Zoe Hickel


Zoe Hickel is an American ice hockey player who currently plays with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League. She played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs program, a member of the NCAA Division I. She competed with the United States national women's ice hockey team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. In 2015 Zoe Hickel joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League.

Playing career

Hickel attended the North American Hockey Academy for the entirety of her high school career, from 2007 to 2011. In her senior season with the NAHA, she served as a captain. With the NAHA team, she won the Junior Women's Hockey League Championship twice, in 2008 and 2011.

Professional hockey

NWHL

Prior to the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Hickel was traded from the Boston Pride to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for the Whale's first round pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. At the All-Star Game, Hickel wore the Pride logo on her Team Kessel jersey.

CWHL

Hickel was selected by Kunlun Red Star of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with their fifth round pick in the 2017 CWHL Draft. On October 21, 2017, the Red Star competed in their first game against the Markham Thunder where Hickel scored the team's first goal, as Kelli Stack and Baiwei Yu both earned the assists. During the season, Hickel returned to her home state of Alaska, as the Kunlun Red Star competed in an exhibition game in Anchorage on January 5, 2018. Hickel finished the season with the Red Star amassing 12 goals and 38 points. Her 26 assists led all skaters in the CWHL during the regular season.
On June 28, 2018, Hickel signed as a free agent with the Calgary Inferno.

Career statistics

USA Hockey

NWHL

CWHL

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
2017-18Kunlun Red Star2812263816111

Awards and honors

NCAA