Gracen Hirschy

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Gracen Hirschy
Born (1995-04-04) April 4, 1995 (age 29)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for
Current U16 coach CGA Eagles U16
Coached for Aurora Spartans (asst.)
Playing career 2013–2022
Coaching career 2017–present

Gracen Hirschy (born April 4, 1995) is an American ice hockey defenceman and the current head coach of the Culver Girls Academy (CGA) Eagles under-16 ice hockey team.[1] Her college ice hockey career was played with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She played more than four seasons in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Djurgårdens IF Hockey Dam, MODO Hockey Dam, Linköping HC Dam, and Leksands IF Dam.

Playing career[edit]

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.[2] She was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team in her rookie season.[3]

Following graduation, Hirschy served as a graduate assistant coach to the Spartans women's ice hockey program of Aurora University in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference of the NCAA Division III during the 2017–18 season.[4]

In early March 2018, she signed with Djurgårdens IF 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.[5] She put up 19 points in 34 games for Leksands, before leaving to join MODO Hockey for the 2019-20 season.[6] 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.[7]

In July 2020, Hirschy left MODO to sign with Linköping HC.[8]

International[edit]

As a member of the United States national under-18 team, Hirschy participated in the 2013 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, winning a silver medal.[9][10]

Personal life[edit]

Hirschy attended Culver Girls Academy in Culver, Indiana during her last three years of high school and played on the school's ice hockey team.

She has a degree in political science from the University of North Dakota.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

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
2021-22 Leksands IF SDHL 36 6 6 12 14 2 0 0 0 0
SDHL totals 146 32 33 65 66 12 1 0 1 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hirschy to take helm of CGA U16 Hockey". Culver Academies. August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Marttila, Arlan (November 21, 2013). "Krzyzaniak and Hirschy help transform North Dakota blue line from weakness to strength". USCHO. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Hockey assistant signs pro contract". Aurora University Athletics. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2017-2018 Women's Hockey (NCAA) Coaching Staff: Gracen Hirschy, Graduate Assistant". Aurora University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Foster, Meredith (February 17, 2019). "Q & A with Leksands IF's Gracen Hirschy". The Ice Garden. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Karlsson, Måns (June 7, 2019). "Ännu en tung pjäs lämnar Leksand för konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Norberg, Simon (November 26, 2019). "Modospelaren Gracen Hirschy stängs av – efter tackling på domaren". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Olausson, Robin (July 19, 2020). "Linköping värvar back från konkurrent". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Garrison, Jan (August 6, 2014). "CGA grad Hirschy selected for U.S. hockey festival". Culver Academies. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Gracen Hirschy". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Cohn, Justin A. (March 15, 2016). "'The NHL for women'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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