Dominique Kremer

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Dominique Kremer
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Kremer with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (1997-06-09) June 9, 1997 (age 28)
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for
Playing career 2015–2025

Dominique Kremer (born June 9, 1997) is an American retired ice hockey defenseman. She was the final team captain in Buffalo Beauts history, and won the Walter Cup with PWHL Minnesota in 2024. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Kremer began skating at the age of three, playing hockey for the first time two years later. [3] She later played with the St. Louis Lady Blues organisation, before attending Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota for high school. [4] [5] [6]

From 2015 to 2019, she attended Merrimack College, scoring 56 points in 138 NCAA Division I games with the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey team of the Hockey East conference. She scored her first collegiate career goal as a rookie on the October 3, 2015, against St. Cloud State. During the 2018–19 season, Kremer served as an alternate captain for Merrimack and was named to the All-WHEA Third Team. [7]

She was drafted 17th overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2018 NWHL Draft. [8] Instead of joining the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed Premier Hockey Federation in 2021) after graduating, she signed her first professional contract with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), stating that she felt the SDHL was the league that offered the highest skill level. [9] She scored 16 points in 36 games in her rookie SDHL season, the highest scoring defender on her team. [10]

After originally planning to continue playing in Sweden, restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her to return to North America to sign in the NWHL, joining the Buffalo Beauts for the 2020–21 NWHL season. [11] [12] She was the first player signed by newly named Beauts general manager Nate Oliver. [13]

Kremer played the 2023–24 season in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with PWHL Minnesota, appearing in 12 games. [14] She then spent the 2024-25 season with SDE HF, before announcing her retirement on July 8, 2025. [15] [16]

Personal life

At Merrimack College, she majored in international studies and French, with a minor in pre-law. [17]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Merrimack College Hockey East 3429116—————
2016–17 Merrimack CollegeHockey East344111516—————
2017–18 Merrimack CollegeHockey East3427918—————
2018–19 Merrimack CollegeHockey East367142114—————
2019-20 Djurgårdens IF SDHL 36511161250110
2020–21 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 60004—————
2021–22 Buffalo Beauts PHF 206511810000
2022–23 Buffalo BeautsPHF2319109—————
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL 120000—————
SDHL totals36511161250110
NWHL/PHF totals49714212110000
PWHL totals120000—————

Source: [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Buffalo Beauts - Team Captaincy History". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Four Alumnae Crowned Inaugural PWHL Champions". Hockey East. May 30, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Strawser, Justin (September 8, 2014). "From Sunbury rink to Team USA". The Daily Item. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Payne, Rod (April 9, 2012). "Dom-inator: Hudson's Kremer a gamer". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Jim (May 5, 2013). "Hudson girl helps win national girls hockey title". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Payne, Rod (April 26, 2014). "Hudson's Kremer adds another hockey title". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Joyner, David (February 22, 2019). "A day to thank these hockey pioneers". The Eagle Tribune . Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rae, Voight and Kremer selected in NWHL Draft". Merrimack College Athletics. December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ Peter, Ekholm (May 29, 2019). "Triss i nordamerikanskor till Djurgården". HockeySverige. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jervis, Adrian (February 5, 2020). "Dominique Kremer (DIF) - the most hard working people I've ever met". A Brit on Thin Ice. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Buffalo Signs Defender Dominique Kremer, Formerly with Djurgardens IF and Merrimack". National Women's Hockey League (Press release). May 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Dominique Kremer - From Sweden to Buffalo, With Love". National Women's Hockey League . January 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ Seide, Jeff (May 14, 2020). "Oliver Named GM of the Buffalo Beauts". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ Stark, Mariah (July 23, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota Report Cards 2023-24: Dominique Kremer". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (July 1, 2024). "Minnesota's Dominique Kremer Leaves For Sweden". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ Kremer, Dominique [@domkremer13]; (July 8, 2025). "Dear hockey….thank you 🫶🏻" . Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "2018-19 Merrimack College Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #9 Dominique Kremer". Merrimack College Athletics. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Playing profile: Dominique Kremer". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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