Abby Roque

Abby Roque (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey forward for the Minnesota section of the PWHPA. 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]

Abby Roque
Born (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997
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 Wisconsin Badgers
National team  United States
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Canada
Silver medal – second place2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place2022 Denmark
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 United States
Silver medal – second place2014 Hungary

High school

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]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA, being named to the roster of the Minnesota section ahead of the 2020–21 season.[11]

International

Roque represented the United States at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold in 2015.[12] 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.[13][14]

On January 2, 2022, Roque was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[15]

PWHPA/PWHL

Skating for Team Minnesota during the 2020–21 PWHPA season, 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.[16] Playing for a team sponsored by Adidas, Roque logged a goal and two assists in a 4–3 loss.[17]

In September 2023, following the end of the PWHPA strike and creation of the PWHL, the New York PWHL team announced that they had signed Roque to a 3 year deal with an undisclosed salary.[18]

Awards and honors

NCAA
  • 2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • 2019-20 Preseason WCHA Co-Player of the Year [19]
  • 2020 All-WCHA First Team [20]
  • 2020 First Team All-American [21]
  • 2020 WCHA Player of the Year [22]
  • 2020 USCHO D-1 Women's Player of the Year[23]

USA Hockey
  • 2020 Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year (awarded by USA Hockey)[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 tribe.[26] Roque has a bachelor's degree in marketing.[27]

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDvoWKJ8YE0
  2. Barry Svrluga (2022-02-02) [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 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. McCabe, Mick. "Girl power: Abby Roque stars for Soo boys hockey". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  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.
  5. USAHockey.com, Doug Williams-Special to (December 30, 2014). "Playing With Boys Helped Abby Roque Prepare for U18 WWC". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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  10. "Canadians Giguere, Roque among 3 finalists for top NCAA women's hockey award - CBC Sports". CBC. 2020-03-03. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. "DEFENDING NCAA CHAMPION WISCONSIN TOPS WCHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL". wcha.com. 2019-09-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  20. "WCHA ANNOUNCES 2019-20 ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, PRESENTED BY STERLING TROPHY: All-WCHA and All-Academic teams honored". wcha.com. 2020-02-27. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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  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. 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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