ELMIRA, N.Y. — From playing in the junior ranks in Canada, to Division I hockey at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and then wrapping up a collegiate career at Elmira College, Christian Lloyd ’20 is, needless to say, a well-traveled hockey player. Lloyd’s travels will continue, as will his hockey career, as the Ancaster, Ontario, native recently signed a professional contract to play for the Marseille Hockey Club.
The Marseille Hockey Club is based in Marseille, France, and competes in the Division 1 Tier of France’s professional hockey leagues. With the announcement of the signing, Lloyd becomes the sixth member of the Elmira College men’s ice hockey Class of 2020 to ink a professional hockey contract.
As a speedy and skilled two-way defenseman, Lloyd added point production to Elmira’s d-corps during the 2019-20 season. In 24 games, the senior blueliner produced 19 points – the most by any Elmira defenseman this season – by virtue of six goals and 13 assists. Of his six goals, three were scored on the power play, while one other went down as a game-winner.
He proved to be one of the best-scoring defensemen in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC). Among blueliners, Lloyd owned the league’s fourth-highest points per game average (0.79) and tied for seventh in points. For his efforts, Lloyd was voted to the All-UCHC Second Team.
