Alexa Gruschow (born April 16, 1994) is an American

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player. She was on the reserve roster of

PWHL New York The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home gam ...

during the 2023–24 season of the

Professional Women's Hockey League The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL; , LPHF) is a women's professional ice hockey league in North America. The league comprises eight teams, four each from the United States and Canada. The teams play a Season (sports), regular season ...

(PWHL). Gruschow won the

National Women's Hockey League The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) was a women's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from March 2015 until June 2023. The league was established in 2015 as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), com ...

(NWHL) scoring title and the

Isobel Cup The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, often shortened to Isobel Cup, is the championship trophy that was awarded annually to the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) playoff winner. The trophy is named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, th ...

with the

Metropolitan Riveters The Metropolitan Riveters (originally the New York Riveters) were a professional women's ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with home games at the American Dream Meadowlands ice rink. They were one of the four charter franc ...

in the 2017–18 season.

Playing career

NCAA

During her

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career with the

RPI Engineers women's ice hockey The RPI Engineers women's ice hockey team are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (NCAA), Division I women's College ice hockey, college ice hockey program that represents Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The Engin ...

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 The Boston Pride was a professional women's ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was one of the four charter franchises of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). The Pride played at Warrior Ice Arena, which is also the practice fac ...

in 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

NCAA

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

NWHL

* NWHL Player of the Week, Awarded November 6, 2017 * 2018 NWHL Most Valuable Player * 2018 NWHL Scoring Champion * Most Valuable Player, 2018

Finals

References

External links

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RPI player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gruschow, Alexa 1994 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Isobel Cup champions Metropolitan Riveters players New York Riveters players Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players New York Sirens players RPI Engineers women's ice hockey players 21st-century American sportswomen