Alexa Vasko
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Alexa Vasko
| image = Alexa Vasko 2024.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Vasko with PWHL Toronto in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|7}}
| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 150
| league = PWHL
| team = Ottawa Charge
| former_teams = PWHL Toronto
| sex = f
| ntl_team =
| career_start = 2017
| medaltemplates =
}}
Alexa Vasko (born February 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for PWHL Toronto, and played college ice hockey at Mercyhurst.
Playing career
=College=
Vasko began her collegiate career for Mercyhurst during the 2018–19 season. During her freshman year, she recorded one goal and ten assists in 37 games. During the 2018–19 season in her sophomore year, she recorded 12 goals and six assists in 33 games.{{cite web |url=https://hurstathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/alexa-vasko/12704 |title=Alexa Vasko |website=hurstathletics.com |access-date=December 4, 2024}}
On May 15, 2019, Vasko was named co-captain for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://hurstathletics.com/news/2019/5/15/womens-ice-hockey-announces-captains-for-2019-20-season.aspx |title=Women's Ice Hockey Announces Captains for 2019-20 Season |website=hurstathletics.com |date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} In her junior year, she recorded ten goals and 17 assists in 34 games, and blocked 36 shots. Following the season she was named the Best Defensive Forward in the CHA.{{cite web |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/college/2020/03/05/mercyhurst-8217-s-nuutinen-claims/1583055007/ |title=Mercyhurst's Nuutinen claims CHA Player of Year award |newspaper=Erie Times-News |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} She served as captain her final three years at Mercyhurst.{{cite web |url=https://hurstathletics.com/news/2020/7/2/womens-ice-hockey-names-alexa-vasko-as-team-captain-for-2020-21-season.aspx |title=Women's Ice Hockey Names Alexa Vasko as Team Captain for 2020-21 Season |website=hurstathletics.com |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} During the 2020–21 season in her senior year, she recorded five goals and nine assists in 18 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the season she was named to the All-CHA Second Team.{{cite web|url=https://chawomenshockey.com/news/2021/3/4/womens-ice-hockey-college-hockey-america-honors-2020-21-regular-season-award-recipients.aspx |title=College Hockey America Honors 2020-21 Regular Season Award Recipient |website=chawomenshockey.com |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} During the 2021–22 season as a graduate student, she recorded ten goals and nine assists in 34 games.
=Professional=
On September 18, 2023, Vasko was drafted in the fourteenth round, 83rd overall, by PWHL Toronto in the 2023 PWHL Draft. On November 29, 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Toronto.{{cite web |url=https://toronto.thepwhl.com/toronto-signing-summary-live-tracker |title=Toronto Signing Summary (Live Tracker) |website=ThePWHL.com |publisher=Professional Women's Hockey League |date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/sports/hockey/pressure-a-privilege-for-alexa-vasko-niagara-native-playing-for-toronto-entry-in-pro-womens/article_3036a166-0125-5456-aeb1-33bffac53ebe.html |title=Pressure a privilege for Alexa Vasko, Niagara native playing for Toronto entry in pro women's hockey league |newspaper=St. Catharines Standard |first=Bernd |last=Franke |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} During the 2023–24 season, she recorded two goals in 24 games, and led the team with a 52.5% face-off percentage. On June 25, 2024, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/alexa-vasko-signs-one-year-deal-in-ottawa |title=Alexa Vasko Signs One Year Deal In Ottawa |work=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=June 25, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}
International play
{{MedalTableTop|name=}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ihw18|Canada}}}}
{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Czech Republic|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Vasko represented Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she served as alternate captain and recorded one goal in five games and won a silver medal.
Personal life
Vasko was born to Dennis and Dana Vasko, and has a sister, Olivia. Her grand uncle, Elmer Vasko, is a former National Hockey League player for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18
| CHA | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018–19 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 33 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2019–20
| Mercyhurst University | CHA | 34 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22
| Mercyhurst University | CHA | 34 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Team Sonnet | PWHPA | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2023–24
| PWHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | Ottawa Charge | PWHL | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|PWHL totals ! 48 ! 4 ! 2 ! 6 ! 12 ! 13 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 2 |
=International=
| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2017
| Canada | U18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 5 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 0 |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|elite=431683}}
- [https://hurstathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/alexa-vasko/12704 Mercyhurst Lakers bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasko, Alexa}}
Category:Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Ice hockey people from St. Catharines
Category:Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey players
Category:Ottawa Charge players