Alexandra Carpenter
Alexandra Carpenter (born April 13, 1994) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as captain of the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays in the Russian Women's Hockey League. She was a member of the 2014 United States Olympic team and is the daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter. In her junior season at Boston College, she was the recipient of the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award.[1]
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Born |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 13, 1994||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
WHL team Former teams |
Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Medal record
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Playing career
While in middle school she played for a male hockey team in Bethlehem, New York. Noteworthy teammates included her younger brother Robert Carpenter as well as Jonathan Clark, Sam Segal, Danny Golderman, and Jake Nussbaum. In fall 2007, she joined The Governor's Academy in South Byfield. Carpenter played for the Governor's Academy Varsity team as a 13-year-old. She racked up a total of 155 goals and 136 assists for 291 points over three years.[2]
NCAA
On July 22, 2010, she committed to joining the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program in the fall of 2012.[3] Alex recorded her 100th career point against UConn Feb 17 of her Sophomore season with BC.[4]
During her junior season (2014–15) at Boston College, she was the recipient of the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award.[1] Of note, Carpenter became the first player in the history of the Boston College Eagles program, and first player from the Hockey East conference to claim the award.
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USA Hockey
She competed for Team USA in an Under-18 three-game exhibition series against Canada's best in Calgary, Alberta. She helped the US team win the 2009 Czech Challenge Cup in Prague.[5] She scored a goal for Team USA in the gold medal game of the 2010 IIHF Women's Under 18 championships but had to settle for the silver medal.[6] She was the youngest girl for Team USA in the tournament at fifteen-years-old. She finished the tournament with eight goals and one assist in five games. She was tied for second in team scoring behind Kendall Coyne.[2]
In 2013, she made the women's senior team and participated in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship and remained on Team USA for every following season, including the 2014 Olympics. Carpenter scored the game-winning overtime goal to lead the United States to a 1–0 win over Canada at the 2016 Women's World Hockey Championship. She was one of the final cuts from the 2018 Olympic team,[7] but was brought back for the 2019 World Championship.[8] As of 2019, Carpenter has participated in five IIHF World Championships with senior team, all of which ended with Team USA winning the tournament.
Professional
Carpenter was the first player drafted in the National Women's Hockey League's (NWHL) inaugural draft in 2015, selected by the New York Riveters.[9] She returned for her senior season with Boston College and her rights were traded to the Boston Pride in April 2016.[10] During the summer of 2016, Carpenter signed with the Boston Pride for a one-year, $19,500 contract, making her the highest paid player of the 2015 NWHL Draft class.[11] Playing for Team Steadman, Carpenter recorded a goal and an assist at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[12] She finished the season as the second highest scorer in the league for the 2016–17 season.[13]
Following her season in the NWHL, Carpenter registered for the Canadian Women's Hockey League 2017 draft[13] and was drafted by one of the two Chinese expansion teams, Kunlun Red Star WIH based in Shenzhen, where her father Bobby Carpenter was also an adviser for the men's team HC Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League. After being cut from the United States Olympic team, she signed with Red Star on January 15, 2018.[14] The following season, the two Chinese CWHL teams were merged and became the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays and Carpenter re-signed with the team.
After the 2018–19 CWHL season, the league ceased operations and the team joined the Russian Women's Hockey League (WHL). She again chose to remain in China citing the better facilities and player support provided by the team than when she had been in the NWHL, supporting the boycott of North American leagues that had led to the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.[8]
Career statistics
NCAA
Source:[15]
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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2012–13 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 39 | — |
2013–14 | 37 | 32 | 38 | 70 | — |
2014–15 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 15 |
2015–16 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 6 |
USA Hockey
Event | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +7 | 0 |
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +4 | 0 |
2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +14 | 2 |
2013 IIHF Women's World Championship | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 |
2014 Olympics | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
2015 IIHF Women's World Championship | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 0 |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 0 |
2017 IIHF Women's World Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award
- 2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team[16]
- 2015 first overall pick in the NWHL draft by the New York Riveters[17]
IIHF
- Best Forward, 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship[18]
- Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[19]
Hockey East
- Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)[20]
- Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)[21]
- Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of December 2011)[22]
- Hockey East Player of the Month (October 2014) [23]
- Hockey East Player of the Month (November 2014)[24]
- Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of December 15, 2014)[25]
- 2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[26]
Personal
Alex Carpenter was the first girl to play in the Morristown, New Jersey, Little League in 25 years (performing as a pitcher, catcher and shortstop) and was the first girl to ever play as a 10-year-old.[27]
References
- "Alex Carpenter Wins 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". Patty Kazmaier Award.
- Jessi Pierce. "Alex Carpenter". USA Hockey Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- Kipouras, Bill. "It's Boston College! Peabody's Alex Carpenter makes her decision". Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- "BC'S ALEX CARPENTER NAMED ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR". hockeyeastonline.com. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- "Carpenter shines in international hockey competition " Sports " SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- "Game Summary". Hockeycanada.ca. April 3, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- "Winter Olympics 2018: USA inexplicably goes for gold without snubbed Alex Carpenter". SportingNews.com. January 10, 2018.
- "USA Hockey snub leads Alex Carpenter on Chinese adventure". Fox News. November 21, 2019.
- "Alex Carpenter Becomes 1st Ever NWHL Draft Pick". DoubleGSports.com. June 23, 2015.
- "What does trading for Alex Carpenter mean for the Boston Pride lineup?". Stanley Cup of Chowder. April 29, 2016.
- "Prospects to Pros: Signing the 2015 NWHL Draft Picks". NWHL. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- "NWHL Stars Shine Bright in Pittsburgh". NWHL. February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- "Alex Carpenter registers for the CWHL Draft". The Ice Garden. August 2, 2017.
- Press Release (January 15, 2018). "Kunlun Adds 2017 Draft Pick, Alex Carpenter". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- "Player Stats – Year by Year – Alex Carpenter :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com.
- "Four Gophers Earn All-American Status". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- "ICYMI: Full Recap of 2015 NWHL Entry Draft". nwhl.co. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- Source
- https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/279/IHW279000_85I_1_0.pdf%5B%5D
- http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov1wmh.pdf
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201112/dec12wwr.pdf
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan3wmh.pdf
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "It's Governor's for prospect Alex Carpenter " Sports " NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA". Newburyportnews.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Alex Carpenter (Boston Pride 2016–2017) at NWHL
- Alexandra Carpenter at the International Olympic Committee
- Alexandra Carpenter at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Alex Carpenter at USA Hockey
- Alexandra Carpenter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alexandra Carpenter on Twitter