Lexi Bender
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = LexiBender.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lexi Bender playing for the Boston Pride in 2017
| image_size = 230px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|07|22}}
| birth_place = Snohomish, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb =
| position = Defense
| shoots =
| league = NWHL
| team = Boston Pride
| former_teams =
| sex = f
| ntl_team =
| career_start = 2016
}}
Alexandra "Lexi" Bender (born July 22, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Personal life
During college, Bender played in the NCAA for Boston College in the women's ice hockey team.{{cite news |last1=Myhre |first1=Rich |title=Snohomish native Bender inspires local women's hockey players |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snohomish-native-bender-inspires-local-womens-hockey-players/ |access-date=June 11, 2017 |publisher=HeraldNet |date=December 27, 2016 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125233440/https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snohomish-native-bender-inspires-local-womens-hockey-players/ |url-status=live }}
NWHL
Bender was drafted 15th overall in the 2015 NWHL draft by the Boston Pride. In 2016, Bender signed a one-year, $10,000 contract to play for the Boston Pride in the 2016/17 season.{{cite news |last1=NWHL |title=Pride Add Third Round Pick Lexi Bender |url=http://nwhl.co/pride-add-third-round-pick-lexi-bender/ |access-date=June 11, 2017 |publisher=NWHL.Co |date=May 2, 2016 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107150659/http://nwhl.co/pride-add-third-round-pick-lexi-bender/ |url-status=live }} Bender appeared in all 17 regular season games for the franchise, and two postseason games.{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Nathaniel |title=Pride Ink Their First Three RFAs |url=http://thehockeywriters.com/pride-ink-their-first-three-rfas/ |access-date=June 11, 2017 |publisher=The Hockey Writers |date=May 24, 2017 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125233442/https://thehockeywriters.com/pride-ink-their-first-three-rfas/ |url-status=live }}
On May 23, 2017, it was announced that Bender had re-signed to play with the Boston Pride for their 2017/18 season.{{cite news |last1=Berestecki |first1=Laura |title=Lexi Bender Re-Signs With Boston Pride |url=http://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/5/23/15681852/lexi-bender-re-signs-with-boston-pride-boston-college-womens-hockey-nwhl |access-date=June 11, 2017 |agency=BC Interruption |publisher=SB Nation |date=May 23, 2017 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125233452/https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/5/23/15681852/lexi-bender-re-signs-with-boston-pride-boston-college-womens-hockey-nwhl |url-status=live }} Bender participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.{{cite web |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439 |title=Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game |publisher=NWHL.zone |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023350/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=|elite=401302|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
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Category:American women's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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