Becca Gilmore

Becca Gilmore is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Harvard Crimson in the NCAA.[1] She is currently the 7th all-time leading scorer in American IIHF World Women's U18 Championship history.

Becca Gilmore
Born (1998-02-15) February 15, 1998
Wayland, Massachusetts, United States
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NCAA team Harvard Crimson
National team  United States
Playing career 2017–present

Career

During high school, she played for the Noble and Greenough School girls' team.[2] She was named winner of the 2017 John Carlton Memorial Award.[3] She was also named a Boston Herald All-Scholastic in 2017.[4]

In 2017, she began attending Harvard University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme.[5][6] She notched two assists in her first NCAA games, going on to finish her rookie season with 35 points in 31 games, leading Harvard in scoring and being named to the ECAC All Rookie Team.[7] Her point production dropped slightly during her second year, down to 21 points in 26 games, as she missed part of the season due to injury. She would then score 24 points in 33 games during the 2019–20 season, including the game-winning goal to send Harvard to the ECAC Hockey semifinals for the first time since 2015.[8][9] She was named ECAC Player of the Week for the last week of February 2020.[10]

International career

Gilmore represented the United States at the 2014, 2015, and 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, scoring a total of 19 points in 15 games and winning gold twice and silver once.[11][12] She finished as the tournament's top scorer in 2015.[13][14]

References
  1. "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey - #15 Becca Gilmore". Harvard Crimson Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. Ingemi, Marisa (January 10, 2017). "Nobles, BB&N girls put allegiance to Laing on display". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. "Women's Hockey: Gilmore honored at TD Garden". Community Newspaper Company. April 21, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. "2014 Prep/private school All-Scholastics". Boston Herald. April 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. Ingemi, Marisa (February 8, 2018). "Wayland's Becca Gilmore is dreaming big while starring at Harvar". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. Ingemi, Marisa (March 1, 2018). "Harvard's Gilmore savors Beanpot shot". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. McLoughlin, Eamon J. (May 24, 2018). "Gilmore Goals: Female Rookie of the Year". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. Boggs, William C. (March 9, 2020). "'This Is Why We Get Skated So Much'". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". Bruins Diehards. May 28, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. "Gilmore, David, Coulombe Named to Weekly Honor Roll". ECAC Hockey. March 2, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. "Rebecca Gilmore". USAHockey.com.
  12. Williams, Doug (December 10, 2014). "Gilmore Ready for Next Step at U18 World Championship". USAHockey.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. "Women's Ice Hockey: Gilmore leads US to gold". Community Newspaper Company. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  14. "Who Should Join The USWNT Player Pool After Pyeongchang?". The Ice Garden. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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