University of Connecticut Athletics
2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Alexander Payusov
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
- Prev School:
- Madison Capitols (USHL)
Hockey East Post Season Awards:
2018, 2019 Hockey East All-Academic Team
2019-20 (Senior Season): Played in 33 games during his senior season…Finished the season with a career-best 22 points, his third-straight 20-plus point season…Scored 12 goals and had 10 assists…His 12 goals tied for the team lead with sophomore Carter Turnbull…His 10 assists marked a new career-high…Had two power play goals and tied for the team-lead with three game-winning goals…Finished the season a +6…Tied for fifth on the team with 21 blocked shots, third-highest among UConn forwards…Had a pair of multi-goal games, raising his career total to six…Scored twice including the game-winner in a 7-4 home win to sweep New Hampshire (Feb. 1)…For the second-straight season, scored the OT game-winner to beat Boston University at home, topping the Terriers 4-3 (Feb. 21)…Recorded the second hat-trick of his career to lead UConn to a 6-1 road win at Boston University (Feb. 22), a sweep over the Terriers…Had a goal and an assist to help UConn deal Maine their only home loss of the season, 3-2 (Feb. 14)…Scored the game-tying goal with 0.3 seconds left in the game to get a 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence in the Ledyard Classic (Jan. 28)…Had a power play goal in a 3-3 tie with No. 12 UMass Lowell (Nov. 15)…Scored in a 4-3 win over Miami (Nov. 30) to earn a weekend sweep…Down the stretch of the season, played the right wing on a line with classmate Benjamin Freeman and sophomore Carter Turnbull for nine games, with the Huskies going 6-3-0 and the trio putting up 29 points on 11 goals and 18 assists.
2018-19 (Junior Season): Appeared in all 34 games…Ended the season tying his career high of 20 points (16g/4a)…His 16 goals marked a career high for the junior and led the team averaging .47 goals per game…Led the team in shots on goal with 95, another career high…His six power play goals is tied for fourth in the league and sits him in second place among the Huskies…Had two game winning goals…Blocked a total of 16 shots…Had four multi-point games on the season…Helped lead the Huskies to a 3-1 victory at Rensselaer with two goals (Oct. 26)…Scored the only two goals in the 2-2 Hockey East ties with both Maine (Oct. 27) and New Hampshire (Jan. 25)…Scored the game winning overtime goal against then No. 13 Northeastern (Feb. 07)…Picked up his second game winning goal of the season in OT to take down Boston University, 3-2 (Feb. 15)…Had eight shots on goal in the 5-1 victory over Vermont, another season high for the forward (Mar. 01)…Had at least one point from Oct. 19 through Oct. 27 in four games totaling six goals.
2017-18 (Sophomore Season): Played in 27 games… Finished the season with 20 points on 12 goals and 8 assists… Generated a career-high 58 shots on goal… Missed time early in the season due to an injury… Scored a career-high three goals at AIC in the 6-4 victory (Oct. 13)… His one hat trick on the season leaves him tied for 4th among Hockey East scorers… Registered a career-high two assists against Colgate in UConn’s 4-2 win (Dec. 8)… Had at least one point from Oct. 7 through Oct. 21 in five games.
2016-17 (Freshman Season): Played in 15 games his rookie season...Finished the season with two points on two assists...Generated nine shots on goal...Had an assist in his collegiate debut, a 6-0 win over Alabama Huntsville in the season opener (Oct. 7)...Picked-up an assist in a 4-4 tie at Colgate (Oct. 14).
Before UConn: Payusov spent the last two seasons skating in the USHL, last year with the Madison Capitols...He appeared in 57 games and was fourth on the team in scoring with 31 points...He scored 17 goals, third on the club, and added 14 assists...In 2014-15, he played in 47 games with the Sioux City Musketeers...Finished the year with three goals and seven assists for 10 points...Attended Louis Philippe-Pare School in Chateauguay, Quebec.
Personal: Born July 26, 1997...Alexander Payusov is the son of Aleksandrs and Larisa Payusov...An economics major.
