Haley Skarupa

Haley Rae Skarupa
Skarupa with the Boston Pride in 2017
Born	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 31) [1] Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Connecticut Whale Boston Pride PWHPA
National team	United States
Playing career	2012–2023
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championships 2015 Sweden 2016 Canada 2017 United States World U18 Championships 2011 Sweden 2010 United States 2012 Czech Republic

Haley Rae Skarupa (born January 3, 1994) is an American former professional ice hockey player. A forward, she played in the National Women's Hockey League and Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and for the American national team.

Playing career

Skarupa played under-19 hockey for the Washington Pride of the Junior Women's Hockey League. In both her junior and senior years of high school, she captained the team and won the Liz Turgeon Player of the Year award. ^[2]

After graduating from high school, Skarupa joined Boston College, where both her parents had studied. ^{[3] [4]} Across four seasons in the NCAA, she scored 244 points in 144 games, the second highest scorer in Boston College history, for both men and women. ^[5] She was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in both 2015 and 2016. ^[2]

Skarupa was drafted fifth overall, in the second round of the 2015 NWHL Draft by the New York Riveters. On April 26, 2016, Skarupa's signing rights were traded to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for Michelle Picard. ^{[6] [7]}

Across three seasons in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), Skarupa would put up 45 points in 34 games, being named to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game. ^[8]

In May 2019, Skarupa joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) boycott of the NWHL. A few months later, she was hired as a hockey ambassador with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. ^[9] She played at PWHPA events from 2020 to 2023. ^[10]

Skarupa announced her retirement as a player on March 16, 2023. ^[11]

International play

Skarupa made her international debut at the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning silver. She returned for the 2011 championship, where she recorded 8 points including a hat-trick in a 14–1 gold medal victory over the Czech Republic. ^{[12] [13]}

At the 2012 U18 Championship, Skarupa set a single-tournament record of 11 goals. ^[14] She and Team USA would earn the silver medal. ^[2]

Skarupa participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2016 and 2017 World Championships, winning gold each time. ^{[1] [15]}

Skarupa represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ^{[16] [17]}

Post-playing career

On October 19, 2023, USA Hockey announced that they had hired Skarupa as head scout of the U.S. Women's National Team program. ^[10] In November 2024, the PWHL announced that the Minnesota Frost hired Skarupa as their East Coast and International Scout. ^[18]

Personal life

Skarupa was raised in Rockville, Maryland, and she graduated from Wootton High School. ^{[19] [20]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	Washington Pride	JWHL		23	41	19	60	14		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Washington Pride	JWHL		27	74	15	89	48		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Boston College	HE		33	24	29	53	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Boston College	HE		33	25	16	41	12		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Boston College	HE		37	31	40	71	11		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Boston College	HE		41	35	44	79	8		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Connecticut Whale	NWHL		16	11	11	22	0		1	0	2	2	2
2017–18	Boston Pride	NWHL		5	2	3	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Boston Pride	NWHL		13	6	12	18	6		1	0	0	0	0
2020–21	New Hampshire	PWHPA		5	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Team Sonnet	PWHPA		11	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
NWHL totals				34	19	26	45	8		2	0	2	2	2
PWHPA totals				16	4	4	8	8		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	United States	U18			5	3	6	9	0
2011	United States	U18			5	3	5	8	0
2012	United States	U18			5	11	0	11	0
2015	United States	WC			5	2	2	4	0
2016	United States	WC			5	0	3	3	0
2017	United States	WC			5	1	1	2	0
2022	United States	OG			5	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					15	17	11	28	0
Senior totals					20	3	6	9	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year	Ref
JWHL
Liz Turgeon Player of the Year	2011, 2012	[2]
NCAA
Third Team All-USCHO.com	2014	[2]
Second Team All-USCHO.com	2015
First Team All-USCHO.com	2016
Second Team AHCA All-American	2016
Hockey East
Rookie of the Year	2013	[2]
All-Rookie Team	2013
Second All-Star Team	2013, 2015
First All-Star Team	2014, 2016
NWHL
All-Star Game	2017	[8]

References

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8. deSimas, Jr, Gerry (12 January 2017). "Babstock leads five players from Whale selected to play in NWHL All-Star Game". The Collinsville Press. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
9. "Capitals hire former Olympian Haley Skarupa as hockey ambassador | RSN". Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
10. "Haley Skarupa Named U.S. Women's National Team Head Scout". usahockey.com. USA Hockey. October 19, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
11. Skarupa, Haley [@skroops28]; (March 16, 2023). "Skipping back into retirement for now. Thank you sonnet slappers 👛 don't even know where to start so let's just roll the tape #outwithabang" . Retrieved February 26, 2024– via Instagram.
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13. "U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team Upends Czechs, 14-1, to Advance to Gold-Medal Game at 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship". sportngin.com. USA Hockey. January 7, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
14. Aykroyd, Lucas (14 January 2024). "Canada thrashes Finns for bronze". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
15. "Haley Skarupa". Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
16. Woodfork, Rob (February 8, 2018). "Haley Skarupa: From thin ice to center ice Archived 2018-02-14 at the Wayback Machine ". WTOP .
17. "After gut check, Rockville's Haley Skarupa finds her way to U.S. women's hockey team - Baltimore Sun". 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
18. "MINNESOTA FROST ANNOUNCE STAFF ADDITIONS". www.thepwhl.com. 2024-11-13. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
19. "Haley Skarupa got a second chance and made the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team - The Washington Post". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 2018-01-20.
20. "18 Under 18: Haley Skarupa". 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Haley Skarupa at Team USA ( archiveJuly 20, 2020 )
• Haley Skarupa at Olympics.com
• Haley Skarupa at Olympedia