Kelly Pannek (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.
| Kelly Pannek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pannek with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| 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 | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Frost PWHPA Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Career
editIn high school, she set the state record for the quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game.[1][2]
Across 157 games for the University of Minnesota 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 championship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for 2017–18 to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018–19.[3][4]
She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[5] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[6]
International
editShe was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016.[7] 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, including a long pass to Monique Lamoureux for the game-tying goal in the gold medal game, and finished in the tournament's top 10 for faceoff percentage.[8][9]
On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[10]
Awards and honors
edit- 2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American [11]
Personal life
editPannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.[12][13]
She has a bachelor's degree in finance.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | MNHS | 24 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | MNHS | 25 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | MNHS | 20 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | MNHS | 25 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota | PWHPA | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Minnesota | PWHL | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | United States | U18 | 
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | United States | WC | 
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | United States | OG |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | United States | WC |
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2021 | United States | WC |
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | OG |
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | United States | WC |
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2023 | United States | WC |
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2024 | United States | WC |
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 52 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 47 | ||||
Sources: [15]
References
edit- ^ Paitich, Aaron (January 17, 2012). "Pannek scores 'surreal' hat trick in one shift". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Kleven, Greg (3 April 2014). "Kelly Pannek garners another BSM honor in Athena Award". hometownsource.com.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek - Women's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Mizutani, Dane (February 1, 2019). "Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek fighting pressure in last chance as a Gopher". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Five Minutes with Kelly Pannek". University of Minnesota Athletics.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Pannek". Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "NCAA Highlight: Kelly Pannek". 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Kennedy, Syd (18 August 2018). "2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 25 - 23: Caitrin Lonergan & Laura Stacey; Kelly Pannek; Renata Fast". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". IIHF. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Penguins Podcast: The Scoop with Team USA Women's Hockey". 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Lee Stecklein: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Playing profile: Lee Stecklein". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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