Alexa Gruschow

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 franchise that won the 2018 Isobel Cup.
==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 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==
	= Indicates team leader
===NCAA===
Year 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
2012-13	36	13	14	27 	36 	5 	1 	1
2013-14	32	7 	13	20 	38 	1 	0 	2
2014-15	31	13	10	23 	40 	5 	2 	1
2015-16	34	13	10	23 	20 	4 	1 	2
===NWHL===
Year 	GP	G	A 	PTS	PIM	SOG	PPG	SHG	+/-
2016-17	21	2	9 	11 	12 	30 	1 	0 	-9
2017-18	16	9	13	22 	26 	 	 	 	
==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 Isobel Cup Finals
==References==
== External links ==
* RPI player profile
Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:New York Riveters players
Category:Metropolitan Riveters players
Category:Isobel Cup champions
Category:RPI Engineers women's ice hockey players
Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players