Mooseheads star Alexandre Doucet has his future mapped out, but he's still got some hockey to play

While Halifax Mooseheads forward Alexandre Doucet has his post-hockey career mapped out, his focus right now is on getting the championship that has eluded him during his five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Doucet, 21, is one of the team's three overage players and was traded to the team in December for a title run.

Doucet led the league in goals scored during the regular season (58) and finished third in points (115), trailing teammates Jordan Dumais (140) and Josh Lawrence (119).

Entering the season, Doucet had lots of motivation. While friends of his were invited to NHL training camps, he wasn't.

"I didn't have a camp last summer, so my goal was to prove [the teams] wrong," said Doucet.

He said NHL teams started contacting him in January. On March 1, he signed a three-year entry deal with the Detroit Red Wings.

Doucet said it's always been his dream to play in the NHL, but it isn't his only ambition. After his hockey career wraps up, he wants to become a carpenter, like his father.

Doucet grew up on a farm in Sherbrooke, Que. The family still lives there.

"I'm a guy that doesn't like to not move all day long, so I want to have a job that I can move and use my strength a little bit," he said.

While many major junior hockey players go on to play university hockey if the pros aren't the next stop for them, Doucet said he wasn't interested in that. It didn't fit his career plans.

With his Red Wings contract, the plan for Doucet is to play for their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, next year.

Halifax Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell played 10 seasons in the NHL. He said Doucet is going to have a great hockey career.

"He's going to push himself," said Russell. "He's going to find a way to