Alex Lyon (ice hockey)

Alex Lyon
Born	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

• Alex Lyon's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Alex Lyon's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database