Paige Capistran

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Paige Capistran
Born (1998-05-07) May 7, 1998 (age 23)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team
Former teams		 Boston Pride
National team  United States
Playing career 2016–present

Paige Capistran (born May 7, 1998) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League.

Career[]

Across 145 NCAA games, she scored 30 points.[1][2] As a senior she served as team captain of the Northeastern Huskies.[3][4] She was the first Northeastern player to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award.[5]

Capistran was drafted 30th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She signed her first professional contract with the team ahead of the 2020-21 NWHL season.[6][7]

Personal life[]

Capistran majored in communications at Northeastern University.[1]

Career stats[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Northeastern University NCAA 36 1 5 6 24 - - - - -
2017–18 Northeastern University NCAA 33 0 1 1 16 - - - - -
2018–19 Northeastern University NCAA 38 3 9 12 20 - - - - -
2019–20 Northeastern University NCAA 38 0 11 11 4 - - - - -
2020–21 Boston Pride NWHL
NWHL totals
Source[8]

Honours[]

  • 2016-2017 WHEA All-Academic Team
  • 2019-2020 American Hockey Coaches Association American Scholar
  • 2019-2020 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Winner
  • 2019-2020 Finished her career with 145 games played (tied for sixth-most all-time at NU)
  • 2019-2020 Hockey East All-Academic Team
Source[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Paige Capistran - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. ^ "Stats - Boston Pride". pride.nwhl.zone. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. ^ Barker, George (March 23, 2020). "The loss of a possible national title, two iconic NU leaders". The Huntington News. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Captain Cappy". The Red & Black. August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 NWHL draft: Meet the six picks with Massachusetts ties". Boston.com. May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Duffy, Chris (April 30, 2020). "Pandemic changed Paige Capistran's mind". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pride Add Another Strong Rookie in Capistran". Bruins Diehards. July 16, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Paige Capistran". EliteProspects.

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