McKenna Brand
| McKenna Brand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McKenna Brand playing for the Boston Pride 11-18-2018 | |||
| Born |
May 18, 1996 Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward (ice hockey) | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NWHL team | Boston Pride | ||
| Played for | Northeastern Huskies | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
McKenna Brand is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Boston Pride of the NWHL.
Career[]
In four seasons with Northeastern University, Brand put up 111 points in 150 games, being named a First Team All-Star in 2017, and twice being named to the All Academic Team. In 2017, her team won Hockey East.[1][2]
In 2017, she had been selected 11th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Draft, but chose to sign with the Boston Pride instead in 2018.[3]
In her first professional season, she put up 17 points in 16 games for the Pride, tied for fifth in the league,[4] That year, she was named a finalist for the NWHL's Newcomer of the Year award.[5] The next year, she put up 36 points in 24 games the next season, finishing as the third highest scorer.[6] In 2020, she was named to Team Dempsey for the NWHL All-Star Game.[7]
International[]
In 2013, she played 3 games for the United States national hockey team in the U18 USA-Canada Series.
Personal life[]
Outside of hockey, Brand has a degree in health sciences. Her brother currently plays hockey for the St. Cloud Huskies.[8]
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018-19 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 24 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | ||||||||||||
| NWHL totals | 40 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References[]
- ^ "McKenna Brand - Women's Ice Hockey".
- ^ "McKenna Brand-led Northeastern scores first Women's Hockey East title". 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Pride Sign 2017 11th Overall Selection McKenna Brand". 17 August 2018.
- ^ "On Brand: The Boston Pride's rising superstar". 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Sophomore sniper McKenna Brand is done with being one of the NWHL's best-kept secrets".
- ^ "On Brand: McKenna Brand surging in second year as a pro". December 2019.
- ^ "2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview". 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Chase Brand - Men's Ice Hockey".
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