Megan Myers (ice hockey)

Megan Jane Myers (born January 24, 1992) is an American ice hockey player, currently affiliated with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).

Megan Myers
Born (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Independent
Boston Blades
Utica Pioneers
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Growing up in Las Vegas, Myers began playing ice hockey at the age of eight, having previously played soccer. She played for the Anaheim Lady Ducks and Los Angeles Selects in her youth.[1]

From 2010 to 2014, she attended Utica College in Utica, New York. Across 104 NCAA Division III games with the Utica Pioneers, she scored 143 points, leading the team in scoring every single year. She was named to ECAC West All-Conference Teams in all four seasons, including First Team in 2012 and 2013, and was a CCM All-American in 2013.[2]

She was selected 47th overall by the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Boston Blades in the 2014 CWHL Draft.[3] After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with the Blades. She scored 2 points in 12 games in her rookie CWHL season as the Blades won the Clarkson Cup.[4] As the team moved to Worcester for the 2018–19 season, she was named team captain.[5]

After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the players forming the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.[6] She was affiliated with the New England chapter of the PWHPA during the 2019–20 season and scored both goals in the New England chapter's first exhibition game of the season, a 3–2 loss to the Boston College Eagles.[7] She chose to stay with the PWHPA for the 2020–21 season, playing as an independent member.

On August 12, 2021 Stonehill College's inaugural women's hockey head coach, Tara Watchorn and Director of Athletics, Dean O'Keefe announced that Megan Myers was named the school's first full-time assistant coach in anticipation of joining the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) for the 2022-23 academic year.[8]

Personal life

Myers was born on January 24, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Laurie and Mike Myers. Her father currently serves as director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) in Portland, Oregon and previously served as chief of the Las Vegas Fire Department, the fire department of St. Charles, Missouri, and the Portland Fire Bureau.[9] She has a younger sister, Taylor.[10]

Myers attended Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.[11]

Since 2015, she has served as an assistant coach for the Hawks women's ice hockey team of Becker College in Central Massachusetts.[12][13]

References
  1. Samuels, Lee (2014-02-12). "10 Questions – Megan Meyers of Las Vegas – Utica College Hockey". VegasHockey.net. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. Pitarresi, John (2014-08-20). "UC's Myers getting her shot at pro hockey". Observer-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  3. Staffieri, Mark (2020-06-15). "PWHPA Spotlight: Megan Myers". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. Staffieri, Mark (2019-07-08). "CWHL Tribute: Megan Myers | Boston/Worcester Blades". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  5. Clinton, Jared (2018-10-11). "Myers believes Blades have found a home — and hope — in Worcester". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  6. Birnell, Ben (2020-03-29). "Former Utica College star Myers, New Hartford's Zalewski help grow game". MSN. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  7. Goldman, Jack (2019-09-24). "Behind New Faces, BC Beats PWHPA in Exhibition Game". The Heights. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  8. Stonehill Skyhawks https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/wice/2021-22/releases/20210812i62g9n. Retrieved 12 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Bernstein, Maxine (2016-05-16). "Retired Las Vegas fire chief selected to be Portland's next fire chief". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. Foyt, Elizabeth (2000-03-15). "Bellagio shines at St. Rose Dominican's event". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  11. "2013-2014 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #15 Megan Myers". Utica College Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  12. Cardinale, Andrew (2016-05-04). "Boston Blades resign Megan Myers for 2 years". Stanley Cup of Chowder. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  13. "Women's Ice Hockey: Megan Myers, Assistant Coach". Becker College Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-29.


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