Taylor Heise

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Taylor Heise
Taylor Heise 2024.jpg
Heise with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 (age 24)
Lake City, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team Minnesota Frost
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 United States
World U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Czech Republic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Russia

Taylor Heise (born March 17, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota where she won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022. She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted first overall in the 2023 PWHL Draft.

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Early life

Heise attended Red Wing High School where she was a four-time USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA honoree. As a senior in 2018, she recorded 58 goals and 25 assists in 24 games. Following an outstanding season, she was named the 2018 USA Today High School Sports All-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year and won the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award. [1] [2] [3]

College career

Heise began her collegiate career for the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the 2018–19 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 13 goals and 22 assists in 39 games. She led the team with 147 shots on goal, and second on the team with four multi-goal games. She also ranked tied for second in the WCHA and ninth in the nation with a team-best five game-winning goals. She led WCHA rookies with 22 assists, and ranked third among WCHA rookies and sixth among NCAA rookies with 0.90 points per game. Following the season she was named to the WCHA All-Rookie team. [4]

During the 2019–20 season in her sophomore year, she recorded 18 goals and 25 assists in 36 games. She ranked third on the team with a career-high 43 points, ranked second on the team with 25 assists, and ranked second on the team and sixth in the WCHA with 168 shots on goal. Following the season she was named to the All-WCHA Third Team. [5] During the 2020–21 season in her junior year, she recorded seven goals and nine assists in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She ranked second on the team with 74 shots on goal, and third on the team with 16 points. [6]

During the 2021–22 season in her senior year, she led the NCAA in scoring with 66 points on 29 goals and 37 assists in 39 games. [7] She recorded five shorthanded goals, the most in the nation, and third most in a single season in program history. She became the first player in program history to surpass 60 points in a season since Dani Cameranesi. She was named the WCHA Forward of the Month and the HCA National Player of the Month for the month of November. She recorded eight goals and eight assists. She recorded a multi-point game in five of six contests in the month. She scored her second career hat trick on November 12, 2021, in a game against RIT. [8] [9] She was named the WCHA Forward of the Month and HCA Co-National Player of the Month for the month of March. She recorded eight goals and 10 assists in eight games during the month, including five multi-point and two multi-goal games. [10] She became the first Gopher to win the award three times in a single season since its inception in 2016–17. [11] Following an outstanding season, she was named first-team All-WCHA, WCHA Offensive Player of the Year and WCHA Player of the Year. [12] [13] [14] She was also named CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American and won the Patty Kazmaier Award. She led the NCAA in both total points (66) and points per game (1.69), and ranked second in goals (29) and sixth in assists (37). [15] [16]

During the 2022–23 season in her graduate student year, she led the NCAA in goals with 29, and ranked second in points with 65 in 37 games. During the regular season she led the conference in scoring with 19 goals and 51 points in 28 games. She was named HCA National Player of the Month in December and WCHA Forward of the Month in February. Following an outstanding season, she was named first-team All-WCHA and WCHA Forward of the Year for the second consecutive year. She was also named CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American. [17] [18]

Professional career

On September 18, 2023, Heise was drafted first overall by PWHL Minnesota in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [19] On October 26, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with Minnesota. [20]

On January 3, 2024, Heise scored her first career goal, unassisted, in PWHL Minnesota's first game. [21] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded four goals and nine assists in 19 regular season games. During the Walter Cup playoffs she led the team in scoring and recorded five goals and three assists in ten games to help Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup. [22] [23] She was subsequently named the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP. [24] [25]

International play

Heise represented the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded two goals and one assist in five games and won a gold medal. She represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded one assist in five games and won a gold medal. She was named captain for the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. [26] She recorded four goals and four assists in five games and won a gold medal. [27] Following the tournament, she was named the Best Forward and Tournament MVP. [28]

On August 14, 2022, she was named to the roster for the United States at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. [29] She led the tournament in scoring with seven goals and 11 assists in seven games to help team USA win a silver medal. She was subsequently named the Best Forward and Tournament MVP. [30]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2018–19 University of Minnesota WCHA 3913223512—————
2019–20 University of MinnesotaWCHA361825438—————
2020–21 University of MinnesotaWCHA2079168—————
2021–22 University of MinnesotaWCHA3929376610—————
2022–23 University of MinnesotaWCHA3829366514—————
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL 1949138105382
PWHL totals1949138105382

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2016 United States U18 Gold medal icon.svg52132
2017 United StatesU18Gold medal icon.svg50110
2018 United StatesU18Gold medal icon.svg544812
2022 United States WC Silver medal icon.svg7711182
2023 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg7111126
2024 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg72572
Junior totals15661214
Senior totals2110273710

Awards and honors

HonorsYear
College
WCHA All-Rookie Team 2018 [4]
WCHA Third Team All-League 2020 [5]
WCHA Forward of the Year 2022 [14]
WCHA Player of the Year2022
WCHA First Team All-League2022
CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American2022 [31]
Patty Kazmaier Award 2022 [32]
WCHA Forward of the Year 2023 [17]
WCHA First Team All-League2023
CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American2023 [33]
PWHL
Walter Cup Champion 2024 [34]
Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP 2024 [35]
International
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Best Forward 2018 [28]
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Most Valuable Player2018
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Media All-Star Team2018
IIHF World Women's Championship Best Forward 2022 [30]
IIHF World Women's Championship Most Valuable Player2022
IIHF World Women's Championship Media All-Star Team2022

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