Megan Keller (born May 1, 1996) is an American women's ice hockey player who competes for the US Olympic team.[1] She was named to the roster of the United States national women's ice hockey team that competed at both the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2]
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![]() Megan Keller playing for Team USA in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 26) Farmington, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HEA team | Boston College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2014 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships, she led all skaters with a plus/minus rating of +9. To date, her best international performance came in the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Malmö, Sweden, where she contributed 5 points in 4 games as a member of the Gold-Medalist team.
On January 2, 2022, Keller was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]
Event | 'GP | G | A | Pts' |
2014 IIHF U18 Worlds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2014 Four Nations Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Sweden WC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2015 Canada WC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Four Nations Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Keller emerged as one of the nation's best defense players in the 2015–16 campaign. She was a Patty Kazmaier Award top-10 finalist, and named to the WHEA First-Team All-Stars, and an NCAA All-Tournament Selection. She led all defensive players in points in the nation, and broke several team and conference scoring records for defense. She was also part of one of the best defensive units in the country, supporting 14 shutout games.
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
2014–15 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
2015–16 | 41 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 21 |
2016–17 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 58 |
2018-19 | 38 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 38 |
Total | 145 | 45 | 11 | 156 | 145 |
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