Megan Bozek Explained

Megan Bozek
Birth Date:27 March 1991
Birth Place:Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:176
Position:Defense
Shoots:Right
Sex:f
Ntl Team:USA
Career Start:2009

Megan Bozek (born March 27, 1991) is an American ice hockey player and member of the United States national team. She most recently played with the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) during the 2020–21 season.

Bozek played her collegiate career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program. She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2014 CWHL Draft and, over her career, has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), and the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).She is married to her husband, Andrew and they have one child together born December 2023, Beckett

Playing career

NCAA

Bozek joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2009. By season's end, she tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defenders.[1]

USA Hockey

During the 2007–08 season, Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. She logged two assists in the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[2]

On January 2, 2022, Bozek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]

Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)

On August 19, 2014, Bozek was picked second overall in the 2014 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies.[4]

She played with the Markham Thunder for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 CWHL seasons.[5]

National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)

On September 25, 2015, Bozek signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). 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.[6] Playing for Team Kessel, Bozek scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[7] 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.[8]

Career stats

NCAA

Minnesota

Season GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
40 6 18 24 40 6 0 1
37 6 17 23 70 3 0 3
39 15 27 42 34 8 0 3
41 20 37 57 34 9 1 3
Total157479914617826110

CWHL

Year Team Games Played Goals AssistsPoints +/- PIM PPG SHGGWG
2014–15Toronto Furies[9] 22 3 7 10 −11102 0 0

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susnjara. Bob. 2018-01-04. Buffalo Grove's Megan Bozek left off U.S. women's hockey team. 2018-04-30. Chicago Daily Herald. en-US. January 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125054615/https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180104/buffalo-groves-megan-bozek-left-off-us-womens-hockey-team. live.
  2. Web site: Game Summary . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813011140/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/181/IHW181120_74_5_0.pdf . August 13, 2022 . live . 7 March 2024 . IIHF . 2009.
  3. Web site: U.S. women with 13 returnees . January 2, 2022 . January 2, 2022 . January 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044818/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees . . live .
  4. Web site: Draft Tracker . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206083711/http://cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/2014-cwhl-draft/draft-tracker . February 6, 2015 . Canadian Women's Hockey League.
  5. Web site: Thunder Sign Free Agent Megan Bozek . https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164907/http://markham.thecwhl.com/thunder-sign-free-agent-megan-bozek . January 11, 2018 . 10 January 2018 . Markham Thunder.
  6. Web site: 2016-07-31. Beauts complete roster with four players. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816002740/https://nwhl.zone/beauts-pfalzer-darkangelo-bozek-burns/. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-09. NWHL.zone. Press release.
  7. Web site: Rao. Nicole. 2017-02-13. NWHL Stars Shine Bright in Pittsburgh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022834/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/757347?referrer_id=2739439. 2017-02-15. 2017-02-16. NWHL.zone.
  8. Web site: Eisenberg. Matt. 2017-03-20. Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup. 2017-03-31. ESPN. February 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222185738/http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/18954076/buffalo-beauts-upset-boston-pride-isobel-cup. live.
  9. Web site: CWHL 2014/2015 – Toronto Furies Player Stats. 2020-12-21. stats.pointstreak.com. February 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214072208/http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277087&seasonid=13281. live.
  10. Web site: 2011-12-07. Minnesota Duluth's Irwin and McParland, Minnesota's Bozek Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for December 7. 2020-12-21. WCHA.
  11. Web site: 2012-03-19. Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors. 2020-12-21. Ohio State Buckeyes. en-US. September 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930092653/https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/natalie-spooner-earns-all-america-honors/. live.
  12. Web site: Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys. 2020-12-21. University of Minnesota Athletics. en. February 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230210004934/https://gophersports.com/news/2012/4/23/Women_s_Hockey_and_Wrestling_Big_Winners_at_2012_Golden_Goldys.aspx. live.
  13. Web site: Shircliff. Elaine. 2016-01-05. Bozek Named Player of the Week. 2017-01-25. The Hockey Writers. February 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220192055/http://thehockeywriters.com/bozek-named-player-of-the-week/. live.

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