Dana Antal Explained

Sex:f
Ntl Team:CAN
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Team:Cornell
Calgary Oval X-Treme
League:ECAC
WWHL
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:140
Birth Date:19 April 1977
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career Start:2001
Career End:2005

Dana Antal (born April 19, 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a women's ice hockey player. She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1] Prior to joining the Canadian national team, she played collegiate hockey for Cornell University. In her first season, she was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and was the team's leading scorer. Antal also played for the Calgary Oval X-Treme in the Western Women's Hockey League.[1]

Playing career

Minor hockey

Growing up in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Antal played minor hockey on local boys' teams until bantam (15 & under), as at the time, there were no girls' teams in the area.

College hockey

After completing her minor hockey career, Antal was offered a scholarship to play hockey at Cornell University.

Club hockey

On March 22, 1998, Dana Antal scored at 5:31 of a 10-minute overtime period on a pass from Jennifer Botterill as Team Alberta (represented by the Calgary Oval X-Treme) defeated Team Ontario (represented by the Beatrice Aeros) by a 3-2 mark to win the Esso Nationals.[2] In the tournament, Antal scored two goals and added an assist at the games. She scored a goal in the 2003 Esso Women's National Hockey Championship to help Team Alberta win the Abby Hoffman Cup.

International play

Antal was a member of the Canadian National Team that won gold at the Women’s World Hockey Championships in 2001. She was selected to the team in 2000 but was unable to play due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. She was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team that won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dana ANTAL. Olympics. 17 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women's Nationals Hockey Championship. March 22, 1998 . Hockey Canada. 28 June 2010.
  3. Web site: Esso Canadian National Championships 2003 . March 16, 2003 . Ontario Women's Hockey Association . 6 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192710/http://www.owha.on.ca/esso_2003_winners.asp . July 6, 2011 .