Alex Sabev

Position:
Goaltender
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 175
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Mounds View, Minn.
High School:
Irondale HS
Previous Team:
Idaho Falls (NCDC)

PRONUNCIATION

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent the 2025-26 season with the Idaho Falls Spud Kings in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC)
• Posted an 11-3-0 record and one shutout behind a .917 save percentage across 15 appearances
• His 1.94 goals-against average ranked fourth in the NCDC among goaltenders with at least 15 appearances
• Played the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign for Idaho Falls after competing with the NAHL's Watertown Shamrocks and Chippewa Steel to begin the season
• Put up a 2.60 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage in 10 outings to close the year with the Spud Kings
• Helped the team win the Dineen Cup, the NCDC's playoff trophy, after claiming both the Mountain Division regular season and playoff championships
• Was a three-sport captain and played three years of prep hockey at Irondale High School
• Two-time Tri-Metro Conference Goalie of the Year, winning the award in both 2023-24 and 2022-23
• Totaled 2,491 saves and six shutouts in his three seasons for the Knights
• Earned Tri-Metro All-Conference honors in 2023-24 and was named Irondale's Team MVP after being named to the all-conference team as a junior in 2022-23
• Reached double-digit wins as a senior, posting a 13-13-0 record in 26 games
• Owned a 2.41 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage in his final high school season
• Picked up three shutouts for the Knights, coming against Morris/Benson Area (Nov. 24), St. Paul Highland Park (Feb. 10), and Bloomington Kennedy (Feb. 15)
• Made at least 30 saves in 17 of 26 outings, including a career-high 62-save effort in an overtime loss to Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids (Jan. 9)
• Earned the Hobey Baker High School Character Award in 2024, honoring players who show integrity, community, and character values

PERSONAL
• Son of Jeff and Julia Sabev
• Has an older brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Milena