| Alexie Guay | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 2001, Magog, Québec, Canada |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NCAA team | Boston College Eagles |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| Playing career | 2019–present |
Alexie Guay (born January 8, 2001) is a Canadian ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Boston College Eagles in the Hockey East conference of the NCAA Division I.
Playing career[]
Guay played on boys' teams until the end of peewee AAA, notably serving as team captain of the Harfangs du Triolet.[1]
She began her high school with the women's ice hockey team of Stanstead College, playing under head coach Sarah Vaillancourt. As a senior, she transferred to the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) and played with NAHA White in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[2] She finished the 2018–19 PWHL season averaging a point-per-game.[3]
In 2019, she moved to the United States to begin attending Boston College and play for the university's women's ice hockey programme.[4][5] She scored 19 points in 36 games in her rookie NCAA year, third among all rookie NCAA defenders, and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[6][7]
Style of play[]
Guay has been noted for her skating and offensive skills, as well as her vision and ability to log significant ice time.[8]
International career[]
Guay represented Canada at the 2018 and 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring a total of 13 points in 11 games, as the country won bronze and gold respectively.[9][10] She led both Team Canada and all defenders in scoring at both tournaments, winning the Best Defender Award at the 2019 tournament.[11]
Personal life[]
Guay's older brother, Nicolas, played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Drummondville Voltigeurs and her younger brother, Patrick, plays with the QMJHL’s Sherbrooke Phoenix. Her father, François Guay, played thirteen seasons of professional ice hockey and appeared in one NHL game, for the Buffalo Sabres in 1990.[12]
References[]
- ↑ Trudeau, Patrick (2016-09-29). Alexie Guay dit "oui" à Boston College (fr-CA).
- ↑ Lambert, Vincent (2019-01-17). Entrevue avec la médaillée d’or Alexie Guay (fr-CA).
- ↑ Rafid, Rafidur (2019-09-26). Take Ten: Alexie Guay.
- ↑ Rancourt, Jean-Guy (2020-01-24). Un début retentissant pour Alexie Guay (fr-CA).
- ↑ Trudeau, Patrick (2019-12-30). Alexie Guay réussit sa transition américaine (fr-CA).
- ↑ 2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster: 16 Alexie Guay.
- ↑ Fundaro, Gabriella (2020-08-05). 2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 2: Alexie Guay, Skylar Fontaine, Lindsay Browning (en).
- ↑ Fundaro, Gabriella (2020-07-07). Rivalry Series: 3 players to watch for Canada (en).
- ↑ Alexie Guay et Audrey-Anne Veillette s’illustrent dans la victoire canadienne (fr-CA) (2018-01-13).
- ↑ Magog a maintenant sa championne du monde en hockey féminin (fr-CA) (2019-01-13).
- ↑ Girard, Pierre-Olivier (2020-01-05). Rétro 2019: consécration internationale pour Alexie Guay (fr-CA).
- ↑ Habashi, Jonathan (2019-04-04). Les frères Guay ne se feront pas de cadeaux (fr-CA).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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