Abby Roque

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abby Roque
Born (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997 (age 24)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team Minnesota
Played for Wisconsin Badgers
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada

Abby Roque (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Minnesota section of the PWHPA. She is the first indigenous person to play for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, making her Olympic debut in Beijing 2022.[1]

High School[]

Roque began playing hockey at the age of six. Not having any options for girls' hockey around, she played on boys' teams growing up. In high school, she played for the Sault Area High School Blue Devils. Her freshman year, she was the only freshman to make the varsity hockey team. She was the first and only girl to play on the high schools' boys team. In her senior season with the Blue Devils, she was an assistant captain. She tallied 16 goals and 20 assists in her senior year with the Blue Devils for a total of 36 points.[2][3][4]

NCAA[]

After graduating, she attended the University of Wisconsin, putting up 170 points in 155 NCAA games for the Badgers, twice being named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year.[5] She was named WHCA Rookie of the Year in 2016–17, scoring 28 points in 40 games. In 2019, she scored the game-winning goal in the semi-finals as the university won the NCAA championship.[6] She was named USCHO Division I Women's Player of the Year and USA Hockey's Women's Hockey Player of the Year in 2020, as well as being a top-3 finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[7][8][9]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA, being named to the roster of the Minnesota section ahead of the 2020–21 season.[10]

International[]

Roque represented the United States at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold in 2015.[11] She participated in the 2019-20 Rivalry Series for the senior American national team, and was named to the roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13]

On January 2, 2022, Roque was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[14]

PWHPA[]

Skating for Team Minnesota during the 2020–21 PWHPA season, Roque participated in a PWHPA Dream Gap Tour event at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021, the first women's ice hockey event at the venue.[15] Playing for a team sponsored by Adidas, Roque logged a goal and two assists in a 4–3 loss.[16]

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

  • 2019-20 Preseason WCHA Co-Player of the Year [17]
  • 2020 All-WCHA First Team [18]
  • 2020 First Team All-American [19]
  • 2020 WCHA Player of the Year [20]
  • 2020 USCHO D-1 Women's Player of the Year[21]

USA Hockey[]

  • 2020 Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year (awarded by USA Hockey)[22]

Personal life[]

Roque is the daughter of Jim Roque, a former NCAA ice hockey coach who now works as a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.[23] She is a member of the Wahnapitae First Nation tribe.[24] Roque has a bachelor's degree in marketing.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/01/abby-roque-us-womens-hockey-native-american/
  2. ^ McCabe, Mick. "Girl power: Abby Roque stars for Soo boys hockey". Detroit Free Press.
  3. ^ "Roque excelling as only girl on boys hockey team". WXYZ. February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ USAHockey.com, Doug Williams-Special to (December 30, 2014). "Playing With Boys Helped Abby Roque Prepare for U18 WWC". USA Hockey.
  5. ^ Journal, Todd D. Milewski | Wisconsin State. "Badgers' Abby Roque named WCHA offensive player of the year". madison.com.
  6. ^ Spengler, John (11 February 2020). "Women's Hockey: How Abby Roque became one of top offensive weapons for Badgers".
  7. ^ Journal, Todd D. Milewski | Wisconsin State. "Badgers' Abby Roque named a first-team women's hockey All-American". madison.com.
  8. ^ "Badgers' Abby Roque claims USA Hockey's women's player of the year award". AP NEWS. June 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadians Giguere, Roque among 3 finalists for top NCAA women's hockey award - CBC Sports". CBC. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. ^ Tokarski, Anne (August 18, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | No. 9: Abby Roque". The Ice Garden.
  11. ^ "Abby Roque". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  12. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/December/17/Wisconsin-Standout-Abby-Roque-Leads-US-Womens-Hockey-Team-To-Another-Rivalry-Series-Win-Over-Canada
  13. ^ Scifo, Dan (June 3, 2020). "Abby Roque Joins Elite Company as Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year". USA Hockey.
  14. ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  15. ^ Analis Bailey (February 28, 2021). "PWHPA Dream Gap Tour hits Madison Square Garden ice for historic women's game". USA Today.
  16. ^ "2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour recap: New York City". SB Nation. March 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "DEFENDING NCAA CHAMPION WISCONSIN TOPS WCHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL". wcha.com. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  18. ^ "WCHA ANNOUNCES 2019-20 ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, PRESENTED BY STERLING TROPHY: All-WCHA and All-Academic teams honored". wcha.com. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  19. ^ TODD D. MILEWSKI (2020-03-05). "Badgers' Abby Roque named a first-team women's hockey All-American". wiscnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  20. ^ "WISCONSIN'S ABBY ROQUE NAMED 2019-20 WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, PRESENTED BY STERLING TROPHY: Patty Kazmaier finalist chosen from among four candidates as the WCHA's top overall player". wcha.com. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  21. ^ Nicole Haase (2020-03-26). "Women's Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin's Abby Roque is USCHO Player of the Year". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  22. ^ Dan Scifo, 06/03/20. "Abby Roque Joins Elite Company as Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  23. ^ "That Sudbury Sports Guy: Like father, like daughter — sort of".
  24. ^ "Abby Roque Represents Native American Culture with Pride". 7 January 2021.
  25. ^ Badgers, Wisconsin (2020-03-27). "Abby Roque skates to her own beat … and it's a joyous one". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2020-10-23.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""