Annie Pankowski

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Annie Pankowski
Born (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 29)
Laguna Hills, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA teamMinnesota
Played for Wisconsin Badgers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2014–present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Finland

Annie Pankowski (born November 4, 1994) is an American women's ice hockey player with the PWHPA and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was the first California born and trained player to make the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team. [1]

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Playing career

Across 154 NCAA games, Pankowski put up 206 points. [2] She took leave for the 2017-18 season to train with the American Olympic team. [3] She was a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist three years in a row from 2016 to 2019. [4] [5]

She was drafted 1st overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the 2018 NWHL Draft, but has yet to make an appearance for the club. In May 2019, she joined the PWHPA, after the collapse of the CWHL. [6] She took part in the 2020 ECHL All-Star Classic and the 2020 NHL All-Star Game. [7]

International

Pankowski attended North American Hockey Academy and was a member of the United States U18 National Team. In 2013, she was a member of the US national team during their Bring on the World Tour. She logged one point in three games played.

She tried out for the 2014 US Olympic Team, but was a final cut, and was again cut from the American roster a few weeks before the 2018 Winter Olympics, despite assurances that the roster had been set. [8]

Pankowski was one of six Badgers named to the United States roster competing at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship in Malmö, Sweden. [9] She also competed in the 2016 and 2019 IIHF World Championships. [10] She won gold with the US at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.

Personal life

With Badgers teammate Lauren Williams, the two volunteered with Occupaws, an organization that trains guide dogs for the visually impaired in Wisconsin and bordering states. [11] She graduated in 2023 from the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently a rotating intern with hopes to complete a surgical residency.

Her sister, Ali Pankowski, competes for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program. Both her parents are veterinarians.

Awards and honours

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References

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