Leanne Ganney

Leanne Ganney (born 4 October 1991) is an English ice hockey player, currently serving as captain of SDE Hockey in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the national team of Great Britain (Team GB).

Leanne Ganney
Born (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991
Basingstoke, England
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SDHL team SDE Hockey
Played for Bracknell Queen Bees
Guildford Lightning
National team  Great Britain
Playing career 2003–present

Playing career

At the age of 12, Ganney began playing with the Guildford Lightning in the highest division of English women's hockey.[1] She would play with Guildford for four years, before switching to the Bracknell Queen Bees.[2]

In 2017, Ganney signed with SDE in Sweden.[3] In her first season, she served as an assistant captain, and was named captain in 2018.[4] In 2020, the team made the playoffs for the first time, as she put up 17 points in 36 games.[5]

International

Ganney has made over 40 appearances with the British senior team, for whom she has served as captain since 2015.[6] She has won three IIHF World Women's Championship Division II silver medals and three bronze medals.[7]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 SDE Hockey SDHL 361091955 -----
2018–19 SDE Hockey SDHL 3513132618 -----
2019–20 SDE Hockey SDHL 367101745 22022
SDHL totals 107303262118 22022

References
  1. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 February 2020). "Debuterade som tolvåring – nu ska hon stoppa Brynäs stjärnor". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. "Basingstoke Celebrates Local Sporting Talent". The Breeze (Radio broadcast). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. Wedin, Kevin (8 February 2018). "Från England till Danderyd – för hockeyn". DanderydDirekt (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. Einarsson, Mikael (12 September 2019). "Här är SDE:s kaptener den kommande säsongen". Norrortssporten (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Brittisk hockeyspelare: SDHL är världens bästa liga". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "GB Women Confirm Captaincy Team". Ice Hockey UK. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. Merry, Graham (12 April 2017). "Leanne Ganney is GB's leading scorer". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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