Jillian Dempsey

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Jillian Dempsey
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Dempsey playing for the Boston Pride in 2017.
Born (1991-01-19) January 19, 1991 (age 33)
Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Montreal
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 United States Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Sweden Tournament

Jillian T. Dempsey (born January 19, 1991) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for PWHL Montreal in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). The former captain of the Boston Pride of the now-defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), she holds the all-time PHF records for games played, goals, assists, and points, and is one of only two players to have won the Isobel Cup three times. [1] [2]

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Career

She played for the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team from 2009 to 2013, serving as team captain in her final season. Across 129 NCAA games, she scored 148 points, finishing in the top-10 all-time scorers for Harvard and being named a top-10 finalist for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Award. [3] [4]

In August 2013, she was selected as the 10th overall pick by the Boston Blades in the 2013 CWHL Draft. In October 2013, Dempsey joined the Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne on loan for the first round of the 2013–14 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, where she scored 13 points in 3 games. [5]

She was awarded the CWHL's Rookie of the Year Award in 2014 after leading all American-born players in league scoring. The following season, she scored 19 points in 22 games as the Blades won the 2015 Clarkson Cup.

When the NWHL was formed in 2015, Dempsey left the Blades to join the Boston Pride. [6] In 2018, she was named Pride captain.

Dempsey participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game. [7] She played for Team Stecklein in the 2019 NWHL All-Star Game, and served as captain for Team Dempsey at the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game. [8] On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Jillian Dempsey became the first player in league history to reach 100 career points, including playoffs. She reached the century mark with an assist in a win versus the Minnesota Whitecaps. [9]

In February 2020, Sportsnet named her one of the 25 most powerful women in hockey. [10] She shared the 2020 NWHL MVP award with Allie Thunstrom, as the Pride finished as regular season champions. The team made it to the finals of the 2020 Isobel cup before the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the 2020–21 NWHL season in Lake Placid, Dempsey injured her shoulder and played through it until the 2-week season was terminated. [11] When the playoffs resumed in Boston in March, she was again at full health and captained the Pride to their second Isobel Cup Championship as the only remaining player from the first win in 2016. [12]

On December 12, 2022, Dempsey tied a PHF record with six points on Sunday including her first career hat-trick to lead Boston in a 7-5 win versus Buffalo. [13]

Following the folding of the PHF, Dempsey was drafted in the 11th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Montreal. [14] On November 9, 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Montreal. [15]

International

Dempsey has represented the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship and the 2011 4 Nations Cup. [16] She would again play for the US at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, winning a silver medal.

Personal life

She is a graduate of the Rivers School and Harvard College, where she majored in Classics. [17] During her time at Harvard, she lived in Canaday Hall in her freshman year, and later in Pforzheimer House. After completing a master's in education, she joined the Teach For America programme. In 2016, she became a fifth grade teacher in her home town of Winthrop, Massachusetts. [18] [19] She continued teaching while playing in the NWHL, including conducting class from her hotel room during the 2020–21 Lake Placid bubble. [20]

When she was nine, she won a contest to name the Boston Bruins mascot, Blades the Bruin. [21] Her father, Jack Dempsey, currently serves as the Boston Fire Department commissioner. [22]

Career stats

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Boston Blades CWHL 241414281040110
2014–15 Boston Blades CWHL 22910191720000
2015–16 Boston Pride NWHL 1877141042354
2016-17 Boston PrideNWHL1751015021010
2017-18 Boston PrideNWHL167815211010
2018-19 Boston PrideNWHL1610414010002
2019-20 Boston PrideNWHL241723402811012
2020-21 Boston PrideNWHL7336022130
2021-22 Boston Pride PHF 207714632135
NWHL/PHF totals11856621182414951413
CWHL totals462324471060110
Source [23]

Honours and championships

Championships
2016 Isobel Cup Champion
2021 Isobel Cup Champion
2022 Isobel Cup Champion

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