Kaitlin Willoughby

Kaitlin Willoughby is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Calgary section of the PWHPA.

Kaitlin Willoughby
Willoughby in 2019
Born (1995-03-26) March 26, 1995
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team Calgary
Played for Calgary Inferno
University of Saskatchewan
Playing career 2013–present

Career

In high school, Willoughby played for the Prince Albert Bears in her hometown, where she served as team captain. After graduating, she moved to Saskatoon to attend the University of Saskatchewan. Across 132 USports games with the university, she scored 111 points. After scoring 25 points in 28 games in her rookie university season, she was named USports Rookie of the Year and was named to the 2013-14 Canada West All-Rookie Team.[1] That year, she would also score the game-winning goal as the university won the Canada West conference championship for the first time in history.[2][3] She would lead the team in scoring for three of the next four seasons and was twice named to the Canada West All-Star Team.

She was drafted 37th overall by the Calgary Inferno in the 2018 CWHL Draft.[4] In her rookie CWHL season, she scored 6 points in 27 games, as the Inferno won the Clarkson Cup.[5]

After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the PWHPA. She was awarded Goal of the Game at the Unifor Women's Hockey Showcase in September 2019, playing for Team Johnston as it lost to Team Jenner 4–3. She earned an assist the next day of the Showcase, as Team Johnston beat Team Knox 6–5 in shootouts.[6] She played for Team Bellamy at the Secret Showcase in January 2020.[7] She would stay with the organisation for the 2020–21 season, being named to the roster for the Calgary section.[8]

International

Willoughby was invited to the 2016 Hockey Canada's Women's Development Camp.[9][10] She represented Canada at the 2017 and 2019 Winter Universiade, winning silver both times.[11] She served as team captain in 2019.[12]

Personal life

She has a degree in nursing.[13] Her sister, Morgan Willoughby, currently also plays hockey at the University of Saskatchewan.[14]

References
  1. "Dog Watch: Kaitlin Willoughby | The Sheaf - The University of Saskatchewan Newspaper Since 1912". thesheaf.com. January 29, 2014.
  2. "Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey set for playoff battle with Regina Cougars". Global News.
  3. "Saskatchewan Huskies win national awards, going for CIS gold - CBC News". CBC. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. Staffieri, Mark (September 28, 2018). "University of Saskatchewan's Kaitlin Willoughby's drafted by Calgary Inferno".
  5. Maxwell, Nigel. "Prince Albert's Willoughby on fire".
  6. "Recapping the Unifor Women's Hockey Showcase". Pension Plan Puppets. September 25, 2019.
  7. "PWHPA Secret Showcase - Dream Gap Tour | Jan. 11-12, 2020 - Toronto". PWHPA.
  8. Jay, Michelle (October 22, 2020). "PWHPA releases 2020-21 regional rosters". The Ice Garden.
  9. "Sports in Brief: Kaitlin Willoughby invited to Hockey Canada's Women's Development Camp". The Star Phoenix.
  10. Jacobson, Josef (August 4, 2017). "A hockey reunion".
  11. "Kaitlin Willoughby makes Canadian Universiade Team". The Star Phoenix.
  12. Punkari, Lucas (April 2, 2019). "Whirlwind month for Willoughby".
  13. "With the CWHL folding, Kaitlin Willoughby finds her pro hockey career in limbo". The Star Phoenix.
  14. "Kaitlin Willoughby - Women's Ice Hockey". Huskie Athletics.
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