Kristen Campbell

Kristen Campbell is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, currently with the PWHPA. She was the first woman to win the Frozen Four championship without conceding a goal.[1][2]

Kristen Campbell
Born (1997-11-30) November 30, 1997
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Goaltender
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Independent
University of Wisconsin
Playing career 2020–present

Career

Campbell began her university career at the University of North Dakota, but was forced to transfer to Wisconsin in 2017 after North Dakota dropped its women's hockey programme.[3][4] She would become the fourth goaltender in Wisconsin history to record 90 wins with the university, being named WCHA Goaltender of the Year and a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in 2018.[5] In 2019, she would backstop the university to their first national championship since 2011.[6][7]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA ahead of the 2020-21 season.[8]

International

Campbell represented Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal.[9][10]

Personal life

Campbell has a degree in rehabilitation psychology.[11]

References
  1. "Brandon's Kristen Campbell dominates U.S. hockey en route to NCAA title - CBC News". CBC. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. Spengler, John. "Women's Hockey: Kristen Campbell robbed of chance to properly conclude record-breaking collegiate career".
  3. Potrykus, Jeff. "With a second chance in college hockey, UW's Kristen Campbell won a national title. But that's where it ends". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  4. "Kristen Campbell: how Grand Forks helped elevate Wisconsin's next big thing | InGoal Magazine".
  5. Sawatzky, Mike (October 31, 2017). "Oct 2017: Reversal of fortune: Displaced Brandon goalie digging new life with Badgers" – via www.winnipegfreepress.com.
  6. Journal, Todd D. Milewski | Wisconsin State. "For Badgers' Kristen Campbell, NCAA women's hockey tournament cancellation brings sense of déjà vu". madison.com.
  7. Sawatzky, Mike (March 24, 2019). "Mar 2019: Brandon's Campbell makes history" – via www.winnipegfreepress.com.
  8. "Experience with tragic endings helped Campbell, Badgers through shock of cancelled season". TheHockeyNews. March 16, 2020.
  9. "Kristen Campbell To Compete For Team Canada". www.rinkgoaliedevelopment.ca.
  10. "Canada - 2015 Tournament - Roster - #30 - Kristen Campbell - G". stats.hockeycanada.ca.
  11. "Kristen Campbell - Women's Hockey". Wisconsin Badgers. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-07-16.


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