Alex Jefferies

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Alex Jefferies
Born (2001-11-08) November 8, 2001 (age 23)
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Islanders
Bridgeport Islanders  (AHL)
NHL draft 121st overall, 2020
New York Islanders
Playing career 2024–present

Alex Jefferies (born November 8, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was an All-American for the Merrimack Warriors in 2023. [1]

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Playing career

A native of Lunenburg, Jefferies played his early junior career with the local Islanders Hockey Club before he began attending The Gunnery in 2018. He led the prep team in scoring two years in a row and was able to earn a scholarship to Merrimack as an 18 year old. Despite the end of the 2020 season being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Islanders had seen enough from Jefferies to select him in the 4th round of the NHL draft. [2]

During the abbreviated Covid season, Jefferies played sparingly. While he only appeared in 12 games with the Warriors, he still was nearly a point per game player and finished 3rd on the team in scoring. His production slumped a bit during his sophomore season and though he did help the team post a winning record, the Warriors ended the year as a pedestrian club. It wasn't until his junior season that Jefferies began to demonstrate the talent that he had possessed before the pandemic. While nearly doubling his point total from the previous season, Jefferies led the Merrimack offense and was a major reason for the program reaching the NCAA tournament for just the second time at the D-I level. [3] While their stay wasn't long, the stellar season earned Jefferies a spot on the All-American team and had Islander fans salivating over the prospect of him in a New York jersey. [4] Those hopes would have to wait, as Jefferies announced that he was returning to Merrimack for his senior season. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2018–19 The Gunnery USHS-Prep 31273057——————
2018–19 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 20000—————
2019–20The GunneryUSHS-Prep32333669——————
2020–21 Merrimack College HE 1246102—————
2021–22 Merrimack CollegeHE3310132310—————
2022–23 Merrimack CollegeHE3814274116—————
2023–24 Merrimack CollegeHE2213102319—————
2023–24 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 124370—————
AHL totals124370—————

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2020–21 [6]
All-Hockey East First Team 2022–23 [7]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2022–23 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022-23 Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans". ahcahockey.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NHL Draft: Isles select LW Alex Jefferies, RW William Dufour in 4th & 5th rounds". Lighthouse Hockey. October 7, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Merrimack Warriors men's Hockey 2018-19 Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Merrimack Warriors. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NY Islanders Prospect: Don't Sleep on Alex Jefferies". Eyes on Islanders. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jefferies will return to Merrimack for senior season". The Mack Report. April 1, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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