Meaghan Sittler

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Meaghan Sittler
Born (1976-03-12) March 12, 1976 (age 48)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ECAC
NWHL team		 Colby College
Brampton Thunder
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 1994–present
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's ice hockey
Women's Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Canada Tournament

Meaghan Sittler (born March 12, 1976) is a Canadian-born American former ice hockey player for the Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program and the Brampton Thunder [1] of the NWHL. She is Colby's all-time leading scorer with 199 goals and 121 assists in 85 games. [2] She is the daughter of former Toronto Maple Leafs player Darryl Sittler and the sister of 1992 NHL Draft pick, Ryan Sittler. Although she was born in Canada, she resided in East Amherst, New York when she competed internationally for the United States. [3]

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Playing career

After her freshman year at the Nichols School in Buffalo, Sittler was invited to try out for the under-18 girls United States national hockey team. During the 1995–96 season, Meaghan Sittler led the NCAA with 41 goals and 40 assists in 21 games. [4] In her final 13 games, Sittler had eight hat tricks and either scored or assisted on 82 of 111 White Mules goals. During the 1997-98 NCAA season, Sittler was eighth in the nation in scoring with 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists). [5] On October 18, 1997, Sittler was part of the ECAC All-Star team that played the United States national women's hockey team.

In 1996, Sittler played for Team USA at the Pacific Rim women's hockey championship. She followed that up in 1998 and 1999 by playing for Team USA at the Three Nations Cup. [6] From 1999 to 2000, she was with the US Select Team. [7] With the Brampton Thunder, Sittler competed for Team Ontario in the 2003 Esso Women's Nationals. [8]

On May 30, 2010, Sittler opened the Boogha Boogha Inspiration Studio, just blocks from the Lorne Park neighbourhood where she lived as a young girl. [9]

Awards and honors

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