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).

Zoe Hickel
Zoe Hickel playing for Kunlun Red Star in 2018
Born (1992-07-10) July 10, 1992
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Played for
National team  United States
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place2016 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 United States

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'GPGAPtsPIM
2011-1236481230
2012-133010122247
2013-143613142722
2014-153318133122

[7]

USA Hockey
Event'GPGAPts'
2010 IIHF U18 Worlds5224

NWHL
YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
2015-16Boston Pride1533614
2016-17Boston Pride121568
2016-17Connecticut Whale43036

[8]

CWHL
= Indicates league leader
YearTeamGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
2017-18Kunlun Red Star2812263816111

[9]

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

References
  1. "Women's Teams and Events". Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. Press Release (7 February 2017). "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. "Game #: 5 - Saturday, October 21, 2017". CWHL. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. Tammy Schwass (June 28, 2018). "Calgary Inferno sign star free agent forward Zoe Hickel". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. "Player Zoe Hickel :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.
  8. "Zoe Hickel". Hockey Database. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. "Zoe Hickel: Player Profile". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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