Kelly Pannek

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Kelly Pannek
Kelly Pannek 2024.jpg
Pannek with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 29)
Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams
Minnesota Frost
PWHPA
Minnesota Golden Gophers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2014present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Czechia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 United States

Kelly Pannek (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.

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Career

In high school, she set the state record for the quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game. [1] [2]

Across 157 games for the University of Minnesota in the NCAA, Pannek put up 186 points. In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national championship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for 2017–18 to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018–19. [3] [4]

She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft. [5] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA. [6]

Pannek playing for Team USA in 2017 KellyPannek2.jpg
Pannek playing for Team USA in 2017

International

She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016. [7] She would then participate at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.

She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she picked up two assists in five games, including a long pass to Monique Lamoureux for the game-tying goal in the gold medal game, and finished in the tournament's top 10 for faceoff percentage. [8] [9]

On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [10]

Awards and honors

Personal life

Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer. [13] [14]

She has a bachelor's degree in finance.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Benilde-St. Margaret's MNHS243121521833142
2011–12Benilde-St. Margaret'sMNHS254325681030220
2012–13Benilde-St. Margaret'sMNHS20274269434370
2013–14Benilde-St. Margaret'sMNHS2531467746101222
2014–15 University of Minnesota WCHA 4114304421
2015–16 University of MinnesotaWCHA4023264914
2016–17 University of MinnesotaWCHA3919436216
2018–19 University of MinnesotaWCHA371615316
2019–20 Minnesota PWHPA
2020–21 MinnesotaPWHPA62572
2022–23 Team ScotiabankPWHPA2047112
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL 24412162100220
2024–25 Minnesota Frost PWHL3038111282352
PWHL totals547202714182572

Sources: [15] [16]

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2013 United States U18 Silver medal icon.svg53250
2017 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg50000
2018 United StatesOGGold medal icon.svg50220
2019 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg72356
2021 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg72350
2022 United StatesOGSilver medal icon.svg72462
2022 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg73146
2023 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg701127
2024 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg70006
2025 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg74480
Junior totals53250
Senior totals5913183147

Sources: [16]

References

  1. Paitich, Aaron (January 17, 2012). "Pannek scores 'surreal' hat trick in one shift". Star Tribune . Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Kleven, Greg (April 3, 2014). "Kelly Pannek garners another BSM honor in Athena Award". hometownsource.com.
  3. "Kelly Pannek - Women's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. Mizutani, Dane (February 1, 2019). "Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek fighting pressure in last chance as a Gopher". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "Five Minutes with Kelly Pannek". University of Minnesota Athletics.
  6. "Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Pannek". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "NCAA Highlight: Kelly Pannek". September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF . Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  9. Kennedy, Syd (August 18, 2018). "2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 25 - 23: Caitrin Lonergan & Laura Stacey; Kelly Pannek; Renata Fast". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. "U.S. women with 13 returnees". IIHF . January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  11. "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  12. "Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title". Sportsnet.ca. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  13. "Kelly Pannek". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  14. "Penguins Podcast: The Scoop with Team USA Women's Hockey". November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  15. "Lee Stecklein: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Playing profile: Lee Stecklein". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 11, 2024.