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#2 Marcel Alvarez
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Position:
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Defenseman
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Height:
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5'10"
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Weight:
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185
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Year:
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Sophomore
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Hometown:
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Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius
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Club:
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Brockville Braves, CJHL
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Experience:
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1 Letter
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Marcel Alvarez
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Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications
Release: 10/01/2008
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One of 11 members of the sophomore class … coming off solid freshman year … was on the ice in all key situations … will continue to log plenty of ice time … very hard shot … expected to contribute more offensively … one career goal … 15 assists … named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Rookie Team … earned the team’s Heinmiller Award as the top freshman.
2008-09: One of three players to appear in all 36 games … one power play goal … 15 assists … two multiple point games … scored first career goal at Air Force … collected assist in his second game, at Connecticut … two assists in early-season Sacred Heart series … assisted on a score in win against RIT … notched two assists at Mercyhurst … first career multiple-point game came in win at Canisius with two assists … also collected two assists in tie with Holy Cross … notched assists at RIT … contributed assist in 3-1 victory at AIC to end regular season … one assist in two playoff games … named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Rookie Team.
Background: Played for head coach Todd Gill and the Brockville Braves of the CJHL … team captain, team defensive MVP and first-team all-star during his second and final season … finished second in league defensive MVP voting … former downhill skier who ranked among the top five of Ohio skiers and top 50 nationally as a seven-year-old … lettered once in hockey as a junior at Saint Ignatius High School where he was the team’s defensive MVP … also competed in baseball, tennis and swimming … honor student … lists Alexander Ovechkin, Grady Sizemore, Tom Brady and Pat Tillman as his favorite athletes … enjoys skiing, paintball, lifting weights, swimming, watching movies, video games and listening to music … son of Paul and Eva Alvarez … one brother, Maurice … cousin, David Alvarez, served a tour in Iraq as member of the Air Force ... majoring in Business Management.
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