Makenna Newkirk

Makenna Newkirk is an American ice hockey forward, currently with the PWHPA.

Makenna Newkirk
Born (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team New England
Played for Boston College
Playing career 2019–present

Career

As a youth player, she played for a travel team in Pittsburgh while living in Arizona, before eventually moving to Connecticut to attend Pomfret School.[1]

Across 154 NCAA games, Newkirk put up 189 points, fifth highest in programme history.[2][3] She served as Boston College captain from 2017 to 2019.[4][5] In her final year, she was named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward and an Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star.[6][7]

She was drafted 7th overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[8] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[9][10] She captained a team in the Dream Gap Tour exhibition in Tempe, Arizona.[11]

References
  1. Annie, Baseball (March 20, 2017). "Auston Matthews vs. Makenna Newkirk: The case against USA Hockey". Pension Plan Puppets.
  2. "Makenna Newkirk - Women's Hockey". Boston College Athletics.
  3. "Makenna Newkirk". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  4. "Makenna Newkirk Strikes a Balance of Humble, Intense - The Heights". October 17, 2018.
  5. Scifo, Dan (January 31, 2018). "Kaz Watch: BC's Makenna Newkirk Thriving in Leadership Role". Patty Kazmaier Award.
  6. Fundaro, Gabriella (October 25, 2018). "Game Day Skate: Getting to Know Makenna Newkirk and Boston College".
  7. Murphy, Mike (September 28, 2018). "2018-19 NCAA Preview: Seniors to Watch". The Ice Garden.
  8. "Scottsdale native Newkirk chosen seventh overall in first round of NWHL Draft".
  9. "Profile". PWHPA.
  10. News, Jenna Ortiz/Cronkite (March 19, 2020). "'You can't become what you can't see': Women's hockey comes to Tempe".
  11. "Coyotes Announce PWHPA Dream Gap Tour Coming To Tempe March 6-8". NHL.com.


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