13 Alex Lester
Alex Lester
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Methuen, Mass.
  • High School:
    Central Catholic
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Accounting-Finance
  • gp
    25
  • p
    29
  • g
    10
  • a
    19
  • pim
    54
  • +/-
    -6

Bio

Through the end of his junior season, was tied for sixth all-time in program history in assists (35), ranked seventh in points (62) and tied for seventh in goals (27).

Through the end of his junior season, among program single-season records, was tied for first in assists (19, 2018-19), ranked fifth in poitns (29, 2018-19) and tied for sixth in goals (12, 2018-19).

As a Junior in 2018-19: Played in 25 games for the Ravens...Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Led the NE10 in points (29)...Tied for the NE10 lead in assists (19)...Finished tied for third in the NE10 in power-play points (10) and tied for ninth in goals (10)...Led the team in assists (19) and points (29)...Tied fo the team lead in game-winning goals (2)...Finished second on the team in goals (2), penalty minutes (54) and power-play goals (4)...Tallied 10-19-29 with 77 shots on goal...Recorded four power-play goals and two game-winning goals...Finished -6 and recorded 12 penalties for 54 minutes...Dished out four assists against Anna Maria on 10/30...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/4...Scored the game-winning goal against Framingham State on 11/20...Notched a goal and an assist against Stonehill at the Steve Hoar Invitational at Becker on 11/24...Made it a three-point weekend at the Steve Hoar Invitational with an assist against Fitchburg State in the championship game on 11/25...Named NE10 Player of the Week for the week ending on 11/25...Scored a power-play goal at Southern New Hampshire on 12/1...Tallied a goal and an assist against UMass Dartmouth on 12/5...Tallied seven points (4-3-7) over a five-game point streak from 11/20 through 12/5...Scored a power-play goal against Post on 1/11...Made it a three-goal weekend with two more goals, including another power-play tally, against Post on 1/12...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 1/13...Dished out a pair of assists at Assumption on 1/15...Netted a power-play goal at Southern New Hampshire on 1/18...Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist on 1/19 against Southern New Hampshire, to make it a three-point weekend (2-1-3)...Named NE10 Player of the Week for the week ending on 1/20...Tallied an assist against Assumption on 1/25...Added three more assists against Assumption on 1/26 to make it a four-helper weekend...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 1/27...Tallied an assist at Post on 1/29...Scored a goal at Saint Anselm on 2/8...Put together a nine-game point streak (6-8-14) from 1/11 through 2/8...Dished out three assists against Stonehill on 2/12.
2018-19 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Played in 25 games for the Ravens...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for fifth in the NE10 in goals (12) and tied for ninth in points (22)...Led the team in goals (12) and points (22)...Finished third on the team in assists (10) and penalty minutes (43, on 16 infractions)...Tallied 12-10-22 with 82 shots on goal and finished +1...Scored two power-play goals and one game-winning goal...Scored a goal in the season opener at Framingham State on 11/2...Netted a goal against Worceseter State on 11/4...Collected three points on a goal and two assists at Fitchburg State on 11/7...PUt home a goal against Stonehill on 11/18...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/19...Had his first career multiple-goal game with a pair of power-play markers at Westfield State on 11/21...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/26...Dished out an assist against Southern New Hampshire on 12/5...Scored twice and added an assist at Massachusetts Dartmouth on 12/7...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 12/10...Scored the game-winning goal in overtime at Suffolk on 1/6...Dished out a pair of assists at Post on 1/13...Scored a goal at Southern New Hampshire on 1/19...Contributed an assist against Post on 1/30...Had a goal and an assist at Saint Michael's on 2/16...Capped the season with a three-point weekend (2-1-3) by scoring a goal at Saint Michael's on 2/17...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 2/18.
2017-18 Statistics

As a Freshman in 2016-17: Played in all 25 games for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished sixth in the NE10 in freshman scoring (11 points)...Finished tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (2)...Tallied 5-6-11 with 37 shots on goal and finished +6...Scored two power-play goals...Recorded three penalties for six minutes...Made his collegiate debut and recorded one shot in the season opener against Post on 10/30...Dished out an assist for his first career point at Southern New Hampshire on 11/4...Scored his first collegiate goal, the game-winning goal on the power play, at Worcester State on 11/5...Contributed an assist against Assumption on 11/12...Scored the game-winning goal at Daniel Webster on 11/13...Put home an empty-net goal at Stonehill on 11/19...Recorded a five-game point streak (3-2-5) from 11/4 through 11/19...Dished out an assist at Trinity (Conn.) on 11/26...Scored a goal against Hamilton on 1/21...Tallied three points on a power-play goal and two assists at Post on 2/1...Dished out an assist at Southern New Hampshire on 2/4...Named NE10 Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 2/5.
2016-17 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Three-time All-League selection at Central Catholic High School (Mass.)...Team captured league titles in each of his four years...Eagle Tribune All-State selection as a senior...Team captain as a senior...Also a member of the lacrosse team at Central Catholic...Two-time team captain and two-time All-League selection in lacrosse...Lacrosse team captured a conference title in his senior year.

Personal: Son of Dawn and Mark Lester...An accounting-finance major...Has a brother, Eric, and a sister, Lori.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 29 at Post L, 5-1
Feb 8 at Saint Anselm L, 7-3
Feb 9 at Saint Anselm L, 4-0
Feb 12 Stonehill W, 3-1
Feb 15 Saint Michael's L, 1-0
Feb 16 Saint Michael's L, 2-0
  Overall Conf
Games 25 14
Points 29 17
Goals 10 5
Assists 19 12
PIM 54 44
+/- -6 -3
Power-play goals 4 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 10 3
Game-winning goals 2 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 77 47
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 20 at New England Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Suffolk L, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 30 Anna Maria W, 5-2 1 0 4 4 4 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 2 at Worcester State W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 6 Saint Anselm W, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 9 at Saint Michael's L, 8-2 - 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 17 at Stonehill L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 20 Framingham State W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nov 24 vs. Stonehill W, 3-1 1 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 25 vs. Fitchburg State L, 9-1 - 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 1 at Southern New Hampshire L, 8-1 - 1 0 1 2 -1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 5 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth L, 5-3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 4 at Western New England W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 8 Westfield State L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 11 Post W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 12 Post L, 5-4 1 2 0 2 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 15 at Assumption T, 3-3 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 18 at Southern New Hampshire L, 5-1 - 1 0 1 0 -2 1 0 0 0 0 9
Jan 19 Southern New Hampshire W, 2-1 - 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Jan 25 Assumption L, 5-3 - 0 1 1 10 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 26 Assumption W, 4-0 - 0 3 3 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 29 at Post L, 5-1 1 0 1 1 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Feb 8 at Saint Anselm L, 7-3 - 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 9 at Saint Anselm L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 12 Stonehill W, 3-1 - 0 3 3 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 15 Saint Michael's L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 30 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 16 Saint Michael's L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2016-17 25 5 6 11 6 +6 2 0 1 2 0 0 37
2017-18 25 12 10 22 43 +1 2 0 0 1 0 0 82
2018-19 25 10 19 29 54 -6 4 0 0 2 0 0 77
2019-20 32 18 22 40 18 +1 7 0 2 1 2 1 125
Total 107 45 57 102 121 +2 15 0 3 6 2 1 321
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 25 10 19 29 54 -6 4 0 0 2 0 0 77
Conference 14 5 12 17 44 -3 2 0 0 1 0 0 47
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 6 14 20 46 +6 2 0 0 2 0 0 35
Away 11 3 3 6 8 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0 37
Neutral 2 1 2 3 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Result Wins 10 4 13 17 4 +10 1 0 0 2 0 0 23
Losses 14 6 4 10 50 -18 3 0 0 0 0 0 50
Ties 1 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Month October 2 0 4 4 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
November 7 2 3 5 2 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0 14
December 2 2 1 3 4 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
January 10 5 8 13 14 +1 3 0 0 1 0 0 38
February 4 1 3 4 30 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

News Mentions

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Indelicato Hat Trick Leads Men’s Ice Hockey over Stonehill, 3-1, for Program-Record Win

WINCHENDON, Mass. (February 12, 2019) – For the first time in the program’s 17-year history, the Franklin Pierce University men’...

February 12, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Stumbles in Third Period, Falls at Saint Anselm, 7-3

MANCHESTER, N.H. (February 8, 2019) – Things remained close on the Sullivan Arena scoreboard through two periods on Friday night, even...

February 8, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Falls at Post, 5-1

SHELTON, Conn. (January 29, 2019) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team was defeated on the road on Tuesday night,...

January 29, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Uses Four-Goal Third to Storm Past Assumption, 4-0

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 26, 2019) – The first two periods were quiet on Saturday night at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, with a large,...

January 26, 2019

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Quick Start Not Enough for Men’s Ice Hockey in 5-3 Loss to Assumption

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 25, 2019) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team got started in a hurry on home ice on...

January 25, 2019

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Martin Stands Tall in Net as Men’s Ice Hockey Slips Past SNHU, 2-1 (OT)

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 19, 2019) – Making just his fourth start of the year, freshman goaltender Kyle Martin (Westford, Mass.) piled up...

January 19, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Comes up Short on Special Teams in 5-1 Loss at SNHU

HOOKSETT, N.H. (January 18, 2019) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team surrendered three power-play goals in eight...

January 18, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Battles Back to Force 3-3 (OT) Tie at Assumption

WORCESTER, Mass. (January 15, 2019) – In what served as a nice bounce-back outing after surrendering a two-goal, third-period lead on...

January 15, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Unable to Hold Third-Period Lead in 5-4 (OT) Loss to Post

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 12, 2019) – Third-period leads of 3-1 and 4-2 would not be enough for the Franklin Pierce University men’s...

January 12, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Slips Past Post, 2-1

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 11, 2019) – A goal apiece in the first and second periods would be enough to get the job done on home ice for the...

January 11, 2019

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Penalties Hurt Men’s Ice Hockey in 5-3 Loss to UMass Dartmouth

WINCHENDON, Mass. (December 5, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team found itself shorthanded eight times on...

December 5, 2018

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Men’s Ice Hockey Dropped at SNHU, 8-1

MANCHESTER, N.H. (December 1, 2018) – A four-goal second period accounted for just half the damage on Saturday night, as the Franklin Pierce...

December 1, 2018

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Men’s Ice Hockey Blitzed by Fitchburg State, 9-1, in Final of Steve Hoar Invitational

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 25, 2018) – Just a day after grinding out an important Northeast-10 Conference victory, the Franklin Pierce...

November 25, 2018

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Men’s Ice Hockey Notches Key NE10 Win over Stonehill, 3-1, at Steve Hoar Invitational

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 24, 2018) – A week after suffering a four-goal defeat on the road at Stonehill, the Franklin Pierce University...

November 24, 2018

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Martin Piles up 40 Saves as Men’s Ice Hockey Edges Framingham State, 3-2

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 20, 2018) – Freshman goaltender Kyle Martin (Westford, Mass.) picked up his first collegiate victory in style on...

November 20, 2018

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Men’s Ice Hockey Stuns Saint Anselm, 5-3

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 6, 2018) – Heading into Tuesday, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team was 0-19-0 in 19...

November 6, 2018

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Lester Dishes Out Four Assists as Men’s Ice Hockey Scores 5-2 Win over Anna Maria in Home Opener

WINCHENDON, Mass. (October 30, 2018) – It was an apple a period to keep the doctor away on Tuesday night for junior forward Alex Lester...

October 30, 2018

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Alex Lester
  • Mass.-Dartmouth vs. Franklin Pierce
Men's ice hockey goal celebration
  • Assumption vs. Franklin Pierce
Alex Lester
  • Assumption vs. Franklin Pierce