Talented offensive performer who proved he could score at the Division I level as a freshman ... lefthanded power forward who is strong along the boards and in front of the net ... strong skater with goal scorer’s instincts around the net ... has the skill and ability to create scoring chances ... will be counted on to pick up where he left off in rookie year ... came to Notre Dame after a standout career in the 37-team Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) ... was drafted by the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s ... joins a Notre Dame program that has had 36 previous letterwinners from Ontario ... is a distant relative (grandfather’s second cousin) of NHL pioneer and Hall- of-Famer Edouard “Newsy” Lalonde and has been called “Newsy” since he was four years old.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 19 games with four goals and two assists for six points ... one goal came on the power play and one was a game winner ... had 25 shots on goal and a .160 shooting percentage ... whistled off the ice for eight penalties totaling 27 minutes ... was +6 for the season ... held off the scoresheet in the first five games he played between Oct. 11-Oct. 27 ... notched first collegiate point on an assist in 5-2 win over Ferris State ... recorded first collegiate goal and first two-goal game in 4-4 tie at Western Michigan ...tapped in a Rob Globke centering pass at 19:20 of the first period to tie game at 2-2 ... deflected an Evan Nielsen shot past Bronco goaltender Mike Mantua on the power play to tie the game at 3-3 ... recorded second two-point game (goal and assist) in 7-0 shutout versus Lake Superior ... scored the game-winning goal the following night in a 5-2 Irish win ... redirected a Connor Dunlop pass off the left post behind goaltender Matt Violin for his fourth goal of the season.

PREP & PERSONAL: Played one season for the Ajax Axeman of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) ... scored 38 regular-season goals to rank 11th in the 37-team OPJHL ... PJHL ... racked up 38 goals and 29 assists for 67 points in helping Ajax to first place in the league’s Southern Division ... also had 126 minutes in penalties ... added three goals and three assists in four tournament games and four goals and two assists for six points in four playoff games ... prior to playing for Ajax spent the 1999-2000 season with the Wexford Raiders Midget team where he had 40 goals and 38 assists for 78 points in 56 games ... served as an alternate captain at Wexford ... won pair of first star awards at the Big Nickel Tournament in Sudbury, Ont. ... was recipient of the 2000 Wexford Raiders’ President’s Award - the Donald Linthwaite Memorial Raider Award ... attended the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) camp in late August of 2000 and was placed on the team’s protected list at 16, but returned to Ontario ... attended Cardinal Carter Catholic High School in Aurora, Ontario and graduated in June, 2001 ... ran cross country at Cardinal Carter where his teams won regional championships his freshman and junior years ... also played lacrosse where he was a member of two all-Ontario Championship teams ... reached the rank of sergeant in the 94 Newmarket Air Cadet Squadron ... very involved in youth hockey programs and community service work ... full name is Alexander Lawrence Lalonde ... son of Dennis and Sandra Lalonde ... born June 21, 1983, in Oshawa, Ontario ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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