Allie Thunstrom
Allie Thunstrom | |||
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Born |
Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. | April 20, 1988||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
NWHL team | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2006–present |
Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
Representing United States | ||
Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
2010 Silver | Tournament |
Allie Thunstrom (born April 20, 1988[1]) is an American ice hockey forward for the Minnesota Whitecaps in the NWHL. She currently holds the NWHL record for goals scored in a single season. She has also played for the United States national team.
Playing career[]
High school[]
At North St. Paul High School, she was the recipient of the 2006 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award.[2] She was named to the Associated Press All-State first-team in 2006. In addition, she was an All-Conference and All-State in soccer and softball in the state of Minnesota as well.
NCAA[]
Thunstrom never missed a game while competing for Boston College. She appeared in all 141 games in her four years. In her senior season (2009–10), she recorded 22 goals and seven assists. Thunstrom led the Eagles in goals and points and finished the season with the most goals scored in Hockey East.[3]
NWHL[]
On August 1, 2018, Thunstrom signed a contract with the Whitecaps, which also signified her first player contract with the NWHL.[4] She was selected to compete in the 4th NWHL All-Star Game for Team Stecklein in 2019 and the 5th NWHL All-Star Game for Team Dempsey in 2020.[5] She won the fastest skater event at the 2020 skills challenge.[6]
In the 2019–20 season, Thunstrom broke out with 36 points in 24 games, tied for second in the league with Whitecaps teammate Jonna Curtis and Boston Pride forward McKenna Brand.[7] She became the first player in NWHL history to score 20 goals in a season. The Whitecaps made it to the Isobel Cup finals for the second year in a row, after Thunstrom scored the game-winning overtime goal against the Metropolitan Riveters in the semi-finals. The championship was ultimately cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[8]
International[]
She won a silver medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup contest in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Personal life[]
In 2012, Thunstrom switched from hockey to speedskating in order to pursue her Olympic dreams. She competed in the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Trials, but missed out on the team.[9] She also plays bandy.[10]
She has listed former NHL player Pavel Bure as one of her favourite childhood players.[11]
Career Statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006-07 | Boston College | NCAA | 35 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007-08 | Boston College | NCAA | 34 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2008-09 | Boston College | NCAA | 36 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009-10 | Boston College | NCAA | 35 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2018-19 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019-20 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 24 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
NWHL totals | 40 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- 2006 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
- 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star[14]
- 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[15]
- 2019 Isobel Cup Champion
- 2020 NWHL Most Valuable Player Award (shared with Jillian Dempsey)[16]
- 2020 NWHL Foundation Award
References[]
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ "Minnesota Wild Community".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Press Release (August 1, 2018). "Whitecaps Add USNT Forward Allie Thunstrom". NWHL. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "NWHL ALL-STAR ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR #TEAMDEMPSEY AND #TEAMPACKER". NWHL. January 9, 2020.
- ^ "After Review, Allie Thunstrom Named Winner of Fastest Skater Event at Skills Challenge". OurSports Central. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Giant killer Allie Thunstrom is at the center of the Minnesota Whitecaps' resurgence".
- ^ "Former BC women's hockey star Allie Thunstrom's Isobel dream on hold". March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Hopeful Allie Thunstrom Tests at Crown College".
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BdffXFJlRng/
- ^ "Whitecaps Re-Sign NWHL Co-MVP Allie Thunstrom". April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,5263/allie-thunstrom/[bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jillian Dempsey and Allie Thunstrom Share NWHL Most Valuable Player Award for 2019-20".
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Boston College profile
- USA Hockey profile
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American women's ice hockey forwards
- Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players
- Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award winners
- Minnesota Whitecaps players
- Isobel Cup champions
- People from Maplewood, Minnesota
- Ice hockey players from Minnesota
- 21st-century American women