McKenna Brand
McKenna Brand is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Boston Pride of the NWHL.
| McKenna Brand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McKenna Brand playing for the Boston Pride 11-18-2018 | |||
| Born |
May 18, 1996 Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward (ice hockey) | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NWHL team | Boston Pride | ||
| Played for | Northeastern University | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
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 | ||||||||||||
| NWHL totals | 40 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
- https://nuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/mckenna-brand/4801
- https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/03/05/mckenna-brand-led-northeastern-scores-first-womens-hockey-east-title/
- https://thehockeywriters.com/boston-pride-sign-mckenna-brand/
- https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/10/23/20928033/on-mckenna-brand-the-boston-pride-rising-superstar-nwhl-northeastern-university
- https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/sophomore-sniper-mckenna-brand-is-done-with-being-one-of-the-nwhls-best-kept-secrets
- https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/12/01/on-brand-mckenna-brand-surging-in-second-year-as-a-pro/
- https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/7/21123065/how-to-watch-2020-nwhl-all-star-game-weekend-preview-twitch-womens-hockey-boston
- https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/chase-brand/4882