Abby Roque

American ice hockey forward

Ice hockey player
Abby Roque
Born (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997 (age 26)
Potsdam, New York, U.S.[1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team PWHL New York
Played for PWHPA Minnesota
Team Sonnet
National team  United States
Playing career 2016–present

Abby Roque (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey forward for PWHL New York. She is the first indigenous person to play for the United States women's national ice hockey team, making her Olympic debut in 2022.[2]

Playing career

Youth

Roque began playing hockey at the age of six. Not having any options for girls' hockey, she played on boys' teams growing up. She played for the Sault Area High School Blue Devils in high school. During her freshman year, she was the only freshman to make the varsity hockey team. She was the first and only girl to play on the high school's boys' team. She was an alternate captain in her senior season with the Blue Devils. She tallied 16 goals and 20 assists in her senior year with the Blue Devils for a total of 36 points.[3][4][5]

NCAA

After graduating, she attended the University of Wisconsin, putting up 170 points in 155 NCAA games for the Badgers, twice being named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year.[6] She was named WCHA 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10]

PWHPA/PWHL

After graduating, Roque joined the PWHPA, being named to the Team Minnesota roster ahead of the 2020–21 season.[11] With Minnesota, Roque participated in a PWHPA Dream Gap Tour event at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021, the first women's ice hockey event at the venue.[12] Playing for a team sponsored by Adidas, Roque logged a goal and two assists in a 4–3 loss.[13]

In September 2023, following the end of the PWHPA strike and creation of the PWHL, PWHL New York announced that they had signed Roque to a 3-year deal with an undisclosed salary.[14]

International play

Roque represented the United States at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold in 2015.[15] 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 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

On January 2, 2022, Roque was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 University of Wisconsin NCAA 40 8 20 28 38 – – – – –
2017–18 University of Wisconsin NCAA 38 11 30 41 40 – – – – –
2018–19 University of Wisconsin NCAA 41 11 32 43 28 – – – – –
2019–20 University of Wisconsin NCAA 31 20 22 42 22 – – – – –
2020–21 Minnesota PWHPA 6 6 5 11 4 – – – – –
2022–23 Team Sonnet PWHPA 20 7 9 16 12 – – – – –
PWHPA totals 26 13 14 27 16 – – – – –

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 2 3 2
2015 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 2 2 4
2021 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 0
2022 United States OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 4
2022 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 3 8 4
2023 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 6 9 2
Junior totals 10 1 4 5 6
Senior totals 27 9 12 21 10

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
NCAA
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2019
Preseason WCHA Co-Player of the Year 2020 [19]
All-WCHA First Team 2020 [20]
First Team All-American 2020 [21]
WCHA Player of the Year 2020 [22]
USCHO D-1 Women's Player of the Year 2020 [23]
USA Hockey
Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year 2020 [24]

Personal life

Roque is the daughter of Jim Roque, a former NCAA ice hockey coach who now works as a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.[25] She is a member of the Wahnapitae First Nation.[26] Roque has a bachelor's degree in marketing.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Abby Roque | Knoxy & Kax". YouTube.
  2. ^ Barry Svrluga (February 2, 2022) [2022-02-01]. "U.S. forward Abby Roque is a first-time Olympian — and a pioneer for Indigenous people". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ McCabe, Mick. "Girl power: Abby Roque stars for Soo boys hockey". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Roque excelling as only girl on boys hockey team". WXYZ. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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  12. ^ Analis Bailey (February 28, 2021). "PWHPA Dream Gap Tour hits Madison Square Garden ice for historic women's game". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour recap: New York City". SB Nation. March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, Micah Zandee-Hart Sign Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Contracts With New York". PWHL News (Press release). September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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  18. ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "DEFENDING NCAA CHAMPION WISCONSIN TOPS WCHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL". wcha.com. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "WCHA ANNOUNCES 2019-20 ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, PRESENTED BY STERLING TROPHY: All-WCHA and All-Academic teams honored". wcha.com. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  21. ^ TODD D. MILEWSKI (March 5, 2020). "Badgers' Abby Roque named a first-team women's hockey All-American". wiscnews.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  22. ^ "WISCONSIN'S ABBY ROQUE NAMED 2019-20 WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, PRESENTED BY STERLING TROPHY: Patty Kazmaier finalist chosen from among four candidates as the WCHA's top overall player". wcha.com. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  23. ^ Nicole Haase (March 26, 2020). "Women's Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin's Abby Roque is USCHO Player of the Year". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  24. ^ Dan Scifo, 06/03/20. "Abby Roque Joins Elite Company as Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "That Sudbury Sports Guy: Like father, like daughter — sort of". Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "Abby Roque Represents Native American Culture with Pride". January 7, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  27. ^ Badgers, Wisconsin (March 27, 2020). "Abby Roque skates to her own beat … and it's a joyous one". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com