2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jersey Number 28
Alex Gagne
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bedford, N.H.
- Prev Team:
- Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Bio
2024-25
- Named only the sixth two-time Captain in program history
- Played in all 35 games with a career-high four goals, while he also had 13 assists for a career-best 17 points
- Led the team with 62 blocks
- Scored his first collegiate game-winning goal in the 5-1 win versus RIT (Nov. 29)
- Posted one goal and two assists for three points versus Merrimack (Feb. 8)
- Hockey East Third Team All-Star
- Hockey Humanitarian Award Nominee
- Vote for Hobey Ballot
- Community Liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
2023-24:
- Named Captain
- Appeared in all 36 games with one goal and 13 assists for 14 points
- Led the team and was fourth in Hockey East with 70 blocks
- Hockey East Defender of the Week (Jan. 8 & Feb. 19)
- Hockey East Third Team All-Star
- New England All-Star
- Roger A. LeClerc Most Valuable Player Award
- Won the team's Rod Langway Best Defenseman Award
- Won the team's Whoop Snively Citizenship Award
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
- Hockey East All-Academic Team
2022-23:
- Named an Alternate Captain
- Appeared in all 35 games with one goal and eight assists for nine points
- Led the team and was fourth in Hockey East with 70 blocks
- Earned Hockey East Army ROTC Defender of the Week accolades (Dec. 12)
- Won the team's Whoop Snively Citizenship Award and the Nate Hardy Iron Man Award
- Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team
2021-22:
- Played in 33 games with one goal and seven assists for eight points
- Ranked second on the team with 39 blocks
- Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Feb. 21)
- Posted his first collegiate point in the 3-2 win versus Union (Oct. 9)
- Scored his first collegiate goal and tallied two assists for three points as the Wildcats won at Maine 5-2 (Feb. 19)
- Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team
NHL DRAFT:
- Was selected in the sixth round (192nd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning
BEFORE UNH:
- Played the 2020-21 season for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) as he posted three goals and 23 assists for 26 points over 53 games, while he set the franchise record of a plus 35 plus-minus rating and was a 2021 USHL All-Third Team Selection
- Played the 2019-20 season for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) as he recorded two goals and six assists for eight points over 38 games
- Skated on the 2019 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Pieštany, Slovakia and Breclav, Czech Republic
- Invited to the 2021 World Junior Showcase from July 24-31
- Member of the New Hampshire Avalanche from 2016-19
- Graduated from Bedford High School in 2020
PERSONAL:
- Son of Jeff and Wendy
- Has one brother (Griffin)
- His father played hockey at Plymouth State
- His brother was a member of the golf team at Roger Williams
GETTING TO KNOW ALEX:
FAVORITE HOBBY: Tennis, Basketball, golf
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Rihanna
FAVORITE CELEBRITY: Will Smith
FAVORITE MOVIE: Lone Survivor
FAVORITE TV SHOW: All American
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Boston Bruins
FAVORITE SPORTS FIGURE: Tom Brady
DREAM JOB: Hockey Player
DREAM JOB: Hockey Player
BEST WORD TO DESCRIBE ME: Funny
ONE PERSON IN HISTORY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET: George Washington
THING I AM MOST THANKFUL FOR: Family, Friends, Hockey
PERSON/PEOPLE I ADMIRE MOST: My parents
UNH Football vs Holy Cross Highlights 9-6-25
Sunday, September 07
UNH Women's Soccer vs Merrimack 9-3-25 Highlights
Thursday, September 04
UNH Women's Soccer vs. Highlights Siena 8-31-2025
Sunday, August 31
UNH Volleyball vs. Northeastern Highlights 8-30-2025
Sunday, August 31