Karl Alzner

Karl Alzner
With the Capitals in 2016.
Born	(1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 28) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Washington Capitals
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2007 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2008–present

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2008 Czech Republic
	2007 Sweden

Karl Alzner (born September 24, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Washington Capitals. He was drafted in the first round, 5th overall, by the Capitals in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. A standout in junior, Alzner won two World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals with team Canada 2007 and ( 2008 as the captain), and was named the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s top player and Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s top defenceman in 2008.

Alzner played Junior B as a 14/15 year old for the Richmond Sockeyes in 2003-04, and won the PIJHL league championship, the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championship and placed 2nd in the Keystone Cup. Alzner played four Western Hockey League (WHL) seasons with the Calgary Hitmen as part of a standout junior career. His first game for the Hitmen was for the Christmas Teddy bear toss as an underage 15 year old with 14,000 fans in the Saddledome. Alzner was on Team Pacific Silver against Team Toews (West) Gold. [1] He was a Canada national team member winning in 2005 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka and Canada's gold-medal winning team at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships as one of only two players who had not been selected in the NHL draft (the other being Sam Gagner). Shortly after returning to Calgary after the World Junior Championships, Alzner headed to Quebec City, Quebec to play in the 2007 Top Prospects Game and Alzner was named Captain of Team White and Sam Gagner was Captain of team Red.