Abigail Boreen
| Abigail Boreen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boreen with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| Born |
April 3, 2000 Somerset, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Montreal Victoire PWHL Minnesota | ||
Abigail Boreen (born April 3, 2000) is an American ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] Boreen played college ice hockey for the University of Minnesota.[2]
Early life
[edit]Abigail Boreen is one of three children of Alicia and Chad Boreen: her hometown is Somerset, Wisconsin, and she attended high school at Hill-Murray School.[2] She was a varsity ice hockey and soccer athlete at Hill-Murray, lettering in ice hockey for five years.[2] She played for a Wisconsin state champion team at the 10U (Western Wisconsin Stars) level, and Minnesota state champion teams at the 14U and 16U (Hill-Murray School) levels.[3] She also played club hockey with OS Hockey, the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps, and the Minnesota Girls Elite League.[2]
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Boreen played varsity ice hockey for five seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She ended her career with the seventh most games played in program history (166 games).[2] Boreen was named to an All-WCHA team on two occasions – to the All-WCHA Second Team for the 2021–22 season, and to the All-WCHA Third Team for the 2022–23 season.[2] Her academic achievements also earned recognition, as Boreen was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in three seasons (from 2019–2020 to 2021–2022), to the WCHA All-Academic Team in three seasons (from 2020–2021 to 2022–2023), and as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete for the 2020–2021 season.[2] Her status as WCHA All-Academic in her fifth year was earned while Boreen was enrolled in pharmacy school as a graduate student.[4]
Professional
[edit]Following her fifth and final year with the Golden Gophers ice hockey team, Boreen initially planned to put her pharmacy education on hold, signing a one-year contract with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).[5][6] After the PHF's sale the following month to the ownership group that was creating the PWHL, Boreen went undrafted in the PWHL's inaugural draft and returned to full-time studies as a pharmacy student, signing to PWHL Minnesota's reserve list.[7]
On January 24, 2024, when PWHL Minnesota placed Amanda Leveille on long term injured reserve, the team signed Boreen to a 10-day Standard Player Agreement (SPA), one of two such contracts Boreen is allowed to sign during a season in which she is a full-time student.[8][9] Boreen went on to score her first professional goal—an overtime winner—in her third game,[8] and completed her 10-day contract having appeared in five games, scoring two goals and one assist.[10]
Since Boreen had only played under the 10-day SPA, she was still eligible for the 2024 PWHL draft, which was to be held on June 10, 2024. Boreen was widely expected to be picked by PWHL Minnesota given her success with the team. Despite having the opprotunity, Minnesota declined to pick her in the first, second or third rounds, instead picking Claire Thompson, Britta Curl-Salemme and Klára Hymlárová with those picks, respectively.[11] Boreen was drafted in the third round, 17th overall, by PWHL Montreal;[12] PWHL Minnesota fans in attendance booed loudly when Montreal announced their selection of Boreen.[11] She signed a three-year contract with Montreal on October 18, 2024, who had by then rebranded to the Montreal Victoire.[13]
International play
[edit]Boreen attended USA Hockey's Girls Select U18 Player Development Camp in 2016 and 2017,[3] as well as participating in USA Hockey's 2016 and 2017 Women's National Festivals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Montréal Victoire Roster". PWHL. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Abigail Boreen - Women's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Abigail Boreen". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Myers, Jess (16 December 2022). "Abigail Boreen's balancing act means doing good things on the ice for Gophers amid rigors of pharmacy school". The Rink Live. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (9 June 2023). "Whitecaps Sign University of Minnesota Captain Abigail Boreen". The Hockey News Womens News, Analysis and More. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Myers, Jess (9 June 2023). "Abigail Boreen puts a pharmacy career on pause to join the Minnesota Whitecaps for next season". The Rink Live. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry. "Abby Boreen makes her case for sticking with team as PWHL Minnesota tops Ottawa 2-1". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b Wolf, Sydney (28 January 2024). "Abby Boreen scores in OT to propel PWHL Minnesota past New York". The Rink Live. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Salvian, Hailey. "PWHL Boston and Minnesota complete blockbuster deal in league's first trade". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "PWHL Minnesota Statistics". minnesota.thepwhl.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b Benwell, Cee (August 18, 2024). "Trade Possibilities for Montreal's Abby Boreen and Amanda Kessel". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 10, 2024). "PWHL Champion Abby Boreen Goes 17th Overall To PWHL Montreal". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Book, Jared (18 October 2024). "Montreal Victoire signs Abby Boreen to three-year contract". Habs Eyes on the Prize. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com Eliteprospects.com
- Minnesota Golden Gophers player bio