Zoe Hickel

Zoe Hickel
Zoe Hickel
	Zoe Hickel playing for Kunlun Red Star in 2018
Born	July 10, 1992 (age 32); Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
Played for	Linköping HC (SDHL); Calgary Inferno (CWHL); Kunlun Red Star (CWHL); Connecticut Whale (PHF); Boston Pride (NWHL); Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (NCAA);
National team	United States
Playing career	2010–present
World Championships
World U18 Championships

Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in the 2019–20 season. Hickel played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs program, a member of the NCAA Division I. She competed with the United States national women's ice hockey team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.^[1] In 2015 Zoe Hickel joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Playing career

Hickel attended the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) for the entirety of her high school career, from 2007 to 2011. In her senior season with the NAHA, she served as a captain. With the NAHA team, she won the Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) Championship twice, in 2008 and 2011.

Professional hockey

NWHL

Prior to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Hickel was traded from the Boston Pride to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for the Whale's first round pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. At the All-Star Game, Hickel wore the Pride logo on her Team Kessel jersey.^[2]

CWHL

Hickel was selected by Kunlun Red Star of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with their fifth round pick in the 2017 CWHL Draft.^[3] On October 21, 2017, the Red Star competed in their first game against the Markham Thunder where Hickel scored the team's first goal, as Kelli Stack and Baiwei Yu both earned the assists.^[4] During the season, Hickel returned to her home state of Alaska, as the Kunlun Red Star competed in an exhibition game in Anchorage on January 5, 2018.^[5] Hickel finished the season with the Red Star amassing 12 goals and 38 points. Her 26 assists led all skaters in the CWHL during the regular season.

On June 28, 2018, Hickel signed as a free agent with the Calgary Inferno.^[6]

Coaching career

In 2024, Hickel joined the USA U18 women's team as an Assistant coach.^[7]

Career statistics

Season	'GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	36	4	8	12	30
2012–13	30	10	12	22	47
2013–14	36	13	14	27	22
2014–15	33	18	13	31	22

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USA Hockey

Event	'GP	G	A	Pts'
2010 IIHF U18 Worlds	5	2	2	4

NWHL

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Boston Pride	15	3	3	6	14
2016–17	Boston Pride	12	1	5	6	8
2016–17	Connecticut Whale	4	3	0	3	6

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CWHL

= Indicates league leader

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
2017–18	Kunlun Red Star	28	12	26	38	16	1	1	1

^[10]

Awards and honors

NCAA

WCHA Offensive player of the Week Oct. 25, 2013
WCHA Offensive player of the week Jan. 10, 2014
WCHA All-Academic team 2013–2014

CWHL

First Star of the Game, 2019 Clarkson Cup

References

^ "Women's Teams and Events". Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
^ Press Release (7 February 2017). "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ "Game #: 5 – Saturday, October 21, 2017". CWHL. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ Stephan Wiebe (January 5, 2018). "Chinese pro women's hockey team makes stop in Anchorage for exhibition game". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ Tammy Schwass (June 28, 2018). "Calgary Inferno sign star free agent forward Zoe Hickel". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ "2024 United States Roster". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "Player Zoe Hickel :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.
^ "Zoe Hickel". Hockey Database. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Zoe Hickel: Player Profile". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Zoe Hickel on Twitter

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[1] "Women's Teams and Events". Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-27.

[2] Press Release (7 February 2017). "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[3] "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[4] "Game #: 5 – Saturday, October 21, 2017". CWHL. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[5] Stephan Wiebe (January 5, 2018). "Chinese pro women's hockey team makes stop in Anchorage for exhibition game". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[6] Tammy Schwass (June 28, 2018). "Calgary Inferno sign star free agent forward Zoe Hickel". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[7] "2024 United States Roster". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[8] "Player Zoe Hickel :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.

[9] "Zoe Hickel". Hockey Database. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[10] "Zoe Hickel: Player Profile". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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