American ice hockey player (born 1991)
Ice hockey player
Megan Bozek
Megan Bozek playing for Team USA in 2017
Born
(1991-03-27 ) March 27, 1991 (age 33)
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
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 .
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).
Playing career
NCAA
Bozek 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
During 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)
On 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)
On 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
NCAA
Minnesota
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
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
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
^ 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
Playing venues Head coaches
Seasons Conference affiliations Rivalries All-time leaders
National championships Women's Frozen Four appearances Olympians
Lyndsay Wall (
2002 ,
2006 )
Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006)
Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006,
2010 )
Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006)
Kelly Stephens (2006)
Gigi Marvin (2010,
2014 ,
2018 )
Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018)
Megan Bozek (2014,
2022 )
Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018, 2022)
Anne Schleper (2014)
Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018, 2022)
Hannah Brandt (2018, 2022)
Dani Cameranesi (2018, 2022)
Kelly Pannek (2018, 2022)
Josefin Bouveng (2022)
Nelli Laitinen (2022)
Abbey Murphy (2022)
Grace Zumwinkle (2022)
Patty Kazmaier winners