Alex DeBrincat

Alex DeBrincat (born Alexander DeBrincat on December 18, 1997) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

He was selected as the 39th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Junior
Prior to his career in the OHL, Alex spent two years playing hockey at Lake Forest Academy.

On April 29, 2014, he signed with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League as a free agent and would join the club for the 2014–15 season.

He appeared in his first career OHL game on September 24, 2014, and scored his first goal against Nikita Serebryakov of the Saginaw Spirit in a 7-1 win.

On November 7, 2014, DeBrincat scored his first career hat trick in a 5-2 win over the Sarnia Sting. In his final regular season game on March 22, DeBrincat scored a goal and added five assists for a six-point game as the Otters defeated the Niagara IceDogs 8-7.

Alex finished the season with 51 goals and 104 points in 68 games, and led all OHL rookies in goals, assists and points.

In the post-season, he had nine goals and 16 points in 20 games, as the Otters lost to the Oshawa Generals in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals.

He won the Emms Family Award (which is awarded to the OHL Rookie of the Year) and was named the CHL Rookie of the Year. He also was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team, and the OHL Second All-Star Team.

In the 2016-17 season, Alex led the OHL in scoring with 65 goals and added 62 assists in 63 regular-season games. He matched a league record with a 19-game goal-scoring streak, becoming the first American-born player to reach the 50-goal mark in three consecutive OHL seasons.

He is also the Erie Otters' all-time leading goal-scorer and the top American goal scorer in OHL history.

Accolades

 * Emms Family Award (awarded to the OHL Rookie of the Year)
 * CHL Rookie of the Year
 * Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team and the OHL Second All-Star Team.

Personal Life
Alex's brother, Andrew plays hockey at American International College.