Allexis Adzija (born June 30, 2000) is a Canadian professional

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player for PWHL Seattle of the

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(PWHL). She previously played for PWHL Ottawa and the

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of the PWHL. She played

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Playing career

Adzija began skating at the age of three, and decided to play hockey after watching her brother play, at age four. She began playing with her local Timbits program before joining the London Devilettes program. She moved to

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while in high school before playing US College Hockey at

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. While playing at Quinnpiac, she was plagued by injuries. During her final season there, she suffered from a separated shoulder and a concussion. She was the captain of the team, and scored 43 goals and had 66 assists in 151 games. While there, she took accounting and an MBA and is doing a master's degree in data analytics. Adzija was draftedin the 11th round, 65th overall, by PWHL Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She was the first player drafted by Ottawa to be signed by the team. During the 2023 off season, she had signed a $60,000 contract for the

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of the

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before the league folded. On March 18, 2024, she was traded to

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, alongside the rights to Caitrin Lonergan, in exchange for

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. Prior to being traded she recorded five goals and three assists in 17 games. She recorded one goal and two assists in seven games for Boston during the regular season and one goal in eight games during the

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. On June 21, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Boston. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded two goals and four assists in 29 games. On June 17, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with PWHL Seattle.

Personal life

Outside of hockey, Adzija is a model. Her parents are named Mandy and Rob. Her father put an artificial ice rink in her family's barn in St. Thomas so she can practice when she's home.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adzija, Lexie 2000 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from St. Thomas, Ontario Ice hockey people from Oakville, Ontario Female models from Ontario Ottawa Charge players London Jr. Devilettes players Oakville Jr. Hornets players 21st-century Canadian sportswomen