Aerin Frankel

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Aerin Frankel
Aerin Frankel 2024.jpg
Frankel with PWHL Boston in 2024
Born (1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 25)
New York City, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
PWHL team Boston Fleet
Played for Northeastern University
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
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
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 United States

Aerin Frankel (born May 24, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) [1] and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was one of the best goaltenders in women's NCAA history. [2] [3] She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2021. [4] She is a two-time recipient of the WHCA National Goalie of the Year award and was the inaugural winner in 2021. [5] In 2023, Frankel won gold with the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship in Brampton, Ontario.

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Playing career

Frankel was raised in Briarcliff, New York, and is Jewish. [6] She began skating at the age of four, becoming a goaltender at the age of nine. [7] During high school, she played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's preparatory, winning three national titles and finishing with a 1.10 goals against average, a .945 save percentage, and 39 shutouts. [8] [9]

In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, serving as the starting goaltender for the university's women's ice hockey programme. [10] She posted a .934 SV% in her rookie collegiate year, leading all NCAA rookies. [11] She then posted a 28-save shutout in opening game of the 2018–19 season, becoming the first goaltender to shutout Boston University since Florence Schelling in 2011. The Huskies would go on to win a second consecutive WHEA Championship that year. In the 2019–20 season, she set Northeastern records for GAA, SV%, shutouts, and wins, her .958 SV% leading the NCAA. [12] She was named a top-10 finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as well as the Beanpot's best goaltender, and was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Year for the second year in a row. [13] [14]

Frankel currently plays for the Boston Fleet (formerly known as PWHL Boston) in the PWHL. [1] Frankel helped the team reach the finals of inaugural PWHL playoffs, playing all 8 games for the Fleet with a record of 5-3 and a .953 SV%. Frankel would be named as a Second Team All-Star for the 2024 season. [15] On January 31, 2025, Frankel became the first goaltender in PWHL history to record 1,000 saves during the team's 3-2 shootout victory over the New York Sirens. [16]

International career

Frankel made her senior American national team debut at the 2019-20 Rivalry Series, picking up her first senior international win in December 2019. [17] She was named to the American roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship before the Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]

Frankel served as the primary goaltender at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, where the United States captured gold. Over six games, Frankel earned a 5-0-1 record and compiled a .931% save percentage and 1.48 GAA average. [19] Frankel earned a shutout in a 3–0 win over Germany in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Frankel became the first U.S. women's goalie to start five consecutive games at an Olympics or worlds in 26 years. [20]

Awards and honors

NCAA

Hockey East

  • ARMY ROTC Hockey East Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021) [23]
  • 2021 Hockey East Goaltending Champion
  • 2021 Hockey East First-Team All-Stars
  • 2021 Hockey East All-Tournament Team
  • 2021 Hockey East Championship MVP
  • 2021 Hockey East PNC Bank Three Stars Award [24]

Hockey Commissioners Association

  • WHCA National Goalie of the Year 2021, 2022 [25]
  • Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month, November 2019 [26]
  • Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month, January 2021
  • Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month, February 2021 [27]
  • Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (March 2021) [28]

PWHL

USA Hockey

Personal life

Frankel studied criminal justice and psychology at Northeastern University. [30]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stats". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  2. ↑ "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". bruinsdiehards.com. May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Fundaro, Gabriella (August 14, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | No. 11, 12: Aerin Frankel, Anna Shokhina". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner". pattykaz.com. 2021-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Frankel Repeats as Goaltender of the Year". Northeastern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  6. ↑ Gurvis, Jacob (October 20, 2023). "All the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season".
  7. ↑ Stern, Paige (December 5, 2019). "Aerin Frankel's athletic journey leads to national recognition". Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Frankel File". August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Girls Hockey Alumni Continue Success in College Hockey". Shattuck-St. Mary's School. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ Whyte, William (December 13, 2018). "Top NCAA goalies Aerin Frankel, Abbey Levy talk saves, styles — and each other". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ O'Connor, Brion (September 30, 2018). "Aerin Frankel amped for second go-around with Northeastern". New England Hockey Journal. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Benbow, Julian (February 3, 2020). "Guardian at the gate: Northeastern goalie Aerin Frankel proves a staggering stalwart for the Huskies". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  13. ↑ Scifo, Dan (February 7, 2020). "Kaz Watch: Time with USA Hockey Propels Aerin Frankel into Strong Junior Season". Patty Kazmaier Award. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ Scifo, Dan (January 22, 2019). "Kaz Watch: Northeastern's Aerin Frankel Builds Off Breakout Freshman Season". Patty Kazmaier Award. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  15. 1 2 Kennedy, Ian (June 11, 2024). "PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP". The Hockey News . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  16. ↑ "SOLD-OUT TSONGAS CENTER SEES MÜLLER PUSH BOSTON TO A 3-2 SHOOTOUT WIN OVER NEW YORK". www.thepwhl.com. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  17. ↑ "Aerin Frankel". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  18. ↑ "Team USA announces 2020 World Championships Roster". The Ice Garden. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Aerin Frankel". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  20. ↑ "U.S. beats Canada in women's hockey world championship final on Hilary Knight hat trick". Yahoo Sports. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  21. ↑ "2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  23. ↑ "Women's Weekly Release: Northeastern Wins Fourth Straight Bertagna Trophy". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-08. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  24. ↑ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  25. ↑ "Aerin Frankel Named Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year". nuhuskies.com. 2021-03-17. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  26. ↑ "Women's hockey: Robert Morris' Jaycee Gebhard wins National Player of the Month Award". ncaa.com. December 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Northeastern's Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin's Eden tabbed HCA women's hockey award winners for February". uscho.com. 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  28. ↑ "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  29. ↑ "Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year". USA Hockey . Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Aerin Frankel - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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