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Haley Skarupa
American ice hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haley Rae Skarupa (born January 3, 1994) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Women's Hockey League and Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and for the American national team.
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Skarupa played under-19 hockey for the Washington Pride of the Junior Women's Hockey League. In both her junior and senior years of high school, she captained the team and won the Liz Turgeon Player of the Year award.[2]
After graduating from high school, Skarupa joined Boston College, where both her parents had studied.[3][4] Across four seasons in the NCAA, she scored 244 points in 144 games, the second highest scorer in Boston College history, for both men and women.[5] She was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in both 2015 and 2016.[2]
Skarupa was drafted fifth overall, in the second round of the 2015 NWHL Draft by the New York Riveters. On April 26, 2016, Skarupa's signing rights were traded to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for Michelle Picard.[6][7]
Across three seasons in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), Skarupa would put up 45 points in 34 games, being named to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game.[8]
In May 2019, Skarupa joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) boycott of the NWHL. A few months later, she was hired as a hockey ambassador with the Washington Capitals of the NHL.[9] She played at PWHPA events from 2020 to 2023.[10]
Skarupa announced her retirement as a player on March 16, 2023.[11]
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International play
Skarupa made her international debut at the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning silver. She returned for the 2011 championship, where she recorded 8 points including a hat-trick in a 14–1 gold medal victory over the Czech Republic.[12][13]
At the 2012 U18 Championship, Skarupa set a single-tournament record of 11 goals.[14] She and Team USA would earn the silver medal.[2]
Skarupa participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2016 and 2017 World Championships, winning gold each time.[1][15]
Skarupa represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[16][17]
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Post-playing career
On October 19, 2023, USA Hockey announced that they had hired Skarupa as head scout of the U.S. Women's National Team program.[10] In November 2024, the PWHL announced that the Minnesota Frost hired Skarupa as their East Coast and International Scout.[18]
Personal life
Skarupa was raised in Rockville, Maryland, and she graduated from Wootton High School.[19][20]
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