Haley Skarupa

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Haley Rae Skarupa
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Skarupa with the Boston Pride in 2017
Born (1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30) [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 Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
New Hampshire (PWHPA)
Boston Pride
Connecticut Whale
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2012–2023
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 United States
World U18 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Czech Republic

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

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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]

Personal life

Skarupa was raised in Rockville, Maryland, and she graduated from Wootton High School. [18] [19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Washington Pride JWHL 2341196014–––––
2011–12Washington PrideJWHL2774158948–––––
2012–13 Boston College HE 3324295310–––––
2013–14 Boston CollegeHE3325164112–––––
2014–15 Boston CollegeHE3731407111–––––
2015–16 Boston CollegeHE413544798–––––
2016–17 Connecticut Whale NWHL 16111122010222
2017–18 Boston Pride NWHL52352–––––
2018–19 Boston PrideNWHL1361218610000
2020–21 New Hampshire PWHPA 52464–––––
2022–23 Team SonnetPWHPA112024–––––
NWHL totals34192645820222
PWHPA totals164488–––––

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States U18 Silver medal icon.svg53690
2011 United StatesU18Gold medal icon.svg53580
2012 United StatesU18Silver medal icon.svg5110110
2015 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg52240
2016 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg50330
2017 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg51120
2022 United States OG Gold medal icon.svg50000
Junior totals151711280
Senior totals203690

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
JWHL
Liz Turgeon Player of the Year2011, 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]

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