| McKenna Brand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brand with the Boston Pride in 2018 | |||
| Born |
May 18, 1996 Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PHF team | Boston Pride | ||
| Played for | Northeastern Huskies | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
McKenna Brand is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
Career
In four seasons with Northeastern University, Brand put up 111 points in 150 games, being named a First Team All-Star in 2017, and twice being named to the All Academic Team. In 2017, her team won Hockey East.[1][2]
In 2017, she had been selected 11th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Draft, but chose to sign with the Boston Pride instead in 2018.[3]
In her first professional season, she put up 17 points in 16 games for the Pride, tied for fifth in the league,[4] That year, she was named a finalist for the NWHL's Newcomer of the Year award.[5] The next year, she put up 36 points in 24 games the next season, finishing as the third highest scorer.[6] In 2020, she was named to Team Dempsey for the NWHL All-Star Game.[7]
International
In 2013, she played 3 games for the United States national hockey team in the U18 USA-Canada Series.
Personal life
Outside of hockey, Brand has a degree in health sciences. Her brother currently plays hockey for the St. Cloud Huskies.[8]
Career Statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018-19 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 24 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021-22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Boston Pride | PHF | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NWHL/PHF totals | 91 | 37 | 50 | 87 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Championships
| Championships |
|---|
| 2021 Isobel Cup Champion |
| 2022 Isobel Cup Champion |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
- ↑ "McKenna Brand - Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ↑ Connolly, John (5 March 2018). "McKenna Brand-led Northeastern scores first Women's Hockey East title". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (17 August 2018). "Pride Sign 2017 11th Overall Selection McKenna Brand". Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ Murphy, Mike (23 October 2019). "On Brand: The Boston Pride's rising superstar". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ Clinton, Jared (December 13, 2019). "Sophomore sniper McKenna Brand is done with being one of the NWHL's best-kept secrets". Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (December 1, 2019). "On Brand: McKenna Brand surging in second year as a pro". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview". 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Chase Brand - Men's Ice Hockey".