Zoe Hickel
Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in the 2019–20 season. Hickel played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs program, a member of the NCAA Division I. She competed with the United States national women's ice hockey team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1] In 2015 Zoe Hickel joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
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Zoe Hickel playing for Kunlun Red Star in 2018 | |||
Born |
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. | July 10, 1992||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Weight | 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Played for |
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National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Hickel attended the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) for the entirety of her high school career, from 2007 to 2011. In her senior season with the NAHA, she served as a captain. With the NAHA team, she won the Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) Championship twice, in 2008 and 2011.
NWHL
Prior to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Hickel was traded from the Boston Pride to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for the Whale's first round pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. At the All-Star Game, Hickel wore the Pride logo on her Team Kessel jersey.[2]
CWHL
Hickel was selected by Kunlun Red Star of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with their fifth round pick in the 2017 CWHL Draft.[3] On October 21, 2017, the Red Star competed in their first game against the Markham Thunder where Hickel scored the team's first goal, as Kelli Stack and Baiwei Yu both earned the assists.[4] During the season, Hickel returned to her home state of Alaska, as the Kunlun Red Star competed in an exhibition game in Anchorage on January 5, 2018.[5] Hickel finished the season with the Red Star amassing 12 goals and 38 points. Her 26 assists led all skaters in the CWHL during the regular season.
On June 28, 2018, Hickel signed as a free agent with the Calgary Inferno.[6]
Career statistics
Season | 'GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
2011-12 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
2012-13 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 47 |
2013-14 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 22 |
2014-15 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 22 |
USA Hockey
Event | 'GP | G | A | Pts' |
2010 IIHF U18 Worlds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
NWHL
Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
2015-16 | Boston Pride | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
2016-17 | Boston Pride | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
2016-17 | Connecticut Whale | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Awards and honors
NCAA
- WCHA Offensive player of the Week Oct. 25, 2013
- WCHA Offensive player of the week Jan. 10, 2014
- WCHA All-Academic team 2013-2014
CWHL
- First Star of the Game, 2019 Clarkson Cup
References
- http://www.usawomenshockey.com/worldchampionship?id=1601444-2015-u-s-women-s-national-team-roster
- Press Release (7 February 2017). "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL.zone. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "Game #: 5 - Saturday, October 21, 2017". CWHL. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- Stephan Wiebe (January 5, 2018). "Chinese pro women's hockey team makes stop in Anchorage for exhibition game". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- Tammy Schwass (June 28, 2018). "Calgary Inferno sign star free agent forward Zoe Hickel". Calgary Inferno. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8662/zoe-hickel/
- "Zoe Hickel". Hockey Database. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Zoe Hickel: Player Profile". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Zoe Hickel (Connecticut Whale 2016-2017) at NWHL
- Zoe Hickel (Boston Pride 2015-2016) at NWHL
- Zoe Hickel on Twitter