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Alexa Gruschow

Alexa Gruschow (born April 16, 1994) is an American ice hockey player. She was on the reserve roster of PWHL New York during the 2023–24 season of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Alexa Gruschow
Gruschow with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018
Born (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL New York
Metropolitan Riveters
Playing career 2012–present

Gruschow 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

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NCAA

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During her college ice hockey career with the RPI Engineers women's ice hockey program, Gruschow appeared in 133 games and accumulated 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 ranked 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.

Gruschow signed a player contract with the New York Riveters on June 21, 2016, becoming the second Engineers alumna to compete in the NWHL – the first was Jordan Smelker, who captured an Isobel Cup title with the Boston Pride in 2015.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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 RPI Engineers ECAC 36 13 14 27 36 — — — — —
2013–14 RPI Engineers ECAC 32 7 13 20 38 — — — — —
2014–15 RPI Engineers ECAC 31 13 10 23 40 — — — — —
2015–16 RPI Engineers 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 — — — — —
2023–24 New York PWHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
NWHL totals 50 13 23 36 50 5 3 1 4 2
PWHPA totals 33 5 7 12 10 — — — — —

Awards and honors

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NCAA

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Press Release (June 21, 2016). "Alexa Gruschow signs Pro Contract". ECAC Hockey. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "NWHL Player of the Week: Alexa Gruschow". nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 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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