Abby Roque

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Abby Roque
Born (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997 (age 26)
Potsdam, New York, U.S. [1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team New York Sirens
Played for PWHPA Minnesota
Team Sonnet
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2020–present

Abby Roque (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey forward for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is the first indigenous person to play for the United States women's national ice hockey team, making her Olympic debut in 2022. [2]

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Playing career

Youth

Roque began playing hockey at the age of six. Not having any options for girls' hockey, she played on boys' teams growing up. She played for the Sault Area High School Blue Devils in high school. During her freshman year, she was the only freshman to make the varsity hockey team. She was the first and only girl to play on the high school's boys' team. She was an alternate captain in her senior season with the Blue Devils. She tallied 16 goals and 20 assists in her senior year with the Blue Devils for a total of 36 points. [3] [4] [5]

College

After graduating, she attended the University of Wisconsin, putting up 170 points in 155 NCAA games for the Badgers, twice being named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year. [6] She was named WCHA Rookie of the Year in 2016–17, scoring 28 points in 40 games. In 2019, she scored the game-winning goal in the semi-finals as the university won the NCAA championship. [7] She was named USCHO Division I Women's Player of the Year and USA Hockey's Women's Hockey Player of the Year in 2020, as well as being a top-3 finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. [8] [9] [10]

Professional

After graduating, Roque joined the PWHPA, being named to the Team Minnesota roster ahead of the 2020–21 season. [11] With Minnesota, Roque participated in a PWHPA Dream Gap Tour event at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021, the first professional women's ice hockey event at the venue. [12] Playing for a team sponsored by Adidas, Roque logged a goal and two assists in a 4–3 loss. [13]

In September 2023, following the end of the PWHPA strike and creation of the PWHL, PWHL New York announced that they had signed Roque to a 3-year deal with an undisclosed salary. [14]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Denmark
World U18 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Hungary

Roque represented the United States at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold in 2015. [15] She participated in the 2019-20 Rivalry Series for the senior American national team and was named to the roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] [17]

On January 2, 2022, Roque was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [18]

Personal life

Roque is the daughter of Jim Roque, a former NCAA ice hockey coach who now works as a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. [19] She is a member of the Wahnapitae First Nation. [20] Roque has a bachelor's degree in marketing. [21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 University of Wisconsin WCHA 408202838—————
2017–18 University of WisconsinWCHA3811304140—————
2018–19 University of WisconsinWCHA4111324328—————
2019–20 University of WisconsinWCHA3120224222—————
2020–21 Minnesota PWHPA 665114—————
2022–23 Team SonnetPWHPA20791612—————
2023–24 New York PWHL 24671312—————
PWHL totals24671312—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 United States U18 Silver medal icon.svg51232
2015 United StatesU18Gold medal icon.svg50224
2021 United States WC Silver medal icon.svg60110
2022 United States OG Silver medal icon.svg71234
2022 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg75384
2023 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg73692
Junior totals101456
Senior totals279122110

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
NCAA
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2019
Preseason WCHA Co-Player of the Year 2020 [22]
All-WCHA First Team 2020 [23]
First Team All-American 2020 [24]
WCHA Player of the Year 2020 [25]
USCHO D-1 Women's Player of the Year 2020 [26]
USA Hockey
Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award 2020 [27]

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