Mark Alt is an ice hockey player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the NCAA. Alt was selected 53rd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

2010 NHL Entry Draft

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

 by the Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes

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Playing career

Alt was a two sport star at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Minnesota. As a hockey player, Alt was part of the team that qualified for the 2009 Minnesota high school hockey tournament. On the football field, Alt was the quarterback for the 2009 Minnesota state football championship team.

NCAA

Alt joined the Golden Gophers in the 2010–11 season. After missing the first game of the season, he participated in 35 consecutive games. His 10 points (two goals, eight assists) ranked fourth among Gophers defenders in points. He played in his first NCAA game on October 9, 2010 versus Massachusetts. In the same game, he logged his first career NCAA point, an assist on the game winning goal. January 15, 2011, would mark the first NCAA goal of his career, as he scored versus divisional rival North Dakota.

Mark Alt also made headlines when an attempt to line up North Dakota power forward Matt Fratin during a one-on-one ended unexpectedly.

USA Hockey

Alt participated in 2010 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.

Personal

His father, John Alt

John Alt

John Michael Alt is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played his entire NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1984 to 1996. He played his college years at the University of Iowa...

, played for the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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