Karl Alzner has won not one, but two world championship titles that made him an honoured member of the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame. 

A product of Burnaby minor hockey, he played his junior hockey in Calgary where he was named the WHL player of the year and defenceman of the year for the 2007-08 WHL season. He was also named the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League.

That earned him a spot on Canada’s world junior hockey team and his first gold medal. He 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.

Karl was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He went on to play 686 NHL games over 12 seasons beginning in 2008 for Washington and the Montreal Canadiens scoring 20 goals and 130 points. He also played 64 playoff games notching three goals and eight assists.