Mark Alt

Class:
Junior
Position:
Defense
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
High School:
Cretin-Derham Hall

2012-13 ? Junior Season:Appeared in 39 games this season, tallying seven assists for the Gophers ? ranked second on the team with a +18 ? made his season debut on Oct. 12 in a 5-1 win over Michigan State ? recorded first assist of the season on Oct. 13 in a 7-1 win over Michigan State ? posted +4 performances twice this season (Oct. 12 vs. Michigan State; Feb. 22 against Minnesota Duluth) ? assisted on a late Erik Haula goal to earn the Gophers a tie at Alaska Anchorage (11/10) ? recorded the secondary assist on A.J. Michaelson's second goal of his career (1/12) ? notched the primary assist on Jake Parenteau's first goal of the season against North Dakota (1/19) ? registered another assist on an Erik Haula goal in the second period during a 4-2 victory at St. Cloud State (2/8) ? collected an assist on a third-period goal by Nate Condon at St. Cloud State (2/9) ? tallied a secondary assist on a goal by Christian Isackson in a 5-1 victory at Bemidji State (3/9) ? All-WCHA Academic honoree.

2011-12 ? Sophomore Season: Set career highs in goals (5), assists (17) and points (22) while skating in 42 games ? tied for team lead in goals by a defensemen and was second in scoring among team defensemen ? secondon the team in blocked shots (51) ? tied for second among defensemen with a +18 rating ? team was 13-4-0 when he recorded a point ? had three-game point streak (2g-4a) from Dec. 3-10 ? WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Dec. 13 ? made his season debut against Sacred Heart (10/7) and had two assists ? scored his first goal of the season at Alaska Anchorage (10/28) ? notched a goal against St. Cloud State (11/19) ? registered his third goal of the year and had an assist against Michigan Tech (12/9) ? recorded the first three-point game of his career (1g-2a) versus Michigan Tech (12/10) ? led all WCHA players during play on Dec. 9-10 with five points (2g-3a) ? recorded 15 penalty minutes at North Dakota (1/14) ? scored his first goal in 14 games at Nebraska Omaha (2/25) ? blocked a team-high four shots against Alaska Anchorage (3/9) in Game 1 of the first round of the WCHA playoffs ? had two assists against Alaska Anchorage (3/10) in Game 2 of the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

2010-11 ? Freshman Season: Played in 35 straight games after not playing in the first game of the season ? had 10 points (2g-8a) ? fourth among team defensemen in points, but first among freshmen blueliners ? team was 6-2-1 when he had a point ? his seven penalties and 22 penalty minutes all came in WCHA games ? made collegiate debut against Massachusetts (10/9) and recorded his first career point, an assist on the game-winning goal ? had an assist (10/22) against St. Cloud State ? was +2 (10/29) and blocked a team-high three shots (10/30) at Colorado College (10/30) ? was +2 against Michigan (11/28) ? was +1 and had a team-high three blocked shots in a 3-2 win against No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (12/10) ? scored his first collegiate goal at No. 2 North Dakota (1/15) ? enjoyed a 12-game streak of being even or better from Nov. 20-Jan. 28 (was +6 during that time) ? had a career high two assists and was +2 in a 7-3 win against No. 4 Denver (2/12) ? scored a goal and earned 12 of his 22 penalty minutes on the season against Michigan Tech (2/26).

International: Participated in 2010 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.

High School: Played his prep hockey at Cretin-Derham Hall ? head coach was Jim O'Neill ? finalist for the 2010 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award ? earned all-Suburban East honors in his last three years of high school and all-state honors in his last two ? finished senior season with 15 points (6g-9a) in 22 games ? led team to Class AA state quarterfinals in 2009, notching two assists against Duluth East in the first round of the state tournament ? quarterbacked football team to a state championship and won Minnesota's Player of the Year Award, playing with current Gopher football redshirt freshman Zach Mottla ? selected with the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Personal: Major is undeclared ? graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA and was a National Honor Society member ? hobbies include hunting and fishing ? most memorable sports thrills were making the 2009 Minnesota high school hockey tournament and winning the 2009 Minnesota state football championship ? son of John and Carolyn Alt ? father, John, played professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1984 to 1996 and made two Pro Bowl appearances; is offensive line coach at Cretin-Derham Hall ? born October 18, 1991.