Christina Putigna
Christina Putigna (born 16 October 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She currently holds the record for most points scored by a Canadian player in a single NWHL season.[1]
| Christina Putigna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Christina Putigna at the 2020 NWHL All Star Game | |||
| Born |
16 October 1997 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Boston Pride Providence Friars Oakville Hornets Stoney Creek Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
During high school, Putigna played two years for Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School in her hometown of Grimsby, Ontario, in addition to playing with the Stoney Creek Sabres and then Oakville Hornets in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Across 135 NCAA games with the Providence Friars from 2015 to 2019, she scored 110 points, good for ninth all-time in program history.[2] She scored 28 points in 38 games in her rookie collegiate season, finishing second on her team in scoring, third among all Hockey East rookies in scoring, and being named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. She scored a career-high 30 points in 33 games in her senior year, including her 100th NCAA point on 8 February 2019 against Maine.
Putigna was drafted by the Boston Pride in 2019 and signed her first professional contract with the team. As a rookie fixture playing on Boston's top line with Jillian Dempsey and McKenna Brand she finished 6th in the NWHL with 29 points, first among rookies as the Pride made it to the Isobel Cup finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She was selected as a forward to the 2020 NWHL All Star game, held in Boston.[4] During the season, she was responsible for producing content for the team's TikTok page, along with fellow rookie Tori Sullivan.[5]
She was re-signed by the Pride on 9 April 2020, the first player to be signed by the Pride for the 2020–21 season.[6]
International career
Putigna represented Canada at the U22 Summer Series against the United States in 2016. She was also selected to participate in the 2016 and 2017 Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Strength and Conditioning Camps.[7] She has yet to make an appearance for the senior national team.
Personal life
Putigna has a degree in Health Policy and Management from Providence College.[8]
Career stats
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Stoney Creek Sabres | PWHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2012–13 | Stoney Creek Sabres | PWHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2013–14 | Oakville Hornets | PWHL | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oakville Hornets | PWHL | 38 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Friars | NCAA | 36 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence Friars | NCAA | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | Providence Friars | NCAA | 29 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence Friars | NCAA | 33 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019–20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 24 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NWHL totals | 31 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Honours
- 2015–2016 Hockey East Rookie of the Month for November
- 2015–2016 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
- 2017–2018 Two Time Hockey East Top Performer
- 2018–2019 Hockey East All-Tournament Team
- 2019–2020 NWHL All Star Team
References
- Murphy, Mike (25 February 2020). "NWHL Goal of the Week: Putigna goes bar down". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Oliver, Nathaniel (9 April 2020). "Boston Pride Re-Sign Christina Putigna for a Sophomore Season". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Hand, John (14 February 2020). "The NWHL's Boston Pride are good. Like, 20–1 good. What's the secret to the success?". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Clinton, Jared (9 January 2020). "Boston Pride lead the way with eight NWHL All-Star Game selections". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Tokarski, Anne (11 May 2020). "Talking TikTok with the Boston Pride's rookies". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Oliver, Nate (9 April 2020). "Pride Re-Sign Putigna for a Sophomore Season". The Hockey Writers]. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Christina Putigna Selected to Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Strength And Conditioning Camp". Providence Friars. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 21 Christina Putigna". Providence College Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Player Profile: Christina Putigna". EliteProspects. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Stats – Boston Pride". pride.nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Friars.com – Christina Putigna". Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "News – NWHL Zone". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Christina Putigna on Twitter
- Christina Putigna on Instagram