August 20, 2009

INCH A to Z: Alex Killorn

The following article featuring Harvard forward Alex Killorn appeared August 19 on the InsideCollegeHockey.com Web site as part College Hockey A to Z.

You can't learn how to spell before you've mastered your A-B-Cs. Turns out that's the best way to preview the college hockey season as well. For the sixth year in a row we present Inside College Hockey A to Z, an alphabetical look at a player you need to know from all 58 colleges in Division I.

Current college hockey fans know Kevin Sneddon as Vermont's excellent head coach. Some of the old-timers remember him as a player for Harvard. We trust that Sneddon will be especially interested in the latest INCH A-Z profiles -a sophomore forward from Harvard who projects to be a big offensive producer, and a huge defensemen from his Catamounts who will never be forgotten in Vermont hockey lore.

By Joe Gladziszewski

ALEX KILLORN

Harvard

So. | F | Montreal, Quebec

Key Statistics: Killorn had a steady freshman year for Harvard with six goals and 14 points. He played in 30 of Harvard's 31 games. Five of his goals came on the power play. He also had 23 penalties, all minors. His 14 points were tied for fourth best on the Crimson.

What He Does: Killorn is a playmaker, but showed a bit of a scorer's touch with those six goals. Two of those came in a pair of Harvard's most important games - a 4-3 Beanpot loss to Boston University and a 4-2 win at home over Cornell. In that Beanpot game, Killorn was the player who set up Alex Biega for his shot that found the net just after the third period expired, showing that the Harvard coaching staff trusts him to come up with big plays late in games.

 

Complete article can be accessed via the INCH Web site by clicking here.