Coyne was born in
Palos Heights, Illinois to John and Ahlise Coyne.[8] She has two brothers and a sister. Her oldest brother Kevin Coyne played Division III. Her younger brother Jake is a member of the United States Army. Her younger sister, Bailey, is a forward for the Lindenwood Women's Ice Hockey Team [9]
During the 2009–10 season, Coyne scored 53 goals and registered 34 assists in 46 games with the Chicago Mission Under 19 girls' team. Coyne participated in three seasons with the Mission and had 254 points in 157 games.[11] In addition, she played in two national championship games with the Mission and won one title. Coyne attended the
Berkshire School for the 2010–2011 season, totaling 77 points on 55 goals and 22 assists in 25 games.[11] She was named the New England Prep School Player of the Year.
On January 10, 2009, in Fussen, Germany, Coyne scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the US in the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF Under 19 championships.[14] In August 2009, Coyne was the youngest player (at 17 years old) at the USA Hockey women's national festival in Blaine, Minnesota. The festival was the selection camp for the senior national team (that would constitute players for the 2010 Olympic team), and Coyne was one of 41 players that were invited.[15] In the gold medal game of the
2010 Four Nations Cup, Coyne scored for the United States.[16] After the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Coyne had 36 career points (24 goals, 12 assists) in 27 games with the U.S. national team.
On January 28, 2011, it was announced that Coyne was named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women's National Team. From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30 players who took part in a selection/training camp. She was named to the final roster that participated at the
2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.
On July 11, 2018, Coyne became the first woman to play in the Chicago Pro Hockey League at MB Arena, a league that features 80 professional players and 80 amateurs.[22]
On January 25, 2019, Coyne was named a replacement for
Colorado Avalanche forward
Nathan MacKinnon at the 2019 NHL All-Star Skills fastest-skater challenge as part of the
2019 NHL All-Star weekend. Although she was originally going to demonstrate the challenges, Coyne became the first woman to compete in an NHL All-Stars skills competition.[23] Coyne had a time of 14.326 seconds, which placed her seventh out of eight skaters, which was comparable to the rest of the eight-person field;[24]Connor McDavid won the competition with a time of 13.378 seconds.[25] She then served as a broadcasting analyst during the
Pittsburgh Penguins and
Tampa Bay Lightning game on
Wednesday Night Hockey.[26]
On January 15, 2020, Coyne was one of ten players named to the US roster for the Elite Women's 3 on 3 at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis.
Coyne has competed in seven
IIHF World Women's Championships, winning gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, and a silver medal in 2012.
Coyne competed in three IIHF U18 World Women's Championships, winning gold medals in 2008 and 2009 and silver in 2010. Coyne is the all-time leading scorer in tournament history with 33 points (22g 11a) in 15 games
2011: Zurich and Winterthur, Switzerland – gold medal
Tied for second on the team in goals scored with four and third on the team in plus/minus rating (+9)
2012: Burlington, Vermont – silver medal
Named U.S. Player of the Game in the gold-medal game (April 14); was second overall in the tournament in plus/minus rating (+10)
2013: Ottawa, Ontario – gold medal
Tied for sixth overall with four assists
2015: Malmo, Sweden – gold medal
Tied for tournament lead with plus-8 rating
2016: Kamloops, British Columbia – gold medal
2017: Plymouth, Michigan – gold medal Tied for tournament lead with 12 points and five goals. Named U.S. Player of the Game in a preliminary-round matchup against Russia and the semifinals versus Germany. Also named one of the Top Three U.S. Players of the Tournament
2019: Espoo, Finland Served as team captain. Finished with nine points (5g 4a) in five games and a plus eleven rating. Named to the Media All-Star Team along with teammates Hilary Knight and Cayla Barnes. Won the Directorate Award as top forward in the tournament. Named the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year
Tied for tournament lead with 12 points and five goals.
Named U.S. Player of the Game in a preliminary-round matchup against Russia and the semi-finals versus Germany. Also named one of the top three U.S. players of the tournament
Olympic Winter Games
Coyne represented the U.S. at the Sochi 2014
Olympic Winter Games, where she won a silver medal, and at the PyeongChang 2018
Olympic Winter Games, where she won a gold medal. In Sochi 2014, Team USA lost to Canada in the gold medal game. Coyne was the leading scorer for Team USA, with 6 points on 2 goals and 4 assists.[29]
2014: Sochi, Russia – silver medal
Skated in five games, recording two goals and four assists
2018: PyeongChang, South Korea – gold medal
Recorded two goals and an assist in five games
Led team in shots on goal with 21
Personal life
Coyne is married to
NFL player
Michael Schofield of the
Detroit Lions.[30][31] They attended the same high school in Orland Park, but did not start to date until they were both college-age and met at a local gym.[32][33] They wed in July 2018.[34] Coyne gave birth to their first child, a son named Drew, on July 1, 2023.[35]
In addition to her playing career, Coyne has served in various leadership roles in women's hockey. She served on the board of directors for the
Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) non-profit organization. After the founding of the PWHL in 2023, she was named to the executive committee of the league's labour union, the
PWHL Players Association.[39]
Foundation
Coyne Schofield her husband operate the Kendall and Michael Schofield Family Foundation.[40]
In 2023, the foundation sponsored renovation of Schussler Park in Orland Park. The park was renamed to the "Michael Schofield III Sports Complex" in recognition of the foundation's funding.[40][41]
The foundation has partnered with the activist
Andrew Holmes's titular Andrew Holmes Foundation to organize
winter holiday events for Chicago families who had been impacted by gun violence.[42][43] Additionally, in 2022 and 2023 the Schofields donated joined Holmes in distributing
gun safety locks to help prevent household gun incidents involving children. The Schoffields provided 500 locks themselves.[44][45]
Coyne wrote an autobiography, As Fast As Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success, co-written with Estelle Laure, published in January 2022.[49]
2017:
NCAA,
Today's Top 10 Award[4][5] Tied for tournament lead with 12 points and five goals. Named U.S. Player of the Game in a preliminary-round matchup against Russia and the semifinals versus Germany. Also named one of the Top Three U.S. Players of the Tournament
Hockey East
Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)[52]
Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[53]
Hockey East Player of the Month (Month of November 2011)[54]
Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)[55]
Hockey East Player of the Month (Month of January 2012)[56]
2017 Tied for tournament lead with 12 points and five goals. Named U.S. Player of the Game in a preliminary-round matchup against Russia and the semifinals versus Germany. Also named one of the Top Three U.S. Players of the Tournament
2019 Served as team captain. Finished with nine points (5g 4a) in five games and a plus eleven rating. Named to the Media All-Star Team along with teammates Hilary Knight and Cayla Barnes. Won the Directorate Award as top forward in the tournament. Named the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year
^"Canadian women claim their 12th 4 Nations Cup in overtime". National Post. November 15, 2010. p. B.5.
ProQuest798352179. Julie Chu and Kendall Coyne scored for the U.S.... The U.S. jumped ahead 2–1 midway through the second period when Chu and Coyne scored in a 1:17 span.