Alex Tuch
U.S. National Under-18 Team
1st Rd. 18th Overall
2012-2013 | USNTDP Juniors | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24
| US National U17 Team | 56 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 32
| USA WHC U17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4
2013-2014 | USNTDP Juniors | 26 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 36
| US National U18 Team | 61 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 35
| USA WJC U18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14
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Birthyear: 1996-05-10
Birthplace: Baldwinsville, NY, USA
Age: 18
Nation: USA
Position: C/RW
Shoots: R
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs - NHL.com/Wild.com Feature on Alex tuch
Right wing Alex Tuch of the United States National Team Development Program Under-18 team was in high demand at the 2014 NHL Scouting Combine.
Tuch is the top-rated American-born skater on NHL Central Scouting's final list of the top North American skaters for the 2014 NHL Draft, and No. 12 among all skaters.
The 6-foot-3, 213-pound right-handed shot had interviews with all 30 NHL teams at the Combine. He comes off a season that saw him round out his game over the second half.
"He's always been a big body and has skated well, but I think he's just starting to realize how big and strong he is," USNTDP U-18 coach Danton Cole said. "He imposes his will on the game sometimes, and that's a good compliment. If he makes it to the second round of the draft, a lot of [NHL] people made a mistake because I feel Alex is a legit first-round candidate."
Tuch is a prototypical power-forward. He skates surprisingly well for a big man and had 29 goals, 64 points and 70 penalty minutes in 61 games. He finished tied for second with eight power-play goals and was tied for first with seven game-winners. - Russo blog on Alex Tuch selection
The Wild took Alex Tuch, a 6-4 right winger who played for the U.S. national development team, with the 18th pick in tonight’s NHL Draft in Philadelphia.
Tuch has committed to Boston College, which is expected to again be a college powerhouse next season.
The Wild had Tuch in for a couple of interviews, and was known to be very high on him. His advisor, Steve Bartlett, is also Thomas Vanek’s agent. Ahem.
"He's a big, strong winger with quality hands and an NHL shot," assistant GM Brent Flahr said in a text. "We feel that he has tremendous upside and we are very excited to add a potential power forward to our group of prospects."FAVORITES
NHL team: Buffalo Sabres
Shootout move: “Forehand, kick it off the skate, forehand, backhand, shot”
Goal celebration: “Fist pump on one knee”
Video game: NHL 14
Movie: Anchorman
TV show: Breaking Bad
Actor: Will Ferrell
Most played song: ‘City of Dreams’ by Alesso and Dirty South
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Sport (other than hockey): Lacrosse
Athlete (non-hockey): LeBron James
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Eldon MacDonald, THW: A few words on Alex Tuch:
Mr. Big - The first you notice about Alex Tuch is his size – he’s a powerhouse at 6’3, 215 lb.
Power forward – Alex is starting to ramp up his physicality to make use of his god-given size. He is already a strong forechecker and uses his strength and good balance to protect the puck well.
Skills – More than decent skills for such a big guy – a good goal scorer with soft hands around the net, a hard shot, skating which is very good with a heavy stride. Top that with good vision and you are starting to see why so many teams really like this guy.
Draft placement – With the dearth of Mr. Big’s in this draft, Alex is only likely to go up.
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- Corey Pronman:
MIN select Tuch (my rank: 21), huge forwards with legitimate skill are tough to find and Tuch has it. Won't be a primary puck carrier though"
- Brent Flahr:
#mnwild asst GM Brent Flahr on Tuch: He's a big strong winger with quality hands and an NHL shot. We feel that he has tremendous upside...Flahr: ...and we are very excited to add a potential power forward to our group of prospects. #mnwild
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