Alexandra Carpenter



Alexandra Carpenter (born April 13, 1994 in North Reading, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey player and a member of the 2014 United States Olympic team. She is the daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter.



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[hide]  *1 Playing career  ==Playing career[edit] == 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 Sam Segal, Danny Golderman, and Jake Nussbaum. In fall 2007, she joined 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.[1] ===NCAA[edit] === On July 22, 2010, she committed to joining the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program in the fall of 2012.[2]  Alex recorded her 100th career point against UConn Feb. 17th of her Sophomore season with BC. [3] ===USA Hockey[edit] === 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.[4] 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.[5]  Of note, she was the youngest girl for Team USA in the tournament at the age of fifteen years. She finished the tournament with eight goals and one assist in five games. She was tied for second in team scoring behind Kendall Coyne.[1] ===Career stats[edit] === ====USA Hockey<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== ===Awards and honors<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ====IIHF<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== ====Hockey East<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ====
 * 1.1 NCAA
 * 1.2 USA Hockey
 * 1.3 Career stats
 * 1.3.1 USA Hockey
 * 1.4 Awards and honors
 * 1.4.1 IIHF
 * 1.4.2 Hockey East
 * 2 Personal
 * 3 References
 * Best Forward, 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]
 * Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]
 * Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]
 * Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]
 * Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of December 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]