| Abigail Boreen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boreen with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| Born | April 3, 2000 Somerset, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | PWHL Montreal PWHL Minnesota | ||
Abigail Boreen (born April 3, 2000) is an American ice hockey forward for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). [1] Boreen played college ice hockey for the University of Minnesota. [2]
Abigail Boreen is one of three children of Alicia and Chad Boreen: her hometown is Somerset, Wisconsin, and she attended high school at Hill-Murray School. [2] She was a varsity ice hockey and soccer athlete at Hill-Murray, lettering in ice hockey for five years. [2] She played for a Wisconsin state champion team at the 10U (Western Wisconsin Stars) level, and Minnesota state champion teams at the 14U and 16U (Hill-Murray School) levels. [3] She also played club hockey with OS Hockey, the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps, and the Minnesota Girls Elite League. [2]
Boreen played varsity ice hockey for five seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She ended her career with the seventh most games played in program history (166 games). [2] Boreen was named to an All-WCHA team on two occasions – to the All-WCHA Second Team for the 2021–22 season, and to the All-WCHA Third Team for the 2022–23 season. [2] Her academic achievements also earned recognition, as Boreen was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in three seasons (from 2019–2020 to 2021–2022), to the WCHA All-Academic Team in three seasons (from 2020–2021 to 2022–2023), and as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete for the 2020–2021 season. [2] Her status as WCHA All-Academic in her fifth year was earned while Boreen was enrolled in pharmacy school as a graduate student. [4]
Following her fifth and final year with the Golden Gophers ice hockey team, Boreen initially planned to put her pharmacy education on hold, signing a one-year contract with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). [5] [6] After the PHF's sale the following month to the ownership group that was creating the PWHL, Boreen went undrafted in the PWHL's inaugural draft and returned to full-time studies as a pharmacy student, signing to PWHL Minnesota's reserve list. [7]
On January 24, 2024, when PWHL Minnesota placed Amanda Leveille on long term injured reserve, the team signed Boreen to a 10-day Standard Player Agreement, one of two such contracts Boreen is allowed to sign during a season in which she is a full-time student. [8] [9] Boreen went on to score her first professional goal—an overtime winner—in her third game, [8] and completed her 10-day contract having appeared in five games, scoring two goals and one assist. [10]
On June 10, 2024, Boreen was drafted in the third round, 17th overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2024 PWHL draft. [11]
Boreen attended USA Hockey's Girls Select U18 Player Development Camp in 2016 and 2017, [3] as well as participating in USA Hockey's 2016 and 2017 Women's National Festivals. [2]
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