Kristen Campbell

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Kristen Campbell
Kristen Campbell.jpg
Campbell with PWHL Toronto in 2024
Born (1997-11-30) November 30, 1997 (age 26)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
PWHL team
Former teams
PWHL Toronto
Team Scotiabank
Playing career 2020present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 United States

Kristen Campbell (born November 30, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was the first woman to win the Frozen Four championship without conceding a goal. [1] [2]

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Career

Campbell began her university career at the University of North Dakota but was forced to transfer to Wisconsin in 2017 after North Dakota dropped its women's hockey programme. [3] [4] She would become the fourth goaltender in Wisconsin history to record 90 wins with the university, being named WCHA Goaltender of the Year and a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in 2018. [5] In 2019, she would backstop the university to their first national championship since 2011. [6] [7] During the national championship tournament, she was the first goaltender to earn three straight shutouts [8] and was named Most Outstanding Player. [9]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA ahead of the 2020-21 season. [10]

Campbell was drafted in the third round, 14th overall, to PWHL Toronto. [11]

International play

Campbell represented Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal. [12] [13] In May 2021, she was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [14]

On January 11, 2022, Campbell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [15] [16] [17] She was the third goaltender on the roster and did not see any game action, but received a gold medal. [18]

Personal life

Campbell has a degree in rehabilitation psychology. [19]

Campbell's nickname is "Soupy", in reference to Campbell's Soup, which was given to Campbell at a youth goalie camp by one of her instructors. [20]

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