Ronda Curtin Engelhardt

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Ronda Curtin Engelhardt
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Curtin in 2022
Born (1980-11-02) November 2, 1980 (age 44)
Roseville, Minnesota
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
WCHA team Minnesota Golden Gophers
Playing career 1999–2003

Ronda Curtin Engelhardt (born November 2, 1980) is an American ice hockey player and coach. She currently serves as an amateur scout for the Nashville Predators. She was previously head coach of the Minnesota Whitecaps, leading the team to an Isobel Cup victory in 2019. During her playing career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey team, she was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, and was selected to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's team of the decade in the 2000s.

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Career

Prior to playing for Minnesota, Curtin was a member of the United States Select Team roster that competed at the 1999 Christmas Cup tournament in Fussen, Germany, on December 27–30, 1999. [1] Some of her teammates included future Olympians Julie Chu, Natalie Darwitz, Jenny Schmidgall and Krissy Wendell.

Curtin played both defense and forward as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers won the 2001–02 Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title for the second consecutive season. Curtin's season included 45 points (11 goals, 34 assists) in 34 games, making her the first defender in WCHA history to lead the conference in regular-season scoring. She led the WCHA in assists (34) and power-play points (21). During the season, Curtin garnered WCHA Player of the Week honors three times and became the first women's ice hockey player in Minnesota to win the award three times in a single season. For her efforts, she was named the 2002 WCHA Player of the Year, the WCHA Defensive Player of the year, a WCHA First Team selection and the WCHA Tournament Most Valuable Player. For the 2002–03 season, she was named team captain.

After finishing her college playing career, she joined the University of St. Thomas hockey staff as an assistant coach for four seasons and earned her Master's degree. [2] [3] She later coached the girls' team at Breck School.

In 2018, she was hired as a co-coach of the professional Minnesota Whitecaps in the National Women's Hockey League for their inaugural 2018–19 season in the league. [4] She was a co-head coach for her first two seasons, leading the Whitecaps to an Isobel Cup win in 2019 and two Isobel Cup finals losses in 2021 and 2023. Following the 2023 season, she left the Whitecaps [5] and joined the Nashville Predators as an amateur scout. [6]

Personal

In addition to her athletic achievements, she also participates in various community service projects. Her younger sister, Renee, was a forward at Minnesota. [7] She married professional hockey player Brett Engelhardt and has three children. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 University of Minnesota WCHA 392627536—————
2000–01 University of MinnesotaWCHA341217296—————
2001–02 University of MinnesotaWCHA3813354816—————
2002–03 University of MinnesotaWCHA369283710—————
NCAA totals1476010716738—————
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; +/- =  Plus/minus; PPG =  Power-play goals; SHG =  Short-handed goals; GWG =  Game-winning goals  

Source [9]

Awards and honors

High school

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Golden Gopher awards

References

  1. ↑ "1999 U.S. Women's Select Team". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Robin Curtin Elite Prospects". EliteProspects.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Ronda Curtin". GopherSports.com. October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps pick former Gophers star Ronda (Curtin) Engelhardt as co-coach with Jack Brodt". Star Tribune. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Whitecaps head coach Ronda Engelhardt and team part ways". Star Tribune. March 30, 2023. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Women in Hockey: Ronda Engelhardt". NHL.com. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ivy League Sports". Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  8. ↑ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? RONDA (CURTIN) ENGELHARDT". StateOfHockey.com. April 5, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Ronda Curtin". EliteProspects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ronda Curtin". Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Ice Hockey – Women's Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "25 Seasons of Excellence: WCHA Time Capsule 1999–2004". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Athletic Association. October 20, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ Athletics (March 7, 2002). "Curtin, Halldorson Earn WCHA Awards". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ Athletics (February 15, 2000). "Curtin Earns Third Rooke of the Week Honor". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  15. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/about/wcha-about.html%5B‍%5D
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