Megan Keller
| Megan Keller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 1, 1996 Farmington, Michigan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| HEA team | Boston College | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
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Megan Keller (born May 1, 1996) is an American women's ice hockey player that competes with the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program in NCAA competition. She was named to the roster of the United States national women’s ice hockey team that competed at both the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1] She was selected to the U.S.A Women's 2018 Olympic Team.
USA Hockey Career
At the 2014 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, she led all skaters with a plus/minus rating of +9. To date, her best international performance came in the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Malmö, Sweden, where she contributed 5 points in 4 games as a member of the Gold-Medalist team.
USA Hockey Statistics
| Event | 'GP | G | A | Pts' |
| 2014 IIHF U18 Worlds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 Four Nations Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Sweden WC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 Canada WC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Four Nations Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
NCAA career
Keller emerged as one of the nation's best defense players in the 2015-16 campaign. She was a Patty Kazmaier Award top-10 finalist, and named to the WHEA First-Team All-Stars, and an NCAA All-Tournament Selection. She led all defensive players in points in the nation, and broke several team and conference scoring records for defense. She was also part of one of the best defensive units in the country, supporting 14 shutout games.
| Season | 'GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
| 2015–16 | 41 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 21 |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 58 |
Awards and honors
- All Tournament Team Selection, 2011 NAHA Tournament
- 2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[3]
- 2015–16 NCAA All American first team
- 2016–17 Cami Granato Award (MVP of Women's Hockey East)
- 2016–17 Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist
- 2016–17 Best Defensemen, Hockey East
- 2016–17 WHEA First Team All-Star
References
- ↑ http://www.usawomenshockey.com/worldchampionship?id=1601444-2015-u-s-women-s-national-team-roster
- ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,10975/megan-keller/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.