Kelly Pannek (born December 29, 1995) is an American ice hockey player with the PWHPA and the American national team.[1]
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Born |
(1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 26) Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PWHPA team Former teams |
Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In high school, she set the state record for quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game.[2][3]
Across 157 games in the NCAA, Pannek put up 186 points. In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national champhionship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for the 2018-18 in order to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018-19.[4][5]
She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[6] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[7]
She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016.[8] She would then participate at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.
She was a member of the gold-medal winning American team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she picked up two assists in five games and finished in the tournament's top-10 for faceoff percentage.[9][10]
On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11]
Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.[13][14]
She has a bachelor's degree in finance.
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