Kelly Pannek
| Kelly Pannek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kelly Pannek playing for Team USA in 2017 | |||
| Born |
December 29, 1995 Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHPA team Former teams |
Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Kelly Pannek (born 29 December 1995) is an American ice hockey player with the PWHPA and the American national team.[1]
Career[]
In high school, she set the state record for quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game.[2][3]
Across 157 games in the NCAA, Pannek put up 186 points. In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national champhionship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for the 2018-18 in order to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018-19.[4][5]
She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[6] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[7]
International[]
She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016.[8] She would then participate at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.
She was a member of the gold-medal winning American team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she picked up two assists in five games and finished in the tournament's top-10 for faceoff percentage.[9][10]
On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11]
Awards and honors[]
- 2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American [12]
Personal life[]
Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.[13][14]
She has a bachelor's degree in finance.
References[]
- ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- ^ https://www.startribune.com/pannek-scores-surreal-hat-trick-in-one-shift/137452788/
- ^ https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/sports/kelly-pannek-garners-another-bsm-honor-in-athena-award/article_435b65b7-5a43-5805-bd52-a4a446995f5d.html
- ^ https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kelly-pannek/15842
- ^ https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/01/olympic-gold-medalist-kelly-pannek-playing-with-pressure-after-team-usa-experience/
- ^ "Five Minutes with Kelly Pannek".
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Pannek".
- ^ "NCAA Highlight: Kelly Pannek". 13 September 2018.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 25 - 23: Caitrin Lonergan & Laura Stacey; Kelly Pannek; Renata Fast". 18 August 2018.
- ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek".
- ^ "Penguins Podcast: The Scoop with Team USA Women's Hockey".
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- American women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey players from Michigan
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from Plymouth, Michigan
- Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
- American ice hockey player stubs