Halli Krzyzaniak Explained

Birth Date:4 February 1995
Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:161
League:PWHPA
Team:Calgary
Played For:Calgary Inferno
Djurgårdens IF
North Dakota
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CAN
Career Start:2013

Halli Krzyzaniak (born February 4, 1995) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player, currently playing for the Calgary section of the PWHPA. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.[1]

Playing career

Krzyzaniak moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, at age 13 to attend the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy. She represented Team Manitoba at the 2011 Canada Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament.[2] She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.[3] During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the US in August 2011.[4]

NCAA

In autumn 2013, she joined the University of North Dakota women's ice hockey program. She would earn one of the assists on the game-winning goal scored by Susanna Tapani which snapped the Minnesota Golden Gophers 62-game win streak on November 17, 2013.[5]

Professional

Following her participation at Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp in the autumn of 2017, Krzyzaniak played with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League, recording one assist in five regular season games and two assists in four playoff games.[6] In 2018, Krzyzaniak was drafted fourth overall by the Calgary Inferno in the 2018 CWHL Draft.[7]

Career statistics

Year Event GP G A PTSPIM
2011 Canada Winter Games715616

Personal

Her uncle, Rick Blight played for the Vancouver Canucks.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada - 2014 Tournament - Roster. November 3, 2014. April 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411144740/https://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1112114?subseason=145822. live.
  2. Web site: myWestman.ca weekend sports wrap: Wheat Kings reassign Lisoway; Natives lose to Kings, defeat Wayway. myWestman.ca. November 3, 2014. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231513/http://www.mywestman.ca/content/view/3239/69/. live.
  3. Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada . November 3, 2014 . June 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613073533/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/170791/la_id/1.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Neepawa blue-liner Krzyzaniak off to Slovakia. June 27, 2011 . November 3, 2014. November 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103200019/http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/neepawa-blue-liner-krzyzaniak-off-to-slovakia-124582544.html?thx=y. live.
  5. Web site: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site - Women's Ice Hockey. November 3, 2014. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204232739/https://gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/stats/2013-2014/minngm14.html#GAME.BOX. live.
  6. Web site: CALGARY INFERNO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PRE-SIGNING OF HALLI KRZYZANIAK. Calgary Inferno. Tammy Schwass. 31 July 2018. 3 August 2018. August 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194531/http://calgary.thecwhl.com/calgary-inferno-announce-draft-pre-signing-of-halli-krzyzaniak. dead.
  7. News: Halli Krzyzaniak picked in CWHL draft . November 8, 2018 . Brandon Sun . August 28, 2018 . November 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224635/https://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/halli-krzyzaniak-picked-in-cwhldraft-491766761.html . live .
  8. News: Brad Elliott Schlossman . WOMEN'S HOCKEY: UND freshman defenseman makes immediate impact . November 8, 2018 . Grand Forks Herald . October 17, 2013.