Brianna Decker

Brianna Decker
Born May 13, 1991
Dousman, WI, USA
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 148 lb (67 kg; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
CWHL team
Former teams
Boston Blades
Wisconsin Badgers
National team  United States
Playing career 2009present

Brianna Decker (born May 13, 1991) is an American women's ice hockey player for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was awarded the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award while playing for the University of Wisconsin, recognizing the best female ice hockey player in NCAA Division I play.[1]

Playing career

NCAA

In her freshman season (2009–10) with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program, Decker scored the Badgers' first goal of the season in a game against North Dakota (October 3). During the season, she accumulated seven multi-point games and four multi-goal games. She was third in team scoring despite missing almost half of the first part of the season. On September 25, 2011, Decker scored her third career hat trick in a 13–0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey program.[2] Her 12 game winning goals during the 2010–11 season are a program record. She holds the Badgers longest scoring streak at 32 games (February 11, 2011 to January 6, 2012). During the streak she accumulated 77 points (33 goals, 44 assists).

USA Hockey

She won gold at the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. On January 28, 2011, it was announced that Decker was named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women's National Team. From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30 players that took part in a selection / training camp and was named to the final roster that participated at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. At the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Brianna Decker was among the tournament's top five scorers. Decker's 11 points (four goals, seven assists) placed her second.[3]

CWHL

Making her debut for the Boston Blades on January 17, 2015, Decker accumulated seven points (three goals, four assists) in an 11-3 win against the Brampton Thunder.[4] Decker would finish the season leading all American-born players in scoring, while ranking second overall in the scoring race for the Angela James Bowl with 32 points. In addition, she tied with Blades teammate Tara Watchorn as the league leaders in plus/minus rating with a +25 rating. During the 2015 Clarkson Cup playoffs, Decker led all players in scoring, while registering two goals in the championship game, a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Stars.

Career stats

NCAA

Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot % PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
2009–10 27 15 12 27 134 .112 20 +10 4 1 3
2010–11 41 34 46 80 207 .164 18 +66 7 3 12

WCHA

Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot % PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
2009–10 22 12 11 23 110 .109 18 +9 3 1 3
2010–11 28 23 28 51 138 .167 14 +45 3 1

CWHL

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates team leader
Season GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
2014-1512 16 16 32 10+25 1 0 2

Awards and Honors

NCAA

CWHL

IIHF

References

Preceded by
Meghan Duggan (2010)
2012 Patty Kazmaier Award winner
(2012)
Succeeded by
Amanda Kessel (2013)
Preceded by
Jillian Dempsey (2014)
2015 CWHL Rookie of the Year Award winner
(2015)
Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2016)