Gracen Hirschy

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Gracen Hirschy
Born (1995-04-04) April 4, 1995 (age 26)
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

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).

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
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[]

  1. ^ Marttila, Arlan (November 21, 2013). "Krzyzaniak and Hirschy help transform North Dakota blue line from weakness to strength". USCHO. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Hockey assistant signs pro contract". Aurora University Athletics. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Foster, Meredith (February 17, 2019). "Q & A with Leksands IF's Gracen Hirschy". The Ice Garden. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Karlsson, Måns (June 7, 2019). "Ännu en tung pjäs lämnar Leksand för konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Norberg, Simon (November 26, 2019). "Modospelaren Gracen Hirschy stängs av – efter tackling på domaren". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Olausson, Robin (July 19, 2020). "Linköping värvar back från konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Garrison, Jan (August 6, 2014). "CGA grad Hirschy selected for U.S. hockey festival". Culver Academies. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Gracen Hirschy". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Cohn, Justin A. (March 15, 2016). "'The NHL for women'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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