Alec Regula

Alec Regula (born August 6, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). 
Growing up in Michigan, Regula began playing organized youth hockey with the Plymouth Stingrays of the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League before being promoted to the Compuware program and Detroit Honeybaked U-13 team. He then chose to play two years with the Cranbrook Schools before joining the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Regula was drafted 67th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft but was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brendan Perlini on October 28, 2019.
==Early life==
Regula was born on August 6, 2000, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan to parents C.J. and Nicole. Growing up, his father was the team dentist for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League so Regula spent time in the team dressing room at Joe Louis Arena.
==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Growing up in Michigan, Regula began playing organized youth hockey with the Plymouth Stingrays of the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League before being promoted to the Compuware program and Detroit Honeybaked U-13 team. Following this, Regula chose to play two years with the Cranbrook Schools alongside his brother C.J. under head coach Andy Weidenbach. As a freshman, he tallied three goals and nine assists to help lead the Cranbrook Cranes to the 2015 Division 3 state championship. Regula improved offensively the following season and accumulate four goals with 17 assists to be honored with second-team Division 3 all-state accolades. 
Following his sophomore season, Regula was drafted in the fourth round, 74th overall, by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Despite this, Regula played 53 games at right defense with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League before joining the Knights. While with the Steel, Regula tallied five points in the regular season to help the Steel win the 2016 Clark Cup. He then participated in the 2017 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game before joining the Knights for the 2017–18 season. 
During his first season with the Knights, Regula recorded seven goals and 18 assists through 67 games to be selected for the OHL First Team All-Rookie. By January 2018, Regula has tallied five goals and seven points and was ranked 43rd overall amongst draft-eligible North American skaters. At the conclusion of the season, Regula was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the third-round, 67th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He was then invited to attend the Red Wings Development Camp before returning to the Knights as co-captain alongside Liam Foudy. 
===Professional===
He was acquired by the Blackhawks from the Red Wings in a trade for Brendan Perlini on October 28, 2019. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on November 11, 2019.
==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
2014–15 	Cranbrook Kingswood	USHS 		30 	3 	9 	12 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Cranbrook Kingswood	USHS 		24 	3 	16 	19 	6 		12 	5 	7 	12 	12
2016–17 	Chicago Steel 	USHL 		53 	1 	4 	5 	8 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2017–18 	London Knights 	OHL 		67 	7 	18 	25 	22 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2018–19 	London Knights 	OHL 		66 	11 	28 	39 	41 		11 	2 	4 	6 	2
2019–20 	London Knights 	OHL 		56 	27 	33 	60 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		16 	3 	1 	4 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		41 	4 	22 	26 	37 		5 	1 	0 	1 	6
2021–22 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		15 	1 	0 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		18 	1 	0 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year	
USHL 	USHL	USHL
Clark Cup (Chicago Steel)	2017	
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
First All-Rookie Team 	2018	
Third All-Star Team 	2020	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:2000 births
Category:Ice hockey players from Michigan
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
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