Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) Name Alex Tuch Position Right Wing/Centre Role Ice hockey player | Shoots Right Parents Sharon Tuch, Carl Tuch | |
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Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) NHL Draft 18th overall, 2014Minnesota Wild Profiles | ||
Alex tuch shootout goal wild development camp scrimmage 2015
Alex Daniel Tuch (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 18th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
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- Alex tuch shootout goal wild development camp scrimmage 2015
- Iowa wild youth practice drop in gustav olofsson and alex tuch
- Playing career
- Personal
- References
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Playing career
He was ranked 12th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau on their final list of the top draft-eligible North American skaters leading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft where he was projected to be picked in the first round. Tuch was eventually selected by the Minnesota Wild (18th overall).
He trained with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program team from 2012 to 2014, winning a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and gold at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships.
From 2014 to 2016, Tuch played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the Hockey East Association. He was named to the 2014-15 Hockey East Association Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team, tallying 14 goals and 14 assists his freshman year. In 2015-16, he contributed with 18 goals and 16 assists in 40 games, while heading to the NCAA Frozen Four with the Eagles.
Tuch was handed a three-year entry-level deal by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 13, 2016. In his rookie professional season, after attending the Wild's training camp, he was re-assigned to develop with AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild for the 2016–17 season. In 57 games, providing a power-forward game for Iowa, Tuch recorded 18 goals and 37 points in 57 games. In the second half of the season, Tuch received his first recall to Minnesota and made his NHL debut on February 4, 2017 with the Wild against the Vancouver Canucks. He appeared in 6 games with the Wild, not registering a point.
On June 21, 2017, Tuch was traded from the Wild as part of a condition to the Vegas Golden Knights selecting Erik Haula at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
Personal
Tuch was born in Syracuse, New York, but grew up in Baldwinsville, New York. He is the eldest of three siblings (younger brother and sister, who are twins) born to Carl and Sharon Tuch.