Alec Regula

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Alec Regula

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|6}}

| birth_place = West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 211

| position = Defense

| shoots = Right

| league = NHL

| team = Edmonton Oilers

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| prospect_league = AHL

| former_teams = Chicago Blackhawks

| career_start = 2021

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| draft = 67th overall

| draft_year = 2018

| draft_team = Detroit Red Wings

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Alec Regula (born August 6, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Regula was born on August 6, 2000, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan{{cite web |title=Alec Regula |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/283940/alec-regula |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=April 18, 2022}} to parents C.J. and Nicole.{{cite web |title=C.J. Regula |date=15 August 2019 |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/cj-regula/ |publisher=Ohio State University |access-date=April 18, 2022}} Growing up, his father was the team dentist for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League so Regula spent time in the team dressing room at Joe Louis Arena.{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Ansar |title=Alec Regula goes from Red Wings fan to defense prospect |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2018/07/alec_regula_goes_from_red_wing.html |website=MLive.com |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=July 13, 2018}}

Playing career

=Amateur=

Growing up in Michigan, Regula began playing organized youth hockey with the Plymouth Stingrays of the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League before being promoted to the Compuware program and Detroit Honeybaked U-13 team. Following this, Regula chose to play two years with the Cranbrook Schools alongside his brother C.J. under head coach Andy Weidenbach.{{cite web |last1=Budner |first1=Marty |title=How this teen went from Cranbrook Kingswood to the Detroit Red Wings |url=https://www.hometownlife.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/06/29/surreal-feeling-hometown-teen-alec-regula-drafted-detroit-red-wings/743355002/ |publisher=Hometown Life |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=June 29, 2018}} As a freshman, he tallied three goals and nine assists to help lead the Cranbrook Cranes to the 2015 Division 3 state championship.{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Tom |title=Cranbrook smothers Riverview 8-0 in Div. 3 hockey semis |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/03/13/michigan-high-school-hockey-cranbrook-riverview/70292800/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=March 13, 2016}} Regula improved offensively the following season and accumulate four goals with 17 assists to be honored with second-team Division 3 all-state accolades.{{cite web |title=Boys' high school hockey all-state teams announced |url=http://mihockey.com/2016/03/boys-high-school-hockey-all-state-teams-announced/ |website=mihockey.com |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=March 12, 2016}}

Following his sophomore season, Regula was drafted in the fourth round, 74th overall, by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).{{cite web |title=63 Americans Taken in OHL Draft |url=https://www.ushr.com/news/20160409/5557?label=63%2BAmericans%2BTaken%2Bin%2BOHL%2BDraft |publisher=USHR |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=April 9, 2016}} Despite this, Regula played 53 games at right defense with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League before joining the Knights. While with the Steel, Regula tallied five points in the regular season to help the Steel win the 2016 Clark Cup.{{cite web |last1=Caples |first1=Michael |title=Five Michigan natives win USHL's Clark Cup with Chicago Steel |url=http://mihockey.com/2017/05/five-michigan-natives-win-ushls-clark-cup-with-chicago-steel/ |website=mihockey.com |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=May 24, 2017}} He then participated in the 2017 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game before joining the Knights for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |title=Alec Regula commits to Knights |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/alec-regula-commits-to-knights |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=September 8, 2017}}

During his first season with the Knights, Regula recorded seven goals and 18 assists through 67 games to be selected for the OHL First Team All-Rookie.{{cite web |title=Colts' Andrei Svechnikov named OHL Rookie of the Year |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/colts-andrei-svechnikov-named-ohl-rookie-of-the-year |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=April 20, 2018}} By January 2018, Regula has tallied five goals and seven points and was ranked 43rd overall amongst draft-eligible North American skaters.{{cite web |title=SIX KNIGHTS INCLUDED ON NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING MIDTERM RANKINGS |url=https://londonknights.com/article/six-knights-included-on-nhl-central-scouting-midterm-rankings |publisher=London Knights |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=January 24, 2018}} At the conclusion of the season, Regula was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the third-round, 67th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=KNIGHTS IMPRESS AGAIN IN 2018 NHL ENTRY DRAFT |url=https://londonknights.com/article/knights-impress-again-in-2018-nhl-entry-draft |publisher=London Knights |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=June 25, 2018}} He was then invited to attend the Red Wings Development Camp{{cite web |title=KNIGHTS AT NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS |url=https://londonknights.com/article/knights-at-nhl-development-camps |publisher=London Knights |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=June 26, 2019}} before returning to the Knights as co-captain alongside Liam Foudy.{{cite web |title=KNIGHTS ANNOUNCE LEADERSHIP GROUP |url=https://londonknights.com/article/knights-announce-leadership-group-2 |publisher=London Knights |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=October 9, 2019}}

=Professional=

He was acquired by the Blackhawks from the Red Wings in a trade for Brendan Perlini on October 28, 2019.{{cite web |url= https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-acquire-alec-regula/c-310602312 |title=Blackhawks acquire Alec Regula |publisher=Chicago Blackhawks |date=October 28, 2019 |accessdate=October 28, 2019}} He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on November 11, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/knights-regula-signs-with-blackhawks |title=Knights' Regula signs with Blackhawks |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |date=November 11, 2019 |accessdate=November 11, 2019 }}

As an impending restricted free agent following the completion of his entry-level contract with the Blackhawks, Regula and Ian Mitchell were traded to the Boston Bruins, in exchange for Nick Foligno and Taylor Hall on June 26, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-acquire-regula-and-mitchell-in-exchange-for-hall-and-foligno/c-345015310 |title=Bruins acquire Mitchell, Regula in exchange for Hall, Foligno |publisher=Boston Bruins |date=June 26, 2023 |accessdate=June 26, 2023}}

Beginning the {{nhly|2024}} season on the injured reserve for the Bruins, Regula missed the opening two months of the campaign before returning to health. On December 11, 2024, Regula was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-oilers-claim-alec-regula-off-waivers-from-boston|title=RELEASE: Oilers claim Alec Regula off waivers from Boston|publisher= Edmonton Oilers |date=December 11, 2024|accessdate=December 11, 2024}} He missed the remainder of the season with an injury but on May 2, 2025 he signed a two-year two-way extension with the Oilers.

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2014–15 \|Cranbrook Kingswood \|USHS \| 30	3	9	12	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2015–16 \|Cranbrook Kingswood \|USHS \| 24	3	16	19	6 \| 12	5	7	12	12
2016–17 \|Chicago Steel \|USHL \| 53	1	4	5	8 \| 5	0	1	1	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2017–18 \|London Knights \|OHL \| 67	7	18	25	22 \| 4	0	0	0	2
2018–19 \|London Knights \|OHL \| 66	11	28	39	41 \| 11	2	4	6	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2019–20 \|London Knights \|OHL \| 56	27	33	60	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \|Rockford IceHogs \|AHL \| 16	3	1	4	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2020–21 \|Chicago Blackhawks \|NHL \| 3	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2021–22 \|Rockford IceHogs \|AHL \| 41	4	22	26	37 \| 5	1	0	1	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2021–22 \|Chicago Blackhawks \|NHL \| 15	1	0	1	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
2022–23 \|Chicago Blackhawks \|NHL \| 4	0	0	0	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2022–23 \|Rockford IceHogs \|AHL \| 51	5	16	21	69 \| 5	0	1	1	10
2023–24 \|Providence Bruins \|AHL \| 55	4	22	26	41 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|NHL totals ! 22 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 16 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —