Abby Roque

Abby Roque (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Minnesota section of the PWHPA.

Abby Roque
Born (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team Minnesota
Played for University of Wisconsin
Playing career 2016–present

Career

Roque began playing hockey at the age of six. She played on the boy's team throughout high school, attending Sault Ste. Marie High, and would score 36points in 29 games in her final junior season.[1][2][3]

After graduating, she attended the University of Wisconsin, putting up 170 points in 155 NCAA games, twice being named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year.[4] She was named WHCA Rookie of the Year in 2016–17, scoring 28 points in 40 games. In 2019, she scored the game-winning goal in the semi-finals as the university won the NCAA championship.[5] She was named USCHO Division I Women's Player of the Year and USA Hockey's Women's Hockey Player of the Year in 2020, as well as being a top-3 finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[6][7][8]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA, being named to the roster of the Minnesota section ahead of the 2020–21 season.[9]

International

Roque represented the United States at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold in 2015.[10] She participated in the 2019-20 Rivalry Series for the senior American national team, and was named to the roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12]

Personal life

Roque has a bachelor's degree in marketing.[13]

References
  1. McCabe, Mick. "Girl power: Abby Roque stars for Soo boys hockey". Detroit Free Press.
  2. "Roque excelling as only girl on boys hockey team". WXYZ. February 9, 2016.
  3. USAHockey.com, Doug Williams-Special to (December 30, 2014). "Playing With Boys Helped Abby Roque Prepare for U18 WWC". USA Hockey.
  4. Journal, Todd D. Milewski | Wisconsin State. "Badgers' Abby Roque named WCHA offensive player of the year". madison.com.
  5. Spengler, John. "Women's Hockey: How Abby Roque became one of top offensive weapons for Badgers".
  6. Journal, Todd D. Milewski | Wisconsin State. "Badgers' Abby Roque named a first-team women's hockey All-American". madison.com.
  7. "Badgers' Abby Roque claims USA Hockey's women's player of the year award". AP NEWS. June 3, 2020.
  8. "Canadians Giguere, Roque among 3 finalists for top NCAA women's hockey award - CBC Sports". CBC. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  9. Tokarski, Anne (August 18, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | No. 9: Abby Roque". The Ice Garden.
  10. "Abby Roque". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  11. https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/December/17/Wisconsin-Standout-Abby-Roque-Leads-US-Womens-Hockey-Team-To-Another-Rivalry-Series-Win-Over-Canada
  12. Scifo, Dan (June 3, 2020). "Abby Roque Joins Elite Company as Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year". USA Hockey.
  13. Badgers, Wisconsin (2020-03-27). "Abby Roque skates to her own beat … and it's a joyous one". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2020-10-23.


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