4 Ben Alavie

• Position: D
• Height: 6.00
• Weight: 198
• Born: Jan. 31, 1990
• Birthplace: Toronto, ON
• Home: Richmond Hill, ON
• OHL Draft: Brampton's 4th Round Choice (74th overall) in 2006

Bio:
Ben is a second-year student at York University ... his father Reza is a professor at Seneca College and played several intramural sports ... Reza received an Award of Recognition from the Ontario government and has guested on Toronto radio stations ... mother Diane is a pharmacist in King City ... younger sister Elyse is a student at St. Thomas of Villanova College in King City ... Ben played competitive baseball and soccer for teams in Newmarket and Oak Ridges ... hobbies include golf, biking, reading, tennis, swimming and listening to all types of music ... favourite NHL player is Mats Sundin and his favourite team is the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career Highlights:
Third-year defenceman Ben Alavie scored his only goal of the season on Feb. 6 in a 4-1 loss at London ... returned to the lineup Jan. 17 for a 5-2 win vs. Sarnia after missing 18 games with mononucleosis ... missed eight games earlier in the season with a concussion ... scored one goal and added 13 assists for 14 points in 61 games during the 2008-09 season ... played his 100th OHL game on March 6 in a 4-1 loss at Mississauga ... scored one goal and added nine assists for 10 points in 43 games during his rookie 2007-08 campaign, which ended in the last week of the regular season when he suffered a broken collarbone on March 12 in a 4-3 win at Peterborough ... was a fourth-round choice of the Battalion in 2006 after he starred in 2005-06 for the Richmond Hill Stars minor midgets ... played most of the 2006-07 season with the Richmond Hill Stars major midgets, and 10 games with the Aurora Tigers of the Provincial Junior A League ... started playing organized hockey at age five in Newmarket and moved to the York Simcoe AAA program when he was eight ... his family moved to Richmondh Hill the following season and he completed his minor hockey development with the Stars ... played on several teams that captured medals in Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships, and his Richmond Hill peewee team was runner-up for the 2002-03 Ontario Hockey Federation title.