Jaclyn Hawkins

Jaclyn Hawkins (born February 28, 1985) was an ice hockey player for the Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey program and the Boston Blades of the CWHL. Hawkins is the Founder and Owner of WomensHockeyLife Ltd. (www.WomensHockeyLife.com).^[1]

Playing career

Prior to her NCAA career, Hawkins played at South Carleton High School with future St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey skater Chelsea Grills. In the first eight games of the 2000 season, both Grills and Hawkins averaged four points a game as the South Carleton Storm started the season with an 8-0 record.^[2] Eventually, Hawkins transferred from South Carleton High School so that she could compete for the Taft School and the CT Polar Bears in Connecticut at the age of 15. Hawkins captained both Taft and the Polar Bears during her Senior year, claiming Gold at the 2004 US National Championship.

NCAA

At the end of her freshman season (2004-05), Hawkins finished second nationally among freshman in goals scored with 25 and third in points with 40. ^[3] Her goals and points numbers led the Huskies, while breaking the program’s single-season marks for both categories, respectively. In addition, she was a four-time Hockey East Rookie of the Week award winner. Her 18 goals in conference play led all Hockey East skaters. She was a contributing factor in the Huskies reaching the Hockey East Championship game as she scored more than a quarter of the Huskies goals. ^[4]

On October 21, 2006, she set a Hockey East record (and tied an NCAA record) with three power play goals in one game. This was accomplished versus the Maine Black Bears and was part of a five point game. Of note, it was her second hat trick in five games. In her sophomore and junior campaigns, she was the Huskies leading scorer (sophomore numbers: 12 goals, 15 assists and 27 points; junior numbers: 18 goals, 18 assists and 36 points).

After her senior season, Hawkins set a program record with 27 assists and finished as the Huskies all-time leading scorer (69 goals, 75 assists, 144 points). ^[5] In addition, she became the first Husky to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award. Hawkins was captain of the Huskies in her junior and senior seasons.

Europe

In 2009-10, she relocated to Zurich, Switzerland and competed for the ZSC Lions. Her 55 points (29 goals, 26 assists) led the Lions, as she helped the squad advance to their first appearance in the Swiss Championship game. In addition, she was selected as one of the Swiss League’s Most Valuable Players. ^[6] Hawkins was selected by the Boston Blades in the 2010 CWHL Draft.^[7]

Career stats

Hockey Canada

During the 2004-05 season, Hawkins made the Canadian Under-22 Development and Selection Camp as well.

NCAA

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Awards and honors

• 2004-05 Hockey East Rookie of the Year^[9]
• 2004-05 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
• 2004-05 Hockey East Second Team
• 2004-05 Hockey East goal scoring champion (18 goals)
• 2004-05 U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Rookie of the Year^[10]
• 2004-05 USCHO All-Rookie Team
• Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of October 26, 2006)^[11]
• 2007-08 Hockey East's Sportsmanship Award
• 2007-08 New England Hockey Writers Division I Women's All-Star Team *2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge participant
• 2012 Connecticut Huskies Hockey East All-Decade Team member (honored in 2012) ^[12]
• 2013 Clarkson Cup Champion

Coaching

During the summer seasons of 2006 and 2007, Hawkins worked as an instructor at the TEC-TAC International Hockey School in Carleton Place, Ontario. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2008, she joined the coaching staff as an assistant for the 2008-09 season. She helped coach youth hockey in Zurich, Switzerland in 2010 and upon her return back to North America, she was the Director of Player & Organizational Development with the CT Northern Lights. She would return back behind the bench for her alma mater, UConn, in 2013 where she remains today.

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