Alex Limoges Explained

Alex Limoges
Birth Date:16 September 1997
Birth Place:Boulder, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:216
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Team:Washington Capitals
Prospect League:AHL
Prospect Team:Hershey Bears
Career Start:2021
Draft:Undrafted

Alex Limoges (born September 16, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He tied for the national lead in scoring while at Penn State in 2018–19.

Playing career

Limoges was a good scorer during his days in junior hockey and helped the Tri-City Storm win the Clark Cup in 2016. He began his college career in 2017 with Penn State and provided complimentary scoring as a freshman. While he couldn't stop the team from winning 7 fewer games than they had the year before, he did join the team for their appearance in the NCAA Tournament.[2] For his sophomore season, Limoges came charging out of the gate and never looked back. Scoring in bunches throughout the season, he broke the program record for the most points in one year and ended up finishing in a tie for the national scoring lead. His exploits led the Nittany Lions to a 22-win season and put them in the Big Ten championship game. Due to the PairWise rankings, both Penn State and their opponent, Notre Dame, needed to win the game to reach the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately for Limoges, he was held off the scoresheet and PSU fell 2–3.[3]

As a upperclassman, Limoges was unable to continue his high levels of scoring and while he remained one of the team's top forwards, he was never again in contention for the national scoring crown. Despite his declining offensive production, Penn State finished atop the Big Ten in 2020 and were all but guaranteed a return to the NCAA Tournament. Their shot at a championship was wiped away when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NCAA to cancel all winter and spring tournaments.[4] The pandemic also forced the start of the following season to be delayed, but Limoges returned, this time serving as team captain. While he averages a point per game for the year, Limoges' team was not nearly as sharp as it had been over the previous three seasons and the Nittany Lions finished with a losing record for the first time since 2014.

After Penn State was eliminated from contention, Limoges signed a try-out contract with the San Diego Gulls for the remainder of the season and performed well at the AHL level. He re-signed with the club for the 21–22 season.[5]

As an undrafted free agent following a productive 2021–22 season in the AHL, Limoges was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 14, 2022.[6] In the 2022–23 season, Limoges continued his career in the AHL by joining Jets affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, and tallied a career high 34 assists and 54 points through 63 games.

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Jets, Limoges was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals on July 3, 2023.[7]

On July 4, 2024, the Capitals signed Limoges to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 season.[8]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2010–11Washington Little Caps AYHL 13U32 23 15 38 12
2011–12Washington Little Caps AYHL 14U25 10 10 20 25
2012–13Washington Little Caps AYHL 16U25 17 13 30 12
2012–13Washington Little Caps T1EHL 16U40 11 13 24 10
2013–14Selects AcademyUSPHL 16U27 25 26 51 10 3 3 2 5 0
2014–15Selects Academy USPHL 18U28 20 39 59 6 4 2 4 6 0
2015–16Tri-City StormUSHL43 14 25 39 2 11 5 9 14 6
2016–17Tri-City StormUSHL36 13 18 31 14
2016–17Waterloo Black HawksUSHL19 9 16 25 4 8 1 5 6 0
2017–18Penn StateB1G37 7 14 21 16
2018–19Penn StateB1G39 23 27 50 10
2019–20Penn StateB1G30 11 21 32 8
2020–21Penn StateB1G22 10 12 22 2
2020–21San Diego GullsAHL23 11 10 21 8 3 0 1 1 2
2021–22San Diego GullsAHL62 23 17 40 13 2 1 1 2 0
2022–23Manitoba MooseAHL63 20 34 54 12 5 1 0 1 0
2023–24Hershey BearsAHL62 24 27 51 18 20 4 9 13 12
AHL totals 210 78 88 166 51 30 6 11 17 14

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
Big Ten All-Tournament Team2019[9]
AHL
Calder Cup2024[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penn State University's Men's Ice Hockey 2018-19 Yearbook . November 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: Penn State University . Penn State 2018-19 Men's ice hockey Yearbook . July 23, 2019.
  3. Web site: Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Irish Capture Second Straight B1G Crown; Fourth Straight NCAA Bid . March 23, 2019 . January 13, 2022.
  4. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. 2020-03-12. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. en. 2020-03-12.
  5. Web site: Onward State . Former Penn State Men's Hockey Captain Alex Limoges Signs With San Diego Gulls . August 16, 2021 . January 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: Jets sign forward Alex Limoges to a one-year, entry-level contract . . July 14, 2022 . July 14, 2022 .
  7. Web site: Capitals sign Alex Limoges . . July 3, 2023 . July 3, 2023.
  8. https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-re-sign-alex-limoges
  9. Web site: 2019 All-Tournament Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827121914/https://bigten.org/documents/2019/3/24//Hockey_All_Tournament_Team.pdf?id=6411. dead. August 27, 2019. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 24, 2019 . March 24, 2019.
  10. Web site: New faces spark Bears to latest Calder Cup championship . American Hockey League . June 25, 2024 . June 25, 2024.