Alex Halloran

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180

Position: D Last Team: Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)

2011-12 (Freshman)

Played in 15 games on defense and had one goal, one assist and two points on the season ... Both points came in the 7-2 win at Alabama-Huntsville ... His goal came on the power play and was the eventual game-winner ... Played in the first 12 games before suffering a knee injury ... Played in just three games the remainder of the season, vs. RIT, Feb. 3-4, and UConn on March 9.

Before Air Force

Played two years of junior hockey for the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL ... Junior coach was Dale Purinton ... Played in 48 games in 2010-11 and was the team's top scoring defenseman with nine goals and 25 assists ... His nine goals were fifth on the team among all players ... Played 58 games for the Capitals in 2009-10 and had three goals and 16 assists for 19 points ... Lettered four years in hockey for Juan Diego Catholic High School ... Team won the state championship as a freshman and sophomore ... Team captain and led the league in points as a junior and senior ... On the honor roll all four years.

Personal

Member of Cadet Squadron 2 ... Parents are Mike Halloran and Cheryl Gilger ... Has one brother and one sister ... Major is economics ... This past summer, took a calculus class and also completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... Long-term goal is to go to graduate school and be the CEO of a public company someday ... Favorite class is chemistry ... Listens to Deadmaus before games ... Participated in both the opening and closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 ... Favorite sport other than hockey is skiing ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing ice hockey at age eight ... Hobby is playing Mario Kart ... Favorite NHL team is the New York Rangers ... Favorite NHL player is Florida Panther defenseman Brian Campbell.