Alex Breton

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| image = 2024-11-29 Eisbären Berlin gegen ERC Ingolstadt (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–001.jpg

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| caption = Alex Breton with ERC Ingolstadt in 2024

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|5}}

| birth_place = Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada

| position = Defenceman

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| shoots = Left

| team = ERC Ingolstadt

| league = DEL

| former_teams = HC Košice
Belleville Senators
Springfield Thunderbirds
HC '05 Banská Bystrica
HC Slovan Bratislava

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| career_start = 2018

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Alex Breton (born July 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Career

Breton started his career with the ECHL team Allen Americans in 2018. He spent a significant part of his first session on loan with AHL teams Belleville Senators and Springfield Thunderbirds. In his second session, he was named the ECHL defenseman of the year.{{cite web |last1=Daniels |first1=Tommy |title=Alex Breton Named Echl Defenseman Of The Year |url=https://allenamericans.com/news/press-release/alex-breton-named-echl-defenseman-of-the-year/ |website=Allen Americans Hockey Club |access-date=16 June 2023 |date=8 April 2020}}

Between 2020 and 2022 Breton played in the Slovak Extraliga with HC '05 Banská Bystrica and HC Slovan Bratislava.{{cite web |title=Z Bystrice do Slovana prichádza Alex Breton |url=https://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/article/z-bystrice-do-slovana-prichadza-alex-breton |website=HC SLOVAN Bratislava |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=sk}}

Breton returned to the ECHL in the 2022–23 session, playing with the Trois-Rivières Lions as well as going on loan to the AHL team Belleville Senators. By the end of the session, he returned to the Slovak Extraliga, signing with HC Košice.{{cite web |title=Košickú defenzívu vystuží Alex Breton {{!}} HC KOŠICE |url=https://www.hckosice.sk/novinky/kosicku-defenzivu-vystuzi-alex-breton#:~:text=25%2Dro%C4%8Dn%C3%BD%20kanadsk%C3%BD%20obranca%20sa,s%20ktor%C3%BDm%20z%C3%ADskal%20majstrovsk%C3%BD%20titul. |website=HcKošice.sk |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=sk}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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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
2018–19 \| Allen Americans \| ECHL \| 53	14	25	39	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19 \| Belleville Senators \| AHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Springfield Falcons \| AHL \| 10	3	1	4	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Allen Americans \| ECHL \| 61	11	44	55	32 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| HC '05 Banská Bystrica \| SVK \| 44	11	29	40	18 \| 4	0	3	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| HC '05 Banská Bystrica \| SVK \| 22	1	5	6	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
2021–22 \| HC Slovan Bratislava \| SVK \| 17	1	7	8	8 \| 13	0	3	3	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Trois-Rivières Lions \| ECHL \| 30	7	18	25	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
2022–23 \| Belleville Senators \| AHL \| 11	0	2	2	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| HC Košice \| SVK \| 9	0	4	4	2 \| 17	1	8	9	2
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| SVK totals ! 92 !! 13 !! 45 !! 58 !! 40 ! 34 !! 1 !! 14 !! 15 !! 12
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 22 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 8 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

Awards and honors

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year !
colspan="3"\|Slovak
Champion \| 2022, 2023 \|
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| colspan="3" \| DEL
Defenceman of the year \| 2025 \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.penny-del.org/news/detail/leonhard-pfoederl-ist-spieler-des-jahres-in-der-penny-del\|title=Leonhard Pföderl ist Spieler des Jahres in der PENNY DEL\|date=10 March 2024\|work=del.org}}

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! Award

! Year

colspan="3"|Slovak

Champion

| 2022, 2023

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | DEL

Defenceman of the year

| 2025

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.penny-del.org/news/detail/leonhard-pfoederl-ist-spieler-des-jahres-in-der-penny-del|title=Leonhard Pföderl ist Spieler des Jahres in der PENNY DEL|date=10 March 2024|work=del.org}}