Megan Bozek

Megan Bozek
Megan Bozek
	Megan Bozek playing for Team USA in 2017
Born	March 27, 1991 (age 30); Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
Played for	KRS Vanke Rays; Markham Thunder; Buffalo Beauts; Toronto Furies; Minnesota Golden Gophers;
National team	United States
Playing career	2009–present
Olympic Games
World Championships
World U18 Championships

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

[1] 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.

[2] ttps://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/181/IHW181120_74_5_0.pdf

[3] ttp://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/2014-cwhl-draft/draft-tracker^{[dead link]}

[4] ttp://markham.thecwhl.com/thunder-sign-free-agent-megan-bozek^{[dead link]}

[5] "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.

[6] 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.

[7] Eisenberg, Matt (March 20, 2017). "Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[8] "CWHL 2014/2015 – Toronto Furies Player Stats". stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[9] "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.

[10] "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". Ohio State Buckeyes. March 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[11] "Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[12] Shircliff, Elaine (January 5, 2016). "Bozek Named Player of the Week". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

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v t Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)
Head coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)
	1998–99 1999–2000 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2020–21
Conference affiliations	WCHA
Rivalries	Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Hannah Brandt (286 points, 170 assists) Nadine Muzerall (139 goals, 40 power play goals) Natalie Darwitz (2.48 points per game) Megan Bozek (146 points by a defense) Krissy Wendell (16 short handed goals) Kelley Stephens (242 penalty minutes) Noora Raty (114 wins, 43 shutouts) Amanda Leveille (1.18 goals against average)
National championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015 2016
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Olympians	Lyndsay Wall (2002, 2006) Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006) Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006, 2010) Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006) Kelly Stephens (2006) Gigi Marvin (2010, 2014, 2018) Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018) Megan Bozek (2014) Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018) Anne Schleper (2014) Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018) Hannah Brandt (2018) Dani Cameranesi (2018) Kelly Pannek (2018)
Patty Kazmaier winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013)