Alexandra Carpenter

Alexandra "Alex" Carpenter (born April 13, 1994) is an American ice hockey player for the New York PWHL team and member of the United States women's national team. She was the first player drafted into the National Women's Hockey League in 2015. She won a silver medal with the United States at the 2014, and 2022 Winter Olympics, won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2015, and was named ZhHL MVP in 2020.[1]

Alexandra Carpenter
Alex Carpenter playing for Team USA in 2017
Born (1994-04-13) April 13, 1994
North Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team PWHL New York
Played for
National team  United States
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Canada
Gold medal – first place2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place2016 Canada
Gold medal – first place2017 United States
Gold medal – first place2019 Finland
Gold medal – first place2023 Canada
Silver medal – second place2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place2022 Denmark
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Sweden
Silver medal – second place2010 United States
Silver medal – second place2012 Czech Republic

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 the fall of 2007, she joined The Governor's Academy in South Byfield, Massachusetts. 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 Boston College (BC).[4]

During her junior season (2014–15) at Boston College, Carpenter was the recipient of the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award.[1] She was the first player in the history of the Boston College Eagles program, and the first player from the Hockey East conference to claim the award.

Alex Carpenter playing for Team USA in 2017

USA Hockey

Carpenter competed for Team USA under-18 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 World Women's Under 18 Championship but the team ultimately fell to Canada and 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 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 2020, Carpenter has participated in five IIHF World Championships with the United States senior team, claiming gold at all five tournaments.

On January 2, 2022, Carpenter was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]

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.[10] She returned for her senior season with Boston College and her rights were traded to the Boston Pride in April 2016.[11] 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.[12] Playing for Team Steadman, Carpenter recorded a goal and an assist at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[13] She finished the 2016–17 season as the second highest scorer in the league.[14]

Following her season in the NWHL, Carpenter registered for the 2017 Draft of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and was drafted by one of the two Chinese expansion teams, Kunlun Red Star WIH based in Shenzhen.[14] During the 2017–18 KHL season, her father, Bobby Carpenter, was a coach for HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), the men's club that owned the Kunlun Red Star WIH. After being cut from the United States Olympic team, she signed with Kunlun Red Star on January 15, 2018.[15] The following season, the two Chinese CWHL teams were merged to become the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, and Carpenter re-signed with the team.

After the 2018–19 CWHL season, the CWHL ceased operations, and the team joined the Women's Hockey League (ZhHL). Carpenter again chose to remain in China, citing the better facilities and player support provided by the team than what she had experienced in the NWHL, supporting the boycott of North American leagues that had led to the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).[8] She served as team captain for the 2020–21 season.

On September 8th, 2023, the New York PWHL team announced that they had signed Carpenter to a 3 year deal, with an undisclosed salary.[16]

Career statistics

NCAA

Source:[17]

SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2012–1335211839—
2013–1437323870—
2014–153737448115
2015–16414345886

USA Hockey
EventGPGAPts+/−PIM
2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship5819+70
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship56410+40
2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship5459+142
2013 IIHF Women's World Championship5123+10
2014 Olympics5415−12
2015 IIHF Women's World Championship5213+50
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship5123+40
2017 IIHF Women's World Championship5101+12
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship7257+40
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship7505+50
2022 Olympics7437+60
2022 IIHF Women's World Championship7279+150
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship7279+42

Professional
Season Team League Regular season Playoffs
GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2016–17Boston PrideNWHL1792029023360
2017–18Kunlun Red Star WIHCWHL135712041010
2018–19Shenzhen KRS Vanke RaysCWHL281714310—————

Awards and honors
  • 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award
  • 2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team[18]
  • 2015 first overall pick in the NWHL draft by the New York Riveters[19]

IIHF

Hockey East
  • Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)[22]
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)[23]
  • Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of December 2011)[24]
  • Hockey East Player of the Month (October 2014) [25]
  • Hockey East Player of the Month (November 2014)[26]
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of December 15, 2014)[27]
  • 2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[28]

Personal

Carpenter is the daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter.

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 play as a 10-year-old.[29]

Carpenter is an out member of the LGBTQ community.[30][31] She became engaged to girlfriend Steph Klein, an assistant equipment manager with the Toronto Marlies, in January 2022.[32]

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