Lexie Laing
{{Short description|American ice hockey forward (born 1996)}}
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| caption = Lexie Laing playing for the Boston Pride October 19, 2019
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| height_cm = 165
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| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
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| played_for = Minnesota Whitecaps
Boston Pride
Harvard Crimson
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| career_start = 2014
| career_end = 2023
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Alexandria "Lexie" Laing is an American former ice hockey forward, most recently having played for the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
Career
During high school, Laing played for the Noble and Greenough School, serving as team captain for the 2013–14 season and being named NEPSAC Division I Player of the Year in 2014. She also played for Assabet Valley.{{Cite web|url=https://marblehead.wickedlocal.com/article/20100128/NEWS/301289764|title=Marblehead girls hockey inches closer to postseason goal}} She received the 2014 John Carlton Memorial Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20140428/Sports/140426633|title = Marblehead's Lexie Laing earns prestigious Carlton Award from the Boston Bruins}}
From 2014 to 2019, she attended Harvard University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme.{{Cite web|url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/lexie-laing/10729|title = Lexie Laing - 2018-19 - Women's Ice Hockey}} She scored 25 points in 36 games in her rookie NCAA season, being named a finalist for the ECAC Rookie of the Year Award and notching two assists in Harvard's Beanpot victory over the Boston College Eagles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2016/01/31/marbleheads-laing-sisters-eye-repeat-at-harvard/|title=Marblehead's Laing sisters eye repeat at Harvard|date=February 2016}} She captained Harvard in her final season with the team, putting up a career-high 26 points in 31 games, leading the team in scoring and being named an All-Ivy Honorable Mention.{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/rookie-standout-lexie-laing-is-carrying-on-the-family-legacy-with-the-nwhls-boston-pride|title=Rookie standout Lexie Laing is carrying on the family legacy with the NWHL's Boston Pride|date=January 17, 2020|website=TheHockeyNews}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wice/2014-15/bios/laing_lexie_1rs3?view=bio|title=Lexie Laing|website=Harvard}}
She was selected 12th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft, and would go on to sign her first professional contract with the club after graduating.{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/boston-pride-sign-lexie-laing/|title=Boston Pride Sign 2017 NWHL Draftee Lexie Laing|date=June 3, 2019}} In her first season with the Pride, she scored 27 points in 24 games, the fourth leading scorer on her team and eighth overall in the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/25/lexie-laing-making-noise-in-first-season-with-boston-pride/|title=Lexie Laing making noise in first season with Boston Pride|date=October 25, 2019}} She was named to Team Dempsey for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/7/21123065/how-to-watch-2020-nwhl-all-star-game-weekend-preview-twitch-womens-hockey-boston|title=2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview|first=Leighann|last=Strollo|date=February 7, 2020|website=The Ice Garden}}
International career
Laing represented the United States at the 2013 and 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring a total of nine points in ten games as the country won silver both times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.salemnews.com/sports/marblehead-s-laing-savors-world-junior-hockey-opportunity/article_99ac9d02-d13a-58ab-9f08-3177db32c6ce.html|title = Marblehead's Laing savors World Junior hockey opportunity| date=January 15, 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2014/03/19/girls-hockey-stars-head-hungary-for-world-tournament/V0fM0hVwhlI0vwnj89e4dK/story.html|title=Five local girls play international hockey with Team USA - the Boston Globe|website=The Boston Globe }}
Style of play
On top of her offensive abilities, Laing has been noted both for her strong two-way play and skills as a faceoff specialist, drawing comparisons to Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron.{{Cite web|last=Fascetta|first=Spencer|date=June 20, 2020|title=The Pride's Most Underrated Superstar|url=https://bruinsdiehards.com/2020/06/20/the-prides-most-underrated-superstar/|access-date=January 10, 2021|website=Bruins Diehards|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/11/29/20961075/lexie-laing-contributes-more-to-the-nwhl-boston-pride-power-play-than-goals|title=Lexie Laing contributes more to the Pride's power play than goals|first=Meg|last=Leach|date=November 29, 2019|website=The Ice Garden}}
Personal life
Laing has a bachelor's degree in Integrative Biology from Harvard University and a master's degree in Animals and Public Policy from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.{{Cite web|url=https://grad.vet.tufts.edu/alexandria-lexie-laing/|title = Alexandria (Lexie) Laing – Graduate Programs}} Her two older sisters, Brianna and Denna Laing, have also played for the Boston Pride.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/lexie-laing-harvards-leading-scorer-and-the-12th-pick-in-2017-nwhl-draft-signs-with-the-pride/n-5496113|title=Lexie Laing, Harvard's Leading Scorer and the 12th Pick in 2017 NWHL Draft, Signs with the Pride|date=June 3, 2019|website=OurSports Central}}
Career Statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||||
| 2014–15
| NCAA | 36 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10
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| 2015–16 | Harvard Crimson | NCAA | 31 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8
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| 2016–17
| Harvard Crimson | NCAA | 29 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24
| – | – | – | – | – | ||
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| 2017–18 | Harvard Crimson | NCAA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
| – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018-19 | Harvard Crimson | NCAA
| 31 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16
| – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2019-20 | Boston Pride | NWHL
| 24 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 4
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Boston Pride | NWHL
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2021–22 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF
| 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Boston Pride | PHF
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| – | – | – | – | – |
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! colspan="3" | NCAA totals ! 130 !! 33 !! 58 !! 91 !! 60 ! – !! – !! – !! – !! – | ||||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NWHL/PHF totals ! 57 !! 15 !! 22 !! 37 !! 16 ! 5 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|elite=397405}}
- {{Twitter|lexlaing16}}
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Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine alumni
Category:Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from Essex County, Massachusetts
Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
Category:Minnesota Whitecaps players