ans ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁conference ▁championship ▁in ▁eight ▁years ▁and ▁allowed ▁only ▁five ▁goals ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁as ▁MS U ▁won ▁the ▁C CH A ▁Tournament . ▁Unfortunately , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament , ▁the ▁team ▁they ▁defeated ▁for ▁the ▁conference ▁crown ▁( Oh io ▁State ) ▁won ▁ 4 – 3 ▁in ▁over time , ▁ending ▁Alban ' s ▁college ▁career . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Alban ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁career ▁leader ▁in ▁wins ▁for ▁the ▁Spart ans . ▁He ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁runner ▁up ▁to ▁Chris ▁Dr ury ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Hob ey ▁Baker ▁Award , ▁given ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁college ▁player . ▁ ▁Alban ▁played ▁minor ▁league ▁hockey ▁for ▁several ▁teams ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Stars . ▁While ▁he ▁stayed ▁mostly ▁with ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁G ri zz lies , ▁Alban ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁twice ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁backup , ▁r iding ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁three ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 ' s . ▁Because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁games ▁he ▁isn ' t ▁considered ▁an ▁N HL ▁player . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Stars ▁organization , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Kal am az oo ▁W ings ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁heading ▁to ▁Russia ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Super ▁League ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁Alban ▁ended ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁two ▁more ▁years