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Here’s a question for all you Hockey Moms out there: Would you rather see your son grow up to play in the NHL or earn a university degree from Harvard?

Alex Killorn’s mother, Cindy, doesn’t have to answer that question: her son has done both.

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Alex, who grew up in Beaconsfield, was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third round (77th overall) of the 2007 NHL entry draft but wouldn’t make his NHL debut until the 2012-13 season. After playing midget hockey for the Lac St. Louis Lions in 2005-06, he spent two years at Deerfield Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, and then spent four seasons playing for Harvard University while earning a degree in government.

This season, the 6-foot-2, 193-pound centre had 15 goals and 23 assists in 71 games and during the first-round playoff victory over the Detroit Red Wings he had two goals and two assists in seven games.

Now, the kid who grew up worshipping Saku Koivu and cheering for the Canadiens is back home in Montreal to face the Habs in the Eastern Conference semifinals in front of proud family and friends.