Birth Date: | 18 June 1991 |
Birth Place: | Cloquet, Minnesota, United States |
Height Cm: | 165 |
Position: | Forward |
Shoots: | Right |
Played For: | Minnesota Whitecaps Bemidji State Beavers |
Sex: | f |
Career Start: | 2009 |
Career End: | 2019 |
Sadie Lundquist (born June 18, 1991) is a former American ice hockey executive and retired hockey player who played as a forward. Lundquist last played for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) during her playing career. She then went on to work as a Senior Account Executive, Fan Relations, for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild. She is currently a Manager, Client Strategy & Services at Bold Orange.[1]
Lundquist has also competed in ice cross downhill events.[2]
Lundquist played high school hockey for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton.[3] From 2009 to 2013, she attended Bemidji State University, scoring 83 points in 144 NCAA games.[4] [5] She served as the team's captain in her senior year.[6]
After graduating, she joined the independent Minnesota Whitecaps. She was one of two Whitecaps players invited to the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game held in Minnesota.[7] She stayed with the Whitecaps as the team joined the NWHL ahead of the 2018-19 season, as the club won the Isobel Cup.[8] [9]
In January 2019, a banner with her number was hung from the rafters at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena in her hometown, honouring her as the first professional women's hockey player from Cloquet.[10] In January 2020, she made an appearance with Team Minneapolis for Hockey Day Minnesota, scoring twice in a 4-3 loss to Team Minnesota.[11]
Lundquist began working as a fan relations account executive for the Minnesota Wild after graduating with a bachelor's degree in sports management from Bemidji State. Outside of hockey, her family owns Gordy's Hi-Hat, a burger restaurant in Cloquet.[12] In 2013, she participated in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition, with her top finish of second place in St. Paul. She also played at the 2018 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships.[13] [14]