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.
| Megan Bozek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Megan Bozek playing for Team USA in 2017 | |||
| Born |
March 27, 1991 Buffalo Grove, 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 | |||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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). She is married to her husband, Andrew and they have one child together born December 2023, Beckett
Playing career
editNCAA
editBozek joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2009. By season's end, she tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defenders.[1]
USA Hockey
editDuring the 2007–08 season, Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. She logged two assists in the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[2]
On January 2, 2022, Bozek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]
Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)
editOn August 19, 2014, Bozek was picked second overall in the 2014 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies.[4]
She played with the Markham Thunder for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 CWHL seasons.[5]
National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
editOn 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.[6] Playing for Team Kessel, Bozek scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[7] 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.[8]
Career stats
editNCAA
editMinnesota
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 2014–15 | Toronto Furies[9] | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit- 2010 Second Team All-WCHA
- 2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011)[10]
- 2011 WCHA Tournament team
- 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American, First Team[11]
- 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year[12]
- 2012 NCAA All-Tournament team
- NWHL Player of the Week, (Week of January 5, 2016)[13]
- NWHL Best Defender award for 2017
References
edit- ^ Susnjara, Bob (January 4, 2018). "Buffalo Grove's Megan Bozek left off U.S. women's hockey team". Chicago Daily Herald. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". IIHF. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder Sign Free Agent Megan Bozek". Markham Thunder. January 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "CWHL 2014/2015 – Toronto Furies Player Stats". stats.pointstreak.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Shircliff, Elaine (January 5, 2016). "Bozek Named Player of the Week". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Megan Bozek at Minnesota Gophers
- Megan Bozek at Olympics.com
- Megan Bozek at Olympedia
- Megan Bozek at Team USA (archive June 3, 2023)
- Megan Bozek at USA Hockey
