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 31) 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

NCAA

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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

NCAA

• 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

• 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