Alexa Gruschow is an American-born women's ice hockey player that won the scoring title during the 2017-18 NWHL season. She was also a member of the

Metropolitan Riveters The Metropolitan Riveters (originally the New York Riveters) are 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 franchis ...

franchise that won the 2018

Isobel Cup The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, often shortened to Isobel Cup, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) playoff winner. It is named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, one of the first known women to p ...

Playing career

NCAA

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 The Metropolitan Riveters (originally the New York Riveters) are 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 franchi ...

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 stats

NCAA

NWHL

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

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