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09 FEBRUARY.2016 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM MHJ // Why Yale? Alex Lyon: It was a good fit. They were very good at the time and I really liked the coach, Keith Allain. I can't say enough about him. It's tough to pass up the combination of academics and athletics. MHJ // Your dad, Tim, went to Yale. Any other family connections? AL: Actually, I'm a couple of generations down. My dad, my grandpa and his dad—so I'm a fourth generation. MHJ // Have you chosen a major? AL: Yes—political science. MHJ // Five presidents have come from Yale. Is getting into politics something you'd ever be interested in? AL: No, it's never really appealed to me. Plus, in politics, there's the whole aspect of being an orator and showing off yourself if you actually want to become a politician. And that's not something that has ever really interested me. MHJ // Funny you say that, because, as a goal- tender, there's a spotlight on that position. Are you more comfortable because you have all that gear on and you're playing a sport? AL: Yeah, for me, I like to think of it as just a job I have to do. I don't really enjoy too much flash or anything like that. It's just another part of the team and I'm trying to help the best way I can. MHJ // So are you really annoyed by inter- views like this? AL: No, no. I enjoy meeting new people and in professional sports the media gets a bad rap sometimes. But for the most part, in college sports, everyone is really nice and it's cool to reach out and meet new people. I'm just not much of a social media or interview guy, but I do enjoy the connecting aspect of it. MHJ // You're not big on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook? AL: No, I try to stay away from social media, just because of all the horror stories you hear. For me, it keeps my life much more simple.