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Zoe Hickel
Zoe Hickel playing for Kunlun Red Star in 2018
Born (1992-07-10) July 10, 1992 (age 32)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Played for
National team  United States
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 United States

Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in the 2019–20 season. Hickel played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs program, a member of the NCAA Division I. She competed with the United States national women's ice hockey team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1] In 2015 Zoe Hickel joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Playing career

Hickel attended the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) for the entirety of her high school career, from 2007 to 2011. In her senior season with the NAHA, she served as a captain. With the NAHA team, she won the Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) Championship twice, in 2008 and 2011.

Professional hockey

NWHL

Prior to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Hickel was traded from the Boston Pride to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for the Whale's first round pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. At the All-Star Game, Hickel wore the Pride logo on her Team Kessel jersey.[2]

CWHL

Hickel was selected by Kunlun Red Star of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with their fifth round pick in the 2017 CWHL Draft.[3] On October 21, 2017, the Red Star competed in their first game against the Markham Thunder where Hickel scored the team's first goal, as Kelli Stack and Baiwei Yu both earned the assists.[4] During the season, Hickel returned to her home state of Alaska, as the Kunlun Red Star competed in an exhibition game in Anchorage on January 5, 2018.[5] Hickel finished the season with the Red Star amassing 12 goals and 38 points. Her 26 assists led all skaters in the CWHL during the regular season.

On June 28, 2018, Hickel signed as a free agent with the Calgary Inferno.[6]

Career statistics

Season 'GP G A Pts PIM
2011-12 36 4 8 12 30
2012-13 30 10 12 22 47
2013-14 36 13 14 27 22
2014-15 33 18 13 31 22

[7]

USA Hockey

Event 'GP G A Pts'
2010 IIHF U18 Worlds 5 2 2 4

NWHL

Year Team GP G A Pts PIM
2015-16 Boston Pride 15 3 3 6 14
2016-17 Boston Pride 12 1 5 6 8
2016-17 Connecticut Whale 4 3 0 3 6

[8]

CWHL

= Indicates league leader
Year Team GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
2017-18 Kunlun Red Star 28 12 26 38 16 1 1 1

[9]

Awards and honors

NCAA

  • WCHA Offensive player of the Week Oct. 25, 2013
  • WCHA Offensive player of the week Jan. 10, 2014
  • WCHA All-Academic team 2013-2014

CWHL

References

  1. ^ "Women's Teams and Events".
  2. ^ Press Release (7 February 2017). "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL.zone. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Game #: 5 - Saturday, October 21, 2017". CWHL. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Stephan Wiebe (January 5, 2018). "Chinese pro women's hockey team makes stop in Anchorage for exhibition game". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Tammy Schwass (June 28, 2018). "Calgary Inferno sign star free agent forward Zoe Hickel". Calgary Inferno. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Player Zoe Hickel :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.
  8. ^ "Zoe Hickel". Hockey Database. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Zoe Hickel: Player Profile". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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