Becca Gilmore

Rebecca "Becca" Gilmore (born February 15, 1998) is an American ice hockey forward for the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Harvard from 2017 to 2022.[2]

Becca Gilmore
Born (1998-02-15) February 15, 1998
Wayland, Massachusetts, US
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Centre[1]
Shoots Right
PHF team
Former teams		 Boston Pride
Harvard Crimson
National team  United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Canada

Playing career

Gilmore attended the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts for secondary school and played with the school's girls' ice hockey team.[3] In 2017, she won the John Carlton Memorial Award and was also named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic.[4][5]

In the fall of 2017, she joined the women's ice hockey program of Harvard University.[6][7] Gilmore notched two assists in her first NCAA games, going on to finish her rookie season with 35 points in 31 games, leading Harvard in scoring and being named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team.[8] Her point production dropped slightly during her second year, down to 21 points in 26 games, as she missed part of the season due to injury. She would then score 24 points in 33 games during the 2019–20 season, including the game-winning goal to send Harvard to the ECAC Hockey semifinals for the first time since 2015.[9][10] She was named ECAC Player of the Week for the last week of February 2020.[11]

Professional

Gilmore signed her first professional contract with the Boston Pride ahead of the 2022–23 PHF season.[12][13] Her first PHF goal was scored off a wrist shot against Toronto Six goaltender Elaine Chuli on November 26, 2022.[14]

International career

As a member of the US national under-18 ice hockey team, Gilmore participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016, scoring a total of 19 points in 15 games and winning gold twice and silver once.[15][16] She finished as the tournament's second-ranked scorer in 2015 after tying the scoring leader, Canada's Sarah Potomak, in points, with nine, but trailing her in goals scored, with two to Potomak's five.[17][18] As of 2021, she ranks seventh on the list of all-time career points scored by an American in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

She was the only PHF player selected to represent the United States in the 2022 Rivalry Series showcase between the national teams of Canada and the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during November 2022.[19]

References
  1. Murphy, Mike (November 11, 2022). "Buckle up for the Gabel-Giguère connection". The Ice Garden. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey - #15 Becca Gilmore". Harvard Crimson Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. Ingemi, Marisa (January 10, 2017). "Nobles, BB&N girls put allegiance to Laing on display". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. "Women's Hockey: Gilmore honored at TD Garden". Community Newspaper Company. April 21, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. "2014 Prep/private school All-Scholastics". Boston Herald. April 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. Ingemi, Marisa (February 8, 2018). "Wayland's Becca Gilmore is dreaming big while starring at Harvard". The MetroWest Daily News. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. Ingemi, Marisa (March 1, 2018). "Harvard's Gilmore savors Beanpot shot". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. McLoughlin, Eamon J. (May 24, 2018). "Gilmore Goals: Female Rookie of the Year". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. Boggs, William C. (March 9, 2020). "'This Is Why We Get Skated So Much'". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". Bruins Diehards. May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. "Gilmore, David, Coulombe Named to Weekly Honor Roll". ECAC Hockey. March 2, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. Dickson, Corwin (July 29, 2022). "Boston Pride: One Week of Signings". Inside The Rink. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  13. Fryman, Sam (August 16, 2022). "Meet the New Members of the Pack: Becca Gilmore and Allie Thunstrom". Boston Pride. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  14. Solomons, Jacob (November 27, 2022). "Boston Pride Remain Undefeated with Brand's OT Winner". Boston Pride. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  15. "Women's > Other > Player Features > Player Bios: Rebecca Gilmore". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  16. Williams, Doug (December 10, 2014). "Gilmore Ready for Next Step at U18 World Championship". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  17. "Women's Ice Hockey: Gilmore leads US to gold". Community Newspaper Company. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  18. "Who Should Join The USWNT Player Pool After Pyeongchang?". The Ice Garden. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  19. "2022 U.S. Women's National Team Game Notes – Rivalry Series, USA vs. Canada" (PDF). USA Hockey. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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