McKenna Brand | |||
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Born | Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | May 18, 1996||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
PHF team | Boston Pride | ||
Played for | Northeastern Huskies | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
McKenna Brand is a former American ice hockey forward, who played for the Boston Pride of the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
In four seasons with Northeastern University, Brand put up 111 points in 150 games, being named a First Team All-Star in 2017, and twice being named to the All Academic Team. In 2017, her team won Hockey East. [1] [2]
In 2017, she had been selected 11th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Draft, but chose to sign with the Boston Pride instead in 2018. [3]
In her first professional season, she put up 17 points in 16 games for the Pride, tied for fifth in the league, [4] That year, she was named a finalist for the NWHL's Newcomer of the Year award. [5] The next year, she put up 36 points in 24 games the next season, finishing as the third highest scorer. [6] In 2020, she was named to Team Dempsey for the NWHL All-Star Game. [7]
In 2013, she played 3 games for the United States national hockey team in the U18 USA-Canada Series.
Outside of hockey, Brand has a degree in health sciences. Her brother currently plays hockey for the St. Cloud Huskies. [8]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2018-19 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019-20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 24 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2020-21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2021-22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2022-23 | Boston Pride | PHF | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NWHL/PHF totals | 91 | 37 | 50 | 87 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Championships |
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2021 Isobel Cup Champion |
2022 Isobel Cup Champion |
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