Alex Galcheniuk is the central striker of the Montreal Canadiens. Biography, achievements, injuries

Galchenyuk Alex - a young central striker under number 27 of the team "Montreal Canadiens". Recently, he suffered a knee injury that could prevent him from performing at the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championships.

short biography

The American hockey player Alexander Aleksandrovich Galchenyuk is better known as Alex. Birthday of the athlete - February 12. He was born in 1994 in the USA, in the state of Wisconsin. His mother's name is Inna, her older sister is Anna, and her father is Alexander.

Sasha at the age of 2 years already knew how to skate. This was taught him by his father, Alexander Nikolayevich - a former hockey player of the national team of Belarus and the USSR. It was the pope who instilled a love for Alex into sports. In Wisconsin, he went with his son to practice, and after classes allowed him to go out on the ice and drive the puck. Alex Galchenyuk and Alexander Nikolaevich are very similar in character. Both love punctuality and assertiveness, and are also obsessed with playing hockey.

The first stages of sports career

Alex Galchenyuk - hockey player, playing at the position of the central striker. Its height is 1 m 85 cm, weight - 88 kg. At the age of sixteen, an American with Belarusian roots was part of the Canadian youth HC "Sarnia Sting". So, the athlete in the 2010/2011 season made his debut in the OHL (Ontario Hockey League). During the first year of the career of striker Alex Galchenyuk held 68 games, scored 31 goals and scored 83 points.

In the Junior Draft KHL in 2011, a young hockey player in the second round under number 25 chose the Moscow HC Atlant. Forwards it was worth making a choice between the American and Russian team. In the end, he gave preference to the US youth team.

The contract with the "Montreal Canadiens"

In June 2012, in Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Alex was a member of the NHL draft. In the first round, under the third number in his team, he was designated "Montreal Canadiens". A month later, the athlete and the hockey club signed a contract for three years. It was a success and a start in the career of the striker in the NHL.

For the season 2012-2013 in the "Montreal Canadiens" Galchenyuk spent 48 games, earned 27 points and scored 9 goals. In 2013/2014 for 65 games I collected 31 points and threw 13 goals against the opponents' goal. Each year the athlete showed better results. He developed and honed his skills.

In 2014-2015, he played 80 matches in the NHL and scored 46 points, and in 2015-2016, 82 and 56 respectively. But in 2016-2017 season Alex Galchenyuk with "Montreal" was able to hold only 25 games. He earned 23 points and scored 9 goals. When in 2015, the contract with the "Canadiens" at Galchenyuk ended, the contract was prolonged for two more seasons. The salary of the hockey player reached 3 million dollars a year.

Awards and achievements

In 2010, while in the team "Sarnia Sting", Alexander Galchenyuk for the first time took part in the playoffs. In the system of the draw of hockey players, he also played in the "Canadiens": in 2012, 2013, 2014. In total in the playoffs the athlete played 22 matches, scored 4 goals, scored 10 points.

At the age of sixteen, Alex won his first award. He became the owner of the Jack Ferguson Award as a hockey player who was chosen as the first number in the OHL draft (Ontario Hockey League). For his not very long career (6 years), the athlete has achieved a little trophies.

In 2013, the US youth team, which included Alex, performed at the World Hockey Championship in Russia among players under the age of 20. The American team then not only reached the finals, but also won a gold medal, winning in a battle with Canada. In the same year at the World Championships in Finland, Galchenyuk became a bronze medalist. The US team reached the semi-finals with the team from Switzerland, but lost 0-3. For the third place, the Americans fought with Finland and won with a margin of one point.

Injury of the hockey player

In the beginning of the 2012 season, shortly before the draft pick Alex Galchenyuk suffered a serious knee injury. But in just a few months the athlete completely restored his physical form, once again demonstrating the desire and thirst for hockey. After the operation, he spent a lot of time in the gym. Alex's father helped his son in every way, drawing up a schedule of training.

In December this year, the central striker, "Montreal Canadiens" was injured at the regular NHL championship. Fighting with the team, "Los Angeles Kings," in the third period, he received a knee injury. On ice ice hockey player never returned. The doctors assume that he will not be able to play for about three months.

Alex Galchenyuk annually flies to his father's homeland in the summer - to Belarus. His grandmother and grandfather live there. Being a guest, the striker not only regrets his favorite draniks, but also conducts special training for the overseas season. Together with his father and grandfather Alex is engaged in the program of Belarusian training camps.