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Role
  
Ice hockey player

Date joined
  
2012

Name
  
Megan Bozek

Positions
  
Defenseman

Playing career
  
2008–present

Weight
  
80 kg

National team
  
United States

Height
  
1.73 m


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Born
  
March 27, 1991 (age 32) Buffalo Grove, IL, USA (
1991-03-27
)

NWHL team Former teams
  
Buffalo Beauts Toronto Furies Minnesota

Olympic medals
  
Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women’s Ice Hockey

Similar People
  
Amanda Kessel, Kendall Coyne, Monique Lamoureux, Brianna Decker, Kacey Bellamy

Profiles

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Megan Bozek (born March 27, 1991) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team which represented the United States at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, she competed for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the NCAA. She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2014 CWHL Draft.

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NCAA

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Bozek joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers in autumn 2009. By season's end, she tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defenders.

USA Hockey

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During the 2007–08 season, Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. In the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she logged two assists.

Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)

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On August 19, 2014, Bozek was picked second overall in the 2014 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies.

National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)

On September 25, 2015, Bozek signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League. Selected to participate in the inaugural NWHL All-Star Game, Bozek won the hardest shot competition. Bozek and the Beauts finished their inaugural season by playing for the inaugural Isobel Cup finals.

On July 31, 2016, Bozek re-signed with Buffalo, on a one-year contract for $22,500, making her the highest-paid player in the history of the Beauts. Playing for Team Kessel, Bozek scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game. Bozek scored a goal in the Isobel Cup Final against the Boston Pride, which the Beauts won by a final score of 3-2, making the Beauts the 2017 Isobel Cup Champions.

Awards and honors

  • 2010 Second Team All-WCHA
  • 2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team
  • WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011)
  • 2011 WCHA Tournament team
  • 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-Americans, First Team
  • 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2012 NCAA Frozen Four tournament team
  • NWHL Player of the Week, January 5, 2016
  • NWHL Best Defender award for 2017
  • References

    Megan Bozek Wikipedia