Reagan Rust

Reagan Rust is an American ice hockey player, currently playing with KMH Budapest in the EWHL. She is the only NCAA Division I women's ice hockey player to have come from the state of Mississippi, and was inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame in 2020.[1]

Reagan Rust
Born (1997-02-25) February 25, 1997
Southaven, Mississippi, United States
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward/Defence
Shoots Right
EWHL team KMH Budapest
Played for PWHPA
Boston University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Playing career 2015–present

Career

Rust was introduced to the sport of hockey at the age of five, joining a rec league organised by the Mississippi RiverKings in her native state of Mississippi.[2] As a teenager, she played for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U14 junior programme, a 12-hour commute every other weekend.[3] When she was fifteen, she moved to Lake Placid to attend the National Sports Academy. After it shut down, she moved to Pittsburgh to return to the Penguins Elite U19 programme, living with billet families.

In 2015, Rust joined the newly promoted Rochester Institute of Technology in the NCAA Division I and became the first NCAA Division I ice hockey player from the state of Mississippi. She scored 18 points in 35 games in her rookie season, being named to the College Hockey America all-rookie team.[4] After two years in Rochester, she transferred to Boston University.[5] In her second year with Boston and her final year in university, she was named team captain. In her final season, she scored the game-winning goal over Northeastern to lead Boston into the Beanpot finals and then scored the opening goal of the finals, leading the university to its first Beanpot title since 1981.

After graduating, Rust planned to join the nearby Worcester Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League, but the league collapsed before she had the chance to sign. Instead, she joined over 150 players in the newly created Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and would spend the 2019–20 season with the organisation.[6] During the season, she would also participate in the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships as part of a men's team from Nashville.[7] In February 2020, she was inducted into the Class of 2020 Beanpot Hall of Fame.

Before the 2020–21 season, Rust left the PWHPA to join KMH Budapest in the European Women's Hockey League.

International career

In 2017, Rust was offered a spot on the American roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, as the entire team was striking with the goal of higher pay and better working conditions. She turned the offer down, choosing to stand in solidarity with the striking players.[8]

Personal life

Rust has spoken out about her struggles with depression and anxiety.[9] She has a degree in economics.[10]

References
  1. "Four To Be Inducted Into Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com.
  2. Editor, BOB BAKKEN Sports. "Rust brings DeSoto County to college hockey". DeSoto Times-Tribune.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE ALUMNI FEATURE - REAGAN RUST". Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Hockey. June 4, 2020.
  4. "RIT' Reagan Rust Named To College Hockey America All-Rookie Team". March 5, 2016.
  5. "20 Questions for women's hockey transfer Reagan Rust – The Daily Free Press".
  6. ""Whatever it took, that's what we were doing": Reagan Rust Was All-In From The Start". The Victory Press. February 4, 2020.
  7. "15th U.S. Pond Hockey Championships". February 16, 2020.
  8. Praill, Colton (April 5, 2017). "Why I Turned Down Team USA: Reagan Rust".
  9. "HEAD1ST | Athlete Mental Health Stories | Reagan Rust". HEAD1ST.
  10. "Reagan Rust - Women's Ice Hockey". Boston University Athletics.
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