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| Clara Van Wieren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 25, 2002 Cooperstown, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
Clara Van Wieren (born January 25, 2002) is an American ice hockey forward. She played college ice hockey for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Sceptres in the 2025 PWHL Draft.
Van Wieren was born in Cooperstown, New York, and grew up in Okemos, Michigan. She attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's and previously skated in the Honeybaked program. At the youth international level she represented the United States with the U18 team in 2019 and 2020. [1]
Van Wieren joined Minnesota Duluth in 2020–21 and recorded 11 points in 17 games, earning WCHA Rookie of the Month honors in December 2020. [2] [1]
As a sophomore in 2021–22 she posted 28 points in 40 games. She followed with 22 points in 39 games as a junior in 2022–23. In 2023–24 she served as an alternate captain, scored 24 points in 39 games, and was named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. [1] [3]
In 2024–25, as team captain, she set career highs with 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 39 games and was recognized as a CSC First-Team Academic All-American and an All-WCHA Third Team selection. She graduated as UMD’s all-time leader in games played (174) and reached the 100-point milestone. [4] [5]
On June 24, 2025, Van Wieren was drafted in the third round, 23rd overall, by the Toronto Sceptres. [6]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championship | ||
 | 2020 Slovakia | |
 | 2019 Japan | |
Van Wieren skated for the United States at the 2019 and 2020 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships, winning silver in 2019 and gold in 2020. [7] [8] [9]
Van Wieren is the daughter of Jeff Ericksen and Gretel Van Wieren and has two siblings. Her older sister, Inga, played college hockey at Middlebury College. [10] She completed an undergraduate double major in political science and philosophy and later pursued a master’s degree at Minnesota Duluth. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 174 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Source: HockeyDB. [11]
| Honour | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year | 2024 | [3] |
| CSC First-Team Academic All-American | 2024, 2025 | [4] |
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2025 | [4] |