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Alec Richards (G)

Rockford IceHogs

Biography

2011-12 Season Notes

Made 48 saves and three more in the shootout in Rockford’s 3-2 shootout win at Charlotte on 11/18/11...Stopped penalty shots in back-to-back games in Abbotsford on 10/14 and 10/16/11 and was the #1 Star of the Game on 10/16 after making 31 saves in Rockford’s 3-2 win over the Heat...Made 35 saves in Rockford’s 5-3 win at Peoria on 10/9/11

2010-11 Season Notes

Set IceHogs rookie goaltending records for games (44), wins (17), lowest GAA (2.89), save percentage (.899) and shutouts (2)...Recorded a 22-save shutout in Rockford's 6-0 win over Grand Rapids on 1/8/11...Had 38 saves and was the #1 Star of the Game in Rockford's 3-2 win over Chicago on 12/17/10...Turned away 38 Houston shots in a 2-1 win at Houston on 12/3/10...Made an AHL career-high 40 saves, and four more in the shootout, in Rockford's 3-2 shootout win at Grand Rapids on 11/26/10...Made 37 saves in Rockford's 1-0 loss at San Antonio on 11/11/10...Recorded first career AHL shutout after making 27 saves in Rockford's 5-0 win at Abbotsford on 10/15/10

2009-10 Season Notes

Returned to Toledo on 2/4/10 and then reassigned to Rockford on 3/16/10...Posted a 5-2-0 record for the Walleye in January before being recalled on 2/3/10...Reassigned to Toledo on 1/6/10...Won three straight games between 12/12-12/19/09, allowing five goals on 96 shots over the span...Reassigned by Chicago (NHL) to Toledo (ECHL) on 12/05/09 and recalled again on 12/26/09...Stopped 33 shots in a 2-1 win at Grand Rapids on 12/4/09...Reassigned by Chicago (NHL) to Toledo (ECHL) on 11/29/09 and recalled again on 12/04/09...Got his first career AHL win on 11/27/09 at Grand Rapids making 27 saves in Rockford's 4-3 win...Made his AHL debut with Rockford on 11/25/09 making 19 saves in a 2-1 loss against Manitoba...Recalled to Rockford from Toledo on 11/14/09...Earned first career pro shutout on 10/24/09 against Trenton, turning away all 26 Devils shots in the 1-0 Walleye win...Picked up first career pro win on 10/18/09 against Florida making 33 saves in Toledo's 4-3 win...Made his professional debut with Toledo on 10/16/09 and made 25 saves in the Walleye's 2-1 loss...Was reassigned to Toledo (ECHL) from Rockford on 10/5/09

2008-09 Season Notes

Recorded career bests in wins (19), save percentage (.923) and goals against average (2.06)...Ranked eighth in the NCAA with a 2.06 goals-against average...Made 27 saves and recorded a shutout win over Cornell on 3/21/09 as Yale was crowned the 2009 ECAC Champions...Stopped a season-high 36 shots in a 3-1 win over Dartmouth on 2/7/09...Posted a 31-save shutout on 1/31/09 in a 3-0 win over Quinnipiac

2007-08 Season Notes

Led team with a .919 save percentage...Turned away 21 shots in a shutout win over Rensselaer on 3/1/08...Stopped 27 shots in a 3-2 triple-overtime win

Career Notes

Stopped 33 shots in a 2-1 win at Grand Rapids on 12/4/09...Got his first career AHL win on 11/27/09 at Grand Rapids making 27 saves in Rockford’s 4-3 win...Made his AHL debut with Rockford on 11/25/09 making 19 saves in a 2-1 loss against Manitoba...Earned first career pro shutout on 10/24/09 against Trenton, turning away all 26 Devils shots in the 1-0 Walleye win...Picked up first career pro win on 10/18/09 against Florida making 33 saves in Toledo’s 4-3 win...Made his professional debut with Toledo on 10/16/09 and made 25 saves in the Walleye’s 2-1 loss...Recorded career bests in wins (19), save percentage (.923) and goals against average (2.06)...Ranked eighth in the NCAA with a 2.06 goals-against average...Made 27 saves and recorded a shutout win over Cornell on 3/21/09 as Yale was crowned the 2009 ECAC Champions...Stopped a season-high 36 shots in a 3-1 win over Dartmouth on 2/7/09...Posted a 31-save shutout on 1/31/09 in a 3-0 win over Quinnipiac...Finished collegiate career with six shutouts at Yale University, the most in school history...Ranks second all-time at Yale University with 39 career wins and a 2.68 goals against average...Had 57 saves during Yale's five-overtime win against Union in 2006; the game is the longest in NCAA men's hockey history.