Brittyn Fleming | |||
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Born | Oregon, Wisconsin, U.S. | May 24, 1999||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Minnesota Whitecaps PWHL Minnesota | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2017–2024 |
Brittyn Fleming (born May 24, 1999) is an American former professional ice hockey winger. She played in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the Minnesota Whitecaps and in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) for PWHL Minnesota.
Fleming played youth ice hockey with the Madison Capitals organization, based in Madison, Wisconsin. She played minor ice hockey with the Capitals' under-14 (14U) and 16U teams in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL), and junior ice hockey with the Madison Capitals 19U AAA (also called 19U Midget Major) team. [1] [2] In the 2016–17 season – her final season of juniors – she led the team in scoring, notching 31 points more than the next highest scorer. [3]
Her college ice hockey career was played with the Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I during 2017 to 2022. She finished as the career points and assists leader for the Mavericks program, as well as having played the most games in school history. During the 2021–22 season, she set the Minnesota State records for points (45) and assists (25) in a season. [4]
After graduating, Fleming played her rookie professional ice hockey season with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the PHF during the 2022–23 season. [5] She re-signed with the team for the 2023–24 PHF season in May 2023 but her contract was voided when the league was bought out and dissolved in June 2023. [6]
On December 1, 2023, she signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Minnesota of the PWHL after going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [7] On June 7, 2024, Fleming announced her retirement on social media. [8]
Fleming attended Oregon High School in her hometown of Oregon, Wisconsin and was a standout player for the school's soccer team. [2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 34 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 35 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 35 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | PWHL Minnesota | PWHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
PHF totals | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
PWHL totals | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Award | Period |
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NCAA | |
WCHA Rookie of the Week | Week of November 14, 2017 |
WCHA Scholar-Athlete | 2018–19 |
WCHA All-Academic Team | 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 |
Minnesota State Mavericks | |
Women's Hockey Rookie of the Year | 2017–18 |
Maverick Three-Star Award | 2021–22 |
Women's Hockey MVP | 2021–22 |
Source: [11]
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