Alex Iafallo

Alexander Iafallo (born December 21, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Early life==
Iafallo was born on December 21, 1993, in Eden, New York, to father Tom and nurse Barb Iafallo. At the age of four, Iafallo began skating but was held back from joining the local mite travel team for a year per his parents request. His father Tom, a restaurant owner and a coach, built a roller rink in their backyard for Iafallo and his sister Julianna to practice on. Julianna is also a professional hockey player. She plays for the Buffalo Beauts in the National Women's Hockey League.
==Playing career==
===Youth===
Growing up in Eden, New York, Iafallo played junior hockey for the Buffalo Regals 18U team while his sister competed with the Buffalo Bisons. He also competed with the Western Region men’s scholastic ice hockey team at the 2010 Empire State Games where he helped the team win a gold medal. As the top scorer for the Regals during the 2010–11 Tier 1 AAA season, Iafallo helped guide the team towards a national championship. He would leave the team after that season to play major junior hockey with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before embarking on a collegiate career with the University of Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
===Collegiate===
In his freshman season at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Iafallo played in 33 games and was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team.
Undrafted, Iafallo registered a team leading 21 goals, 30 assists and 51 points as a senior in the 2016–17 season. He was named a First Team All–American and MVP of the NCHC All-Tournament Team. Having recorded 121 points in 152 games over the course of his four-year tenure with the Bulldogs, Iafallo was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on April 19, 2017.
===Professional===
Having impressed throughout the Kings rookie and main roster training camp, Iafallo made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. He stepped straight into the NHL in making his debut for the Kings in a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 5, 2017. He scored his first NHL goal on November 5, 2017, in his 14th career game, against the Nashville Predators. This helped erase a three-goal deficit but the Predators won in overtime, 4-3.
On January 30, 2020, Iafallo recorded his first career hat trick in a 3–2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. He became the third player in NHL history to score within the opening 25 seconds of an overtime period multiple times in a single season.
==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
2011–12 	Fargo Force 	USHL 		58 	17 	15 	32 	8 		6 	2 	2 	4 	2
2012–13 	Fargo Force 	USHL 		50 	20 	23 	43 	15 		13 	6 	10 	16 	4
2013–14 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC 		36 	11 	11 	22 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC 		34 	8 	17 	25 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC 		40 	8 	15 	23 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC 		42 	21 	30 	51 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		75 	9 	16 	25 	12 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2018–19 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		82 	15 	18 	33 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		70 	17 	26 	43 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		227 	41 	60 	101 	48 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
NCHC All-Rookie Team 	2014 	
NCHC All-Tournament Team 	2017 	
NCHC First All-Star Team 	2017 	
NCHC Tournament 	2017 	
West First All-Star Team 	2017 	
NCAA All-Tournament Team (MVP)	2017 	
First Team All–American 	2017 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1993 births
Category:Fargo Force players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Ice hockey people from New York (state)
Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers