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'''Abigail Boreen''' (born April 3, 2000) is an American [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] for [[PWHL Minnesota]] of the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]] (PWHL).<reF>{{cite web |title=PWHL Minnesota Roster 2024 Regular Season |url=https://minnesota.thepwhl.com/en/stats/roster/2/1 |website=www.thepwhl.com |access-date=16 February 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref> Boreen played college ice hockey for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]], serving as co-captain for two seasons and captain for one season.<ref name="UMbio">{{cite web |title=Abigail Boreen - Women's Hockey |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/abigail-boreen/20665 |website=University of Minnesota Athletics |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Abigail Boreen''' (born April 3, 2000) is an American [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] for [[PWHL Minnesota]] of the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]] (PWHL).<reF>{{cite web |title=PWHL Minnesota Roster 2024 Regular Season |url=https://minnesota.thepwhl.com/en/stats/roster/2/1 |website=www.thepwhl.com |access-date=16 February 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref> Boreen played college ice hockey for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]].<ref name="UMbio">{{cite web |title=Abigail Boreen - Women's Hockey |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/abigail-boreen/20665 |website=University of Minnesota Athletics |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 03:53, 17 February 2024

Abigail Boreen
Born (2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 24)
Somerset, Wisconsin
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams
PWHL Minnesota
Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)

Abigail Boreen (born April 3, 2000) is an American ice hockey forward for PWHL Minnesota of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] Boreen played college ice hockey for the University of Minnesota.[2]

Early life

Abigail Boreen is one of three children of Alicia and Chad Boreen: her hometown is Somerset, Wisconsin, and she attended high school at Hill-Murray High School.[2] She was a varsity ice hockey and soccer athlete at Hill-Murray, lettering in ice hockey for five years.[2] She played for a Wisconsin state champion team at the 10U (Western Wisconsin Stars) level, and Minnesota state champion teams at the 14U and 16U (Hill-Murray High School) levels.[3] She also played club hockey with OS Hockey, the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps, and the Minnesota Girls Elite League.[2]

College career

Boreen played varsity ice hockey for five seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She ended her career with the seventh most games played in program history (166 games).[2] Boreen was named to an All-WCHA team on two occasions – to the All-WCHA Second Team for the 2021–22 season, and to the All-WCHA Third Team for the 2022–23 season.[2] Her academic achievements also earned recognition, as Boreen was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in three seasons (from 2019-2020 to 2021-2022), to the WCHA All-Academic Team in three seasons (from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023), and as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete for the 2020-2021 season.[2] Her status as WCHA All-Academic in her fifth year was earned while Boreen was enrolled in pharmacy school as a graduate student.[4]

Professional career

Following her graduation, Boreen initially signed a contract with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the PHF, prior to being signed as a reserve player by PWHL Minnesota for the PWHL's inaugural season.

International career

Boreen attended USA Hockey's Girls Select U18 Player Development Camp in 2016 and 2017, as well as participating in USA Hockey's 2016 Women's National Festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ "PWHL Minnesota Roster 2024 Regular Season". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Abigail Boreen - Women's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Abigail Boreen". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Myers, Jess (16 December 2022). "Abigail Boreen's balancing act means doing good things on the ice for Gophers amid rigors of pharmacy school". The Rink Live. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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