Gracen Hirschy
Gracen Hirschy (born April 4, 1995) is an American ice hockey defenceman, currently playing with Leksands IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).
| Gracen Hirschy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 4, 1995 Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team | Leksands IF | ||
| Played for |
Linköping HC Modo Hockey Djurgårdens IF North Dakota Fighting Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
Hirschy scored 66 points in 145 NCAA Division I games with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program and was as an alternate captain in her senior season.[1] She was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team in her rookie season.[2]
Following graduation, Hirschy served as a graduate assistant coach to the Spartans women's ice hockey program of Aurora University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey season. In early March 2018, she signed with Djurgårdens IF Hockey Dam in Sweden, earning 3 points in the last 5 regular season games of the 2017–18 SDHL season. The next year, she opted to remain in Sweden and signed with Leksands IF.[3] She put up 19 points in 34 games for Leksands, before leaving to join Modo Hockey for the 2019-20 season.[4] For Modo, she scored another 19 points in 35 games, as the team finished last in the SDHL. She was suspended for one game following a collision with a referee.[5]
In July 2020, Hirschy left Modo to sign with Linköping HC Dam.[6]
International
In 2013, Hirschy played in the IIHF Women’s World U18 Championship with the American national under-18 team, winning a silver medal.[7][8]
Personal life
Hirschy has a degree in political science from the University of North Dakota.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017-18 | Djurgårdens IF | SDHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Leksands IF | SDHL | 34 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2019-20 | Modo Hockey | SDHL | 35 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2020-21 | Linköping HC | SDHL | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SDHL totals | 110 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References
- Marttila, Arlan (November 21, 2013). "Krzyzaniak and Hirschy help transform North Dakota blue line from weakness to strength". USCHO. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Women's Hockey assistant signs pro contract". Aurora University Athletics. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Foster, Meredith (February 17, 2019). "Q & A with Leksands IF's Gracen Hirschy". The Ice Garden. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- Karlsson, Måns (June 7, 2019). "Ännu en tung pjäs lämnar Leksand för konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Norberg, Simon (November 26, 2019). "Modospelaren Gracen Hirschy stängs av – efter tackling på domaren". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Olausson, Robin (July 19, 2020). "Linköping värvar back från konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Garrison, Jan (August 6, 2014). "CGA grad Hirschy selected for U.S. hockey festival". Culver Academies. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Gracen Hirschy". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Cohn, Justin A. (March 15, 2016). "'The NHL for women'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com