 | 3.27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001/02 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | - | 13 | 743 | 400 | 357 | 43 | 89.25 | 3.47 | 0 | 6th | 7th | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001/02 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | - | 36 | 2136 | 1006 | 924 | 82 | 91.85 | 2.30 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002/03 | Amur Khabarovsk | Rus | 50 | 47 | 2780 | 1346 | 1243 | 103 | 92.35 | 2.22 | 5 | 18th | 20th | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2003/04 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | - | 3 | 179 | 93 | 87 | 6th | 93.55 | 2.01 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003/04 | Amur Khabarovsk | Rus | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | 88.20 | 2.35 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003/04 | Yaroslavl locomotive | Rus | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 83.30 | 4.05 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Team USA | WM | 3 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004/05 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | - | 51 | 2932 | 1500 | 1367 | 133 | 91.13 | 2.72 | 1 | 27 | 15th | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2005/06 | Metschel Chelyabinsk | Rus-2 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.09 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006/07 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | - | 25th | 1450 | 766 | 700 | 66 | 91.38 | 2.73 | 3 | 16 | 7th | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006/07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | - | 7th | 327 | 161 | 148 | 13 | 91.93 | 2.39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007/08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | OIL | 41 | 41 | 2465 | 1478 | 1373 | 105 | 92.90 | 2.56 | 2 | 22nd | 14th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2008/09 | EHC Linz | OIL | 54 | 54 | 3251 | 1616 | 1476 | 140 | 91.34 | 2.58 | 4th | 30th | 21st | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2009/10 | EHC Linz | OIL | 54 | 51 | 3061 | 1615 | 1475 | 140 | 91.33 | 2.74 | 2 | 28 | 14th | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8th |
2010/11 | EHC Linz | OIL | 52 | 47 | 2775 | 1503 | 1374 | 129 | 91.42 | 2.79 | 4th | 23 | 19th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011/12 | EHC Linz | OIL | 49 | 44 | 2638 | 1381 | 1272 | 109 | 92.11 | 2.48 | 4th | 31 | 8th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
season | team | league | GKD | GP | MIP | SO-CALLED | SVS | GA | SVS% | ATM | SO | W. | L. | OTL | G | A. | PIM |
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1999/00 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | - | 3 | 190 | 123 | 110 | 13 | 89.43 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000/01 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | - | 5 | 350 | 163 | 148 | 15th | 90.80 | 2.57 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001/02 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 3 | 3 | 182 | 141 | 134 | 7th | 95.04 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004/05 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | - | 15th | 887 | 543 | 507 | 36 | 93.37 | 2.44 | 1 | 8th | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006/07 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | - | 1 | 59 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81.25 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007/08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | OIL | 15th | 13 | 751 | 449 | 425 | 24 | 94.65 | 1.92 | 2 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008/09 | EHC Linz | OIL | 10 | 10 | 596 | 318 | 293 | 25th | 92.14 | 2.51 | 1 | 4th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009/10 | EHC Linz | OIL | 18th | 18th | 1115 | 655 | 594 | 61 | 90.69 | 3.28 | 0 | 10 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010/11 | EHC Linz | OIL | 5 | 5 | 299 | 175 | 160 | 15th | 91.43 | 3.01 | 1 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011/12 | EHC Linz | OIL | 17th | 17th | 1025 | 539 | 501 | 38 | 92.95 | 2.23 | 1 | 12 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1 play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)
Web links
- Alex Westlund at hockeydb.com (English)
- Alex Westlund at eurohockey.com
- Alex Westlund at hockeygoalies.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ There is no future in Westlund in Linz , accessed on November 14, 2012
- ↑ Delmas Reassigned to Nailers . "Wheeling Nailers". Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Old acquaintance in the Den - Medvescak brings goalie Alex Westlund . medvescak.com. February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Former Yale Goalie in 16th Pro Season . ecachockey.com. December 22, 2014. Accessed February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Alex Westlund . "linkedin.com". Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Two new trainers for the Augsburg Panthers . Augsburg General . July 29, 2015. Accessed February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Cameron embarks on KHL coaching career with Dwyer, HC Medvescak - Hockey - The Guardian. (No longer available online.) In: www.theguardian.pe.ca. Formerly in the original ; accessed on October 2, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Westlund, Alex |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Flemington Village , New Jersey |