Alexa Gruschow

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Alexa Gruschow
Gruschow with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018
Born (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)
Mechanicsburg, PA
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams
PWHL New York
Metropolitan Riveters
Playing career 2010–present

Alexa Gruschow is an American ice hockey player on reserve for PWHL New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She won the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) scoring title and the Isobel Cup with the Metropolitan Riveters in the 2017–18 season.

Playing career[edit]

NCAA[edit]

With the Rensselaer Engineers, Gruschow appeared in 133 games with the program, accumulating 46 goals and 47 assists for a total of 93 points. Graduating third on the Engineer's all-time scoring list, trailing Alisa Harrison and Whitney Naslund, she also ranks second all-time in goals scored, trailing only Naslund.

During her senior season, she registered a career-best 23 points in 34 appearances, logging 13 goals plus 10 assists. In addition, she paced the Engineers in power play goals with four, while also leading with 115 shots, 313 face-off wins and a .503 face-off winning percentage, respectively.

Signing a player contract with the New York Riveters on June 21, 2016, Gruschow became the second Engineers alumnae to compete in the NWHL, following Jordan Smelker, who captured an Isobel Cup title with the Boston Pride in 2015.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Washington Pride JWHL 27 9 22 31 24
2011–12 Washington Pride JWHL 31 23 34 57 63
2012–13 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC 36 13 14 27 36
2013–14 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC 32 7 13 20 38
2014–15 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC 31 13 10 23 40
2015–16 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC 31 13 10 23 20
2016–17 New York Riveters NWHL 18 2 8 10 12 1 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Metropolitan Riveters NWHL 16 9 13 22 26 2 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Metropolitan Riveters NWHL 16 2 2 4 12 2 2 0 2 2
2020–21 New Hampshire PWHPA 6 1 1 2 2
2021–22 Boston PWHPA 9 3 4 7 4
2022–23 Team Harvey's PWHPA 18 1 2 3 4
NWHL totals 50 13 23 36 50 5 3 1 4 2
PWHPA totals 33 5 7 12 10

Awards and honors[edit]

NCAA[edit]

  • 2013 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2013 ECAC All-Academic
  • 2013 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey Rookie of the Year[1]
  • 2016 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey Most Valuable Player

NWHL[edit]

  • NWHL Player of the Week, Awarded November 6, 2017[2]
  • 2018 NWHL Most Valuable Player[3]
  • 2018 NWHL Scoring Champion[3]
  • Most Valuable Player, 2018 Isobel Cup Finals

References[edit]

  1. ^ Press Release (21 June 2016). "Alexa Gruschow signs Pro Contract". ECAC Hockey. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "NWHL Player of the Week: Alexa Gruschow". nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2018 #NWHLAWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED". NWHL.zone. March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
Preceded by NWHL Most Valuable Player (MVP)
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by NWHL Leading Scorer Award
2018
Succeeded by

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