Alex Belzile

Alex Belzile (born 31 August 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Belzile played as a junior in the QMAA within the Rivière-du-Loup Midget AA program before he was selected in the 11th round, 192nd overall, at the 2009 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Draft by Rimouski Océanic. In his rookie season in 2009–10, Belzile appeared in 31 games recording 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. He showed offensive potential in posting 11 points in 12 playoff games.
In his first full season in the QMJHL in 2010–11 season, Belzile led Rimouski in setting a personal best 27 goals in 64 games. Establishing himself as a skilled, attacking forward, Belzile notched new career high to lead the club in scoring in posting 70 assists and 92 points in the 2011–12 season. Despite placing second in the QMJHL in assists and fourth in points, he was passed over in each draft eligible season.
===Professional===
Opting to turn professional, Belzile signed a one-year contract with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL for the 2012–13 season. He recorded ten goals and 20 assists in 40 games with the Gladiators. Belzile also signed a professional try-out with the American Hockey League's (AHL) Hamilton Bulldogs. In his first game with the club on 22 March, he scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over the Syracuse Crunch. He finished his tenure with the team with eight points in 14 games.
Belzile remained with the Gladiators for the following 2013–14 season, but played a mere three games due to injury. On 28 February 2014, he was traded to the Alaska Aces. Belzile finished the season with 12 points in 19 games before scoring ten points in 18 postseason games. The Aces defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones in six games to win the Kelly Cup.
On 16 October 2014, Belzile was traded to the Idaho Steelheads. He recorded a career-high 28 goals and 41 assists for 69 points during the 2014-15 season.
On 1 September 2015, Belzile was traded to the Fort Wayne Komets. On 22 September, he signed a contract with the Komets' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. He split the 2015–16 season between both clubs, finishing with 31 points in 29 games for the Komets and ten points in 25 games for the Rampage.
On 15 July 2016, the Rampage re-signed Belzile to a one-year contract extension. He split the subsequent season between the Rampage and their new ECHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Belzile recorded a team and ECHL-best 26 points in 18 games to help the Eagles claim their first Kelly Cup.
Belzile returned to the Rampage for the 2017–18 season, signing a one-year contract extension on 8 August 2017. In his first full AHL season, he recorded 34 points in 61 games.
On 1 July 2018, Belzile signed a one-year contract with the Laval Rocket. He represented the club at the 2019 All-Star Classic on 3 January 2019. He finished the season with 54 points in 74 games.
On 25 May 2019, Belzile signed his first National Hockey League (NHL) contract, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Rocket's affiliate, the Montreal Canadiens. On 19 March 2020, the Canadiens signed Belzile to a one-year, two-way contract extension. He totalled 14 points in 20 games for the Rocket during the 2019–20 season before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2009–10 	Collège Champlain Cougars	QJAAAHL 		33 	14 	26 	40 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		31 	10 	24 	34 	20 		12 	7 	4 	11 	14
2010–11 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		64 	27 	40 	67 	78 		5 	2 	5 	7 	6
2011–12 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		63 	22 	70 	92 	85 		21 	6 	18 	24 	28
2012–13 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 		40 	10 	20 	30 	36 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2
2012–13 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		14 	3 	5 	8 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		16 	4 	8 	12 	0 		18 	3 	7 	10 	18
2014–15 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		63 	28 	41 	69 	113 		6 	1 	1 	2 	4
2015–16 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		29 	10 	21 	31 	34 		16 	6 	10 	16 	20
2015–16 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		25 	6 	4 	10 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		17 	10 	17 	27 	18 		18 	14 	12 	26 	38
2016–17 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		45 	5 	7 	12 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		61 	14 	20 	34 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Laval Rocket 	AHL 		74 	19 	35 	54 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Laval Rocket 	AHL 		20 	7 	7 	14 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
ECHL 	ECHL	ECHL
Kelly Cup (Alaska Aces) 	2014	
Kelly Cup (Colorado Eagles)	2017	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
All-Star Game 	2019	
==References==
==External links==
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