Alexa Vasko

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Alexa Vasko (born February 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She shoots left, is 5 ft 5 in tall, and weighs 150 lb. She has previously played for the Toronto PWHL team and for Mercyhurst College.

At Mercyhurst, Vasko began in the 2018–19 season. She had 1 goal and 10 assists in 37 games as a freshman, then 12 goals and 6 assists in 33 games as a sophomore. She was named co-captain for 2019–20 and, as a junior, posted 10 goals and 17 assists in 34 games, adding 36 blocked shots and earning Best Defensive Forward in the CHA. She served as captain for her final three seasons. In 2020–21, a COVID-shortened year, she had 5 goals and 9 assists in 18 games and was named to the All-CHA Second Team. In 2021–22 as a graduate student, she tallied 10 goals and 9 assists in 34 games.

Vasko was drafted on September 18, 2023, 83rd overall by PWHL Toronto in the 2023 PWHL Draft and signed a one-year contract with Toronto on November 29, 2023. In the 2023–24 season she had 2 goals in 24 games and led the team with a 52.5% face-off win percentage. She signed with Ottawa for a one-year contract on June 25, 2024.

Internationally, Vasko represented Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship as alternate captain, scoring one goal in five games and winning a silver medal.

Vasko was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, to Dennis and Dana and has a sister named Olivia. Her grand uncle, Elmer Vasko, played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars.