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Todd Alexander, a Flin Flon Bomber from 1998-00, may have played his last professional season with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the East Coast Hockey League. The 27-year-old contributed 16 goals and 15 assists for 31 points in 60 games, with 91 penalty minutes, as the Wranglers enjoyed a team record-breaking season with 112 points. In 72 games, they went 53-13-6 and finished second to the Alaska Aces in the West Division. "We had a great season," said Alexander, who described himself as a hard-hitting player who provides leadership. "I do my part to make room for guys getting points." The native of Fort St. John, B.C., has played three years pro that included stops with the Bakersfield Condors and Dayton Bombers. He is now debating retirement, as he said eventually it's time to think about things beyond hockey. He recently wed his girlfriend, Randi, whom he dated while playing in Flin Flon and is waiting to see if she can get a job in Holland as a registered nurse. That could be his next stop, as some friends contacted a team in the European country without his knowledge. "It's nice to be wanted," Alexander said, from his home in Fort St. John. "I might stay at home and build houses and play for my hometown team and play for the Allan Cup (amateur men's hockey championship)." If Holland works out, the Division I team he signs with would pay him 23,000 Euro ($44,000 CDN) for seven months work. When it comes to playing in the pros, Alexander said the money is okay. "It paid the bills when my wife was still in school," he said. The former Bomber said he still thinks about his time in northern Manitoba. "Some of the best years of my life" were spent in Flin Flon, Alexander said. He remains in contact with several people whom he said treated him unbelievably. "If you play hard every night, you get treated like a king," Alexander said. "If you don't, you know about it, too. "I've played in front of 10,000 people in pro. I still get the goosebumps thinking of playing in the Whitney. It's where it all started," he explained. "I owe a lot to that place. It was a building block to my career. How could you forget it?" Following his junior A career, Alexander continued playing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport with the University of New Brunswick Reds in Fredericton. In 80 CIS games, he scored 25 goals, 26 assists for 51 points and 130 penalty minutes. Professionally, he played in 183 games scoring 41 goals, 52 assists and collected 93 penalty minutes.
