Megan Bozek
Megan Bozek | |||
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![]() Megan Bozek playing for Team USA in 2017 | |||
Born |
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | March 27, 1991||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Played for | |||
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Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Megan Bozek (born March 27, 1991) is an American ice hockey player and member of the United States national team. She most recently played with the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) during the 2020–21 season.
Bozek played her collegiate career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program. She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2014 CWHL Draft and over her career has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), and the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).
Playing career[]
NCAA[]
Bozek joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers in autumn 2009. By season's end, she tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defenders.[1]
USA Hockey[]
During the 2007–08 season, Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. In the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she logged two assists.[2]
Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)[]
On August 19, 2014, Bozek was picked second overall in the 2014 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies.[3]
She played with the Markham Thunder for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 CWHL seasons.[4]
National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)[]
On September 25, 2015, Bozek signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Selected to participate in the inaugural NWHL All-Star Game, Bozek won the hardest shot competition. Bozek and the Beauts finished their inaugural season by playing for the inaugural Isobel Cup finals.
On July 31, 2016, Bozek re-signed with Buffalo, on a one-year contract for $22,500, making her the highest-paid player in the history of the Beauts.[5] Playing for Team Kessel, Bozek scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[6] Bozek scored a goal in the Isobel Cup Final against the Boston Pride, which the Beauts won by a final score of 3–2, making the Beauts the 2017 Isobel Cup Champions.[7]
Career stats[]
NCAA[]
Minnesota[]
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2009–10 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
2010–11 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2011–12 | 39 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
2012–13 | 41 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 157 | 47 | 99 | 146 | 178 | 26 | 1 | 10 |
CWHL[]
Year | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2014–15 | Toronto Furies[8] | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- 2010 Second Team All-WCHA
- 2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011)[9]
- 2011 WCHA Tournament team
- 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American, First Team[10]
- 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year[11]
- 2012 NCAA Frozen Four tournament team
- NWHL Player of the Week, (Week of January 5, 2016)[12]
- NWHL Best Defender award for 2017
References[]
- ^ Susnjara, Bob (January 4, 2018). "Buffalo Grove's Megan Bozek left off U.S. women's hockey team". Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/181/IHW181120_74_5_0.pdf
- ^ http://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/2014-cwhl-draft/draft-tracker[dead link]
- ^ http://markham.thecwhl.com/thunder-sign-free-agent-megan-bozek[dead link]
- ^ "Beauts complete roster with four players". NWHL.zone (Press release). July 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ Rao, Nicole (February 13, 2017). "NWHL Stars Shine Bright in Pittsburgh". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Matt (March 20, 2017). "Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "CWHL 2014/2015 – Toronto Furies Player Stats". stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Duluth's Irwin and McParland, Minnesota's Bozek Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for December 7" (PDF). WCHA. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". Ohio State Buckeyes. March 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Shircliff, Elaine (January 5, 2016). "Bozek Named Player of the Week". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Megan Bozek (Buffalo Beauts 2016–2017) at NWHL
- Megan Bozek at Minnesota Gophers
- Megan Bozek at the International Olympic Committee
- Megan Bozek at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Megan Bozek at USA Hockey
- Megan Bozek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Megan Bozek on Twitter
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American women's ice hockey defensemen
- People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Ice hockey players from Illinois
- Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players
- Buffalo Beauts players
- Toronto Furies players
- Markham Thunder players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
- American expatriate ice hockey players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- American people of Slavic descent
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey