Alex Iafallo | |||
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Born |
Eden, New York, U.S. |
December 21, 1993 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Alex Iafallo (born December 21, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Iafallo played major junior hockey with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League before embarking on a collegiate career with the University of Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
Undrafted, Iafallo registered a team leading 21 goals, 30 assists and 51 points as a senior in the 2016–17 season. Having recorded 121 points in 152 games over the course of his four-year tenure with the Bulldogs, Iafallo was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on April 19, 2017.
Having impressed throughout the Kings rookie and main roster training camp, Iafallo made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. He stepped straight into the NHL in making his debut for the Kings in a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 5, 2017.