Taylor Wenczkowski | |||
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Born | Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. | September 25, 1997||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | PWHL Boston Boston Pride New Hampshire Wildcats | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2012–2024 |
Taylor Wenczkowski (born September 25, 1997) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
As a junior player, Wenczkowski played 72 games over three seasons for the Boston Shamrocks of the Junior Women's Hockey League. She scored 35 points in each of her last two seasons. [1]
In 148 NCAA games over five years at the University of New Hampshire, Wenczkowski scored 82 points. As a senior she served as one of the three captains of the UNH Wildcats. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Wenczkowski was drafted in the third round of the 2020 NWHL Draft and signed a one-year deal with the Boston Pride on June 23, 2020. [6] [7] She would win back-to-back Isobel Cup championships with the Pride in 2021 and 2022, earning the honor of Playoff MVP in the latter year. [8]
After going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft, Wenczkowski signed with PWHL Boston following their 2023 training camp. [9] [10]
Wenczkowski majored in kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire. [2] She attended high school at the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School. [11]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 26 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 27 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017-18 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018-19 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 36 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Boston Pride | PHF | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
PHF/NWHL totals | 51 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Source: [2]
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