Brooke Whitney (born October 12, 1979 in Snohomish, Washington) is a former ice hockey player for the Northeastern Huskies. In 2002, she was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.
| Brooke Whitney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 12, 1979 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for |
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| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2003 | ||
Playing career
editWhitney's freshman season at Northeastern was in 1999-2000. Despite missing half the season to a broken ankle, she ranked second in team scoring with 34 points. On October 8 and 9, she opened the season with two game-winning goals against Ohio State. In 2001-02, Whitney was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award. She had a point in at least 28 games during the season, and finished the season with 32 goals, and 56 points.[1] While at Northeastern, she was also recognized academically when she was awarded the Jeanne L. Rowlands Top-Scholar Athlete Award. Whitney participated in the 2002 Four Nations Cup[2] and was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team in 2004. Whitney was also a member of the Brampton Thunder in the 2002-03 NWHL season. She also participated in the Greater Seattle Hockey League and accumulated 17 goals and 8 assists in 12 games.[3]
Coaching career
editWhitney was a graduate assistant coach for the University of Connecticut's women's ice hockey team in the 2004-05 season. In addition, she was a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles.[4]
Awards and honors
edit- Second-team All-America selection (2000–01)
- All-ECAC first team selection (2001–02)
- ECAC All-Academic team (1998–1999)
- ECAC All-Academic team (2001–2002)
- ECAC Player of the Year (2002)
- Everett Herald Woman of the Year in Sports Award (2002–2003)
- Jeanne Rowlands Award, given to Northeastern's top senior scholar-athlete for the 2001-02 athletic season[5]
- Northeastern Hall of Fame[6]
- Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)[7]
- USCHO Player of the Week (Week of December 5, 2001)[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "2002 U.S. National Team Roster".
- ↑ "Brooke Whitney - Greater Seattle Hockey League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
- ↑ "Player Bio: Brooke Whitney - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site". bceagles.cstv.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 27, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com