Stephanie Anderson

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Stephanie Anderson
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Anderson addressing the media after her game winning goal in the 2015 WCHA Semifinals
Born (1992-11-27) November 27, 1992 (age 32)
North St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
PHF team
Former teams
Minnesota Whitecaps
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2011present
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sweden

Stephanie Anderson (born November 27, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who played for the Minnesota Whitecaps in the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). [1] She previously competed for the Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program and was a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. [2] [3]

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Playing career

High school

Anderson competed at the high school level with the North St. Paul High School team, becoming a two-time letterwinner. In addition, she would skate for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds at the club level, eventually being appointed team captain.

NCAA hockey

Joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2011, Anderson would log her first career goal, a game-winning tally against Minnesota State on October 21, 2011. She would finish her freshman season as a member of the Gophers NCAA Frozen Four title-winning team. Opting to transfer to Bemidji State in 2012, she sat out the 2012–13 due to transfer rules within the WCHA conference. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013–14, she contributed five goals and three assists in 33 games played.

On March 7, 2015, Anderson contributed to a historic win as the Beavers defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 1–0 tally in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off. She logged the game-winning goal at the 11:46 mark of the third period. [4] Beavers goaltender Brittni Mowat made 37 saves, registering her seventh shutout of the season, a new program record. In addition, it marked the first time that the Beavers advanced to the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off.

CWHL

In 2017, Anderson signed her first professional contract with Kunlun Red Star of the CWHL. She would put up 25 points in 53 games across two seasons before the league folded.

NWHL

Anderson signed with the NWHL Minnesota Whitecaps for its 2019–2020 season. [5] She put up 10 points in 22 games in the 2019–20 season.

International

In 2009, she made her debut for USA Hockey, competing in a three-game exhibition series between the Canadian and US Under-18 rosters. In 2015, she was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the IIHF World Championships

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 391566
2013–14 Bemidji State Beavers WCHA3353835
2014–15 Bemidji State BeaversWCHA3914102432
2015–16 Bemidji State BeaversWCHA311181920
2016–17 Minnesota Whitecaps Ind.
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star CWHL 2889174841122
2018–19 Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays CWHL2553820
2019–20 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 2246101210000
2020–21 Minnesota WhitecapsNWHL4011020110
2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps PHF 150222420000
2022–23 Minnesota WhitecapsPHF24123830000
NCAA totals14231265793
CWHL totals531312256841122
NWHL/PHF totals65511164480110

Sources: [6] [7]

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States U18 Silver medal icon.svg10002
2015 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg40110
Junior totals10002
Senior totals40110

Sources: [7]

Awards and honors

References

  1. "WOMEN'S HOCKEY: BSU alum Anderson taken in CWHL Draft". Bemidji Pioneer. August 21, 2017.
  2. "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Roster". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. "Stephanie Anderson reflects on winning a gold medal for Team USA". BSU. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. "Bemidji State advances to the WCHA Final Faceoff Championship game".
  5. "Whitecaps sign former Bemidji State standout Stephanie Anderson". Star Tribune .
  6. "Stephanie Anderson: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Playing profile: Stephanie Anderson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved September 10, 2025.