Megan Keller

Megan Keller (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player for PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.[2]

Megan Keller
Keller with PWHL Boston in 2024
Born (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996
Farmington, Michigan
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHL team PWHL Boston
National team  United States
Playing career 2014–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam
2022 BeijingTeam
World Championships
2015 Sweden
2016 Canada
2017 United States
2019 Finland
2023 Canada
2021 Canada
2022 Denmark
2024 United States
World U18 Championships
2014 Hungary

USA Hockey career

At the 2014 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships, she led all skaters with a plus/minus rating of +9. To date, her best international performance came in the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Malmö, Sweden, where she contributed 5 points in 4 games as a member of the Gold-Medalist team.

On January 2, 2022, Keller was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]

USA Hockey statistics
EventGPGAPts
2014 IIHF U18 Worlds5123
2014 Four Nations Cup3000
2015 Sweden WC4235
2015 Canada WC4101
2016 Four Nations Cup4112
Total 20 5 6 11

NCAA career

Megan Keller played for the Boston College women's hockey team. She emerged as one of the nation's best defensive players in the 2015–16 campaign. She was a Patty Kazmaier Award top-10 finalist and named to the WHEA First-Team All-Stars, and an NCAA All-Tournament Selection. She led all defensive players in points in the nation and broke several team and conference scoring records for defense. She was also part of one of the best defensive units in the country, supporting 14 shutout games.

SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2014–15314182228
2015–164112405221
2016–173510293958
2018-193819244338
Total 145 45 11 156 145

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Awards and honors
  • All Tournament Team Selection, 2011 NAHA Tournament
  • 2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[6]
  • 2015–16 NCAA All American first team
  • 2016–17 Cami Granato Award (MVP of Women's Hockey East)
  • 2016–17 Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist
  • 2016–17 Best Defensemen, Hockey East
  • 2016–17 WHEA First Team All-Star
  • 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I All-American [7]
  • 2023–24 PWHL All-Second team[8]

References
  1. "Megan Keller". Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Roster". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "Statistics | College Hockey". USCHO.com. July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. "Megan Keller (Boston College/Farmington Hills, Michigan) Career Statistics - College Hockey | USCHO.com". Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. Kennedy, Ian (June 11, 2024). "PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 11, 2024.


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