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Karl Alzner

Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player

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Born
September 24, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1988

About Karl Alzner

Karl Alexander Alzner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the first round, fifth overall, by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played for the Montreal Canadiens. After a junior career with the Calgary Hitmen, Alzner won two World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals with Team Canada 2007 and 2008 (as the captain). Alzner was an assistant captain in the 2007 Super Series against the Russian junior team, and was named captain of Team Canada for the 2008 World Junior Championships, both of which were won by Canada. He won back to back Calder Cups and won the Presidents' Trophy in 2016 and 2017 with the Capitals.

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Karl Alzner timeline

  1. After a junior career with the Calgary Hitmen, Alzner won two World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals with Team Canada 2007 and 2008 (as the captain).
  2. Alzner was an assistant captain in the 2007 Super Series against the Russian junior team, and was named captain of Team Canada for the 2008 World Junior Championships, both of which were won by Canada.
  3. He won back to back Calder Cups and won the Presidents' Trophy in 2016 and 2017 with the Capitals.

The world when Karl Alzner was born

Karl Alzner was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Karl Alzner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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