Jonna Curtis

Jonna Curtis is an American ice hockey forward currently playing for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the NWHL, who she won an Isobel Cup with in 2019. Prior to that, she captained the University of New Hampshire, twice earning a Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention.[1]

Jonna Curtis
Born (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994
Elk River, Minnesota, United States
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Forward (ice hockey)
Shoots Right
NWHL team
Former teams		 Minnesota Whitecaps
New Hampshire Wildcats
Playing career 2012–present

Career

As a youth player, Curtis was a finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey award in 2012, and set the Elk River High School scoring records of points and assists.[2][3][4]

From 2012 to 2017, she attended the University of New Hampshire, scoring 106 points in 122 NCAA games.

She originally planned on retiring from hockey after her university career, until the NWHL expansion to Minnesota was announced.[5]

After the 2018–19 season, she was named NWHL Newcomer of the Year, and was named to both the 2019 and 2020 NWHL all-star teams,[6] playing as one of the top scorers for the Whitecaps.[7][8] In 2019, the Whitecaps won the Isobel Cup, and made it to the finals in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic indefinitely postponed the game.[9]

Personal life

Outside of hockey, Curtis works as an engineer.[10][11]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2018-19Minnesota WhitecapsNWHL 168111912 20110
2019-20Minnesota WhitecapsNWHL 2114223610 10112
NWHL totals 3722335522 30222

References
  1. "Stats - Minnesota Whitecaps". whitecaps.nwhl.zone. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. "Wall Of Fame". Elk River Youth Hockey Association. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. Borzi, Pat (2019-03-08). "A Women's Hockey Star Emerges Again at Home in Minnesota". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. Strand, Bruce. "Elks' Jonna Curtis named to Ms. Hockey final five". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. ClintonNovember 15, Jared; 2018 (2018-11-15). "Why the NWHL's leading scorer is among the biggest surprises of the season". TheHockeyNews. Retrieved 2020-04-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Strollo, Leighann (2020-02-07). "2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  7. Murphy, Mike (2019-12-30). "NWHL Mid-Season Report Card: Minnesota Whitecaps". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  8. "NWHL: Pride, Whitecaps Aim for Isobel Cup". The Victory Press. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  9. "Minnesota Whitecaps play for second straight trip to NWHL championship game". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  10. "Minnesota Whitecaps: Q & A with Forward Jonna Curtis". The Hockey Writers. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  11. "When Professional Hockey is Your Side Hustle". Grandstand Central. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2020-04-06.


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