Alex Rigsby

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Alex Rigsby
Date of birth January 3, 1992
place of birth Delafield , Wisconsin , USA
size 171 cm
Weight 66 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 33
Catch hand Left
Career stations
2006-2010 Arrowhead High School
2010-2014 University of Wisconsin – Madison
2014-2018 Minnesota Whitecaps
since 2018 Calgary Inferno

Alexandria "Alex" Rigsby Cavallini (born January 3, 1992 in Delafield , Wisconsin ) is an American ice hockey goalkeeper who has played for the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since the 2018/19 season . Rigsby has been a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team since 2012 and is a multiple world and Olympic champion.

Career

Rigsby in the Wisconsin Badgers jersey

Rigsby spent her high school years at Arrowhead High School in Hartland , Wisconsin , where she played between 2006 and 2010. During this time, the goalkeeper took part with the US U18 selection in 2009 and 2010 at the U18 World Junior Championship. She won a gold and a silver medal. In addition, she was honored as the best goalkeeper of the tournament at both events and, as a regular goalkeeper, was instrumental in winning the medals. Her achievements during this period were so impressive that she was selected as the first woman in the Entry Draft of the United States Hockey League - the top-tier league for male juniors in the US association system. After graduating from high school in the summer of 2010, Rigsby moved to the University of Wisconsin – Madison , where she stood between the posts while studying for the university team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Right in her rookie season , Rigsby became a regular goalkeeper and won both the division championship of the WCHA and the national college championship of the NCAA with the university. Because of her achievements, Rigsby was also recommended for the United States women's national ice hockey team . She represented them on the international stage for the first time at the 4 Nations Cup 2012 .

As a result, the goalkeeper established herself in the national team and was finally nominated for the 2013 World Cup , in which she remained behind the more experienced competitors Jessie Vetter and Brianne McLaughlin but without a commitment. Nevertheless, she was able to celebrate her first world championship win at the end of the tournament. In preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Rigsby, who was now in the final year of her studies, lost her squad to Molly Schaus, who was also internationally experienced . After completing her studies, Rigsby joined the league-independent Minnesota Whitecaps , with whom she only played friendly matches and therefore did not take part in league games. In addition, she signed up with the US ice hockey association USA Hockey . So she played the world championships in 2015 , 2016 and 2017 , where she celebrated her world championship title two to four. After being the most frequently used goalkeeper in the US squad in 2015 and 2016, she played a key role in winning the titles, and she lost the regular post at the 2017 World Cup to Nicole Hensley . At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang that followed, Rigsby was only the third goalkeeper in the line-up and remained completely without a stake behind Maddie Rooney and Nicole Hensley. Nevertheless, she celebrated winning the Olympic gold medal with the Americans at the end of the tournament.

For the 2018/19 season Rigsby left the Whitecaps and joined the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women's Hockey League . There she celebrated winning the Clarkson Cup at the end of the season . With the US national team, she won the world championship again a few weeks later as a regular goalkeeper.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Min GT SO Sv% GTS Sp S. N Min GT SO Sv% GTS
2010/11 University of Wisconsin – Madison NCAA 31 27 1 2 - 1845 54 7th 92.1 1.76
2011/12 University of Wisconsin – Madison NCAA 40 33 5 2 - 2346 56 7th 94.9 1.43
2012/13 University of Wisconsin – Madison NCAA 35 23 10 2 - 2098 52 10 94.3 1.49
2013/14 University of Wisconsin – Madison NCAA 27 17th 7th 2 - 1595 35 7th 94.5 1.32
2014/15 Minnesota Whitecaps - Statistics not available
2015/16 Minnesota Whitecaps - Statistics not available
2016/17 Minnesota Whitecaps - Statistics not available
2017/18 USA hockey International Preparation for the Winter Olympics
2018/19 Calgary Inferno CWHL 17th 14th 2 - 1 1027 35 1 91.6 2.04 4th 2 1 237 6th 1 92.1 3.03
NCAA overall 133 100 23 8th - 7882 197 31 94.0 1.50

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp S. N OTN Min GT SO Sv% GTS
2009 United States U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 3 3 0 0 187 4th 1 94.7 1.28
2010 United States U18 World Cup 2nd place, silver 3 2 0 1 183 5 2 93.2 1.64
2013 United States WM 1st place, gold Without any effort
2015 United States WM 1st place, gold 3 2 0 0 106 2 0 93.1 1.13
2016 United States WM 1st place, gold 3 3 0 0 192 1 2 98.6 0.31
2017 United States WM 1st place, gold 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 87.5 3.00
2018 United States Olympia 1st place, gold Without any effort
2019 United States WM 1st place, gold 5 5 0 0 320 5 2 95.3 0.94
Total juniors 6th 5 0 1 370 9 3 94.0 1.46
Women overall 12 12 0 0 678 11 4th 95.0 1.00

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Personal

Rigsby married in July 2019 and has been surnamed Rigsby Cavallini ever since .

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Commons : Alex Rigsby  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Rigsby, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rigsby Cavallini, Alexandria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Delafield , Wisconsin