CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Former Harvard men's ice hockey standout Alex Killorn '12 will have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup once again, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
The Halifax, Nova Scotia native concluded his ninth NHL season in the midst of his best playoff run with the Lightning, recording 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in 19 games before an injury in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals sidelined him for the remainder of the series.
In a shortened NHL regular season, Killorn recorded 33 points (15 goals, 18 assists) in 56 games. An alternate captain for the Lightning, Killorn has 343 points (146 goals, 197 assists) in 641 NHL games, and is just four points shy of Ted Donato ('91)'s mark (347) for most points by a Harvard alum in the NHL.
Killorn, a First Team All-American and First Team All-ECAC Hockey selection, finished his Harvard career with 109 points (53 goals, 56 assists) in 130 games played. He is one of three former Harvard players that have won the Stanley Cup, along with Craig Adams '99 (2006, 2009) and George Owen '23 (1929).