Toronto Maple Leafs / en Varsity Blues goalie Jett Alexander makes his NHL debut: Toronto Star /news/varsity-blues-goalie-jett-alexander-makes-his-nhl-debut-toronto-star <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Varsity Blues goalie Jett Alexander makes his NHL debut: Toronto Star</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1251012907-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=KnP1s6wp 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1251012907-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=irQlNi7W 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1251012907-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7QpFXR7b 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1251012907-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=KnP1s6wp" alt="Jett Alexander playing as a Toronto Maple Leaf"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>mattimar</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-10T11:56:59-04:00" title="Monday, April 10, 2023 - 11:56" class="datetime">Mon, 04/10/2023 - 11:56</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Varsity Blues goalie Jett Alexander warms up after being called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs during a game against the Montreal Canadiens (photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/current-sudents" hreflang="en">Current Sudents</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; 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