Kiira Dosdall
| Kiira Dosdall-Arena | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 31, 1987 Stamford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Metropolitan Riveters Boston Blades EHV Sabres Vienna Colgate Raiders | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Kiira Dosdall-Arena (born July 31, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player, who currently plays with the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Previously in her career, she played with the EHV Sabres Vienna of the Austrian Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (DEBL) and the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).
Personal life
Dosdall is a graduate of Colgate University in New York, USA. In addition to her playing career, Dosdall works as a project specialist for Schoology.[1][2]
Playing career
While playing for the Colgate Raiders ice hockey team, Dosdall was nominated for the 2008-09 Patty Kazmaier Award.
EWHL
From 2009 to 2013, Dosdall played with the EHV Sabres Vienna of the Austrian Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (DEBL) and the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL).[3] Dosdall was the first player to be named to the EWHL All-Star Team four years in a row.[4]
NWHL
Dosdall joined the New York Riveters for the NWHL's inaugural season in 2015/16 as a defenseman.[5] In August 2016, the Riveters announced that Dosdall and team captain Ashley Johnston had each signed a one-year contract worth $13,500 to continue with the franchise in the 2016/17 season.[6] In 2017, Dosdall became an alternate captain for the New York Riveters after the retirement of Morgan Fritz-Ward.[7][8]
References
- ^ Musarra, Casey (February 5, 2016). "A day in the life with Kiira Dosdall of the New York Riveters". Newsday. Women's Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Layton, Jeremy (February 20, 2017). "A robotics engineer by day, a women's hockey star by night". New York Post. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Raskin, Alex (November 8, 2015). "Female Hockey Players Get Their Shot With New League". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/colgate/20151811_Dosdall_Interview. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Raskin, Alex (November 8, 2015). "Female Hockey Players Get Their Shot With New League". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Nelson, Dustin L. (April 12, 2016). "Riveters Re-Sign Ashley Johnston, Kiira Dosdall". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (May 25, 2017). "The Riveters have re-signed captain Ashley Johnston". The Ice Garden. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ http://www.uticaod.com/sports/20170817/new-hartfords-annika-zalewski-drafted-by-nwhl
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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