Allison Thunstrom (born April 20, 1988) is an American

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forward who played for the

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in the now defunct

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(PHF). She currently holds the PHF record for goals scored in a single season. She has also played for the

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Playing career

High school

At North St. Paul High School, she was the recipient of the 2006 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award. She was named to the

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All-State first-team in 2006. In addition, she was an All-Conference and All-State in soccer and softball in the state of Minnesota as well.

NCAA

Thunstrom never missed a game while competing for Boston College. She appeared in all 141 games in her four years. In her senior season (2009–10), she recorded 22 goals and seven assists. Thunstrom led the Eagles in goals and points and finished the season with the most goals scored in Hockey East.

NWHL

On August 1, 2018, Thunstrom signed a contract with the Whitecaps, which also signified her first player contract with the NWHL. She was selected to compete in the 4th NWHL All-Star Game for Team Stecklein in 2019 and the 5th NWHL All-Star Game for Team Dempsey in 2020. She won the fastest skater event at the 2020 skills challenge. In the 2019–20 season, Thunstrom broke out with 36 points in 24 games, tied for second in the league with Whitecaps teammate Jonna Curtis and

forward

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. She became the first player in NWHL history to score 20 goals in a season. The Whitecaps made it to the Isobel Cup finals for the second year in a row, after Thunstrom scored the game-winning overtime goal against the

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in the semi-finals. The championship was ultimately cancelled due to the

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. In May 2025, Thunstrom, 37
declared
for the 2025 PWHL draft. She did not play professional hockey in 2024-25.

International

She won a silver medal at the

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contest in

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Personal life

In 2012, Thunstrom switched from hockey to speedskating in order to pursue her Olympic dreams. She competed in the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Trials, but missed out on the team. She also plays

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. She has listed former

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player

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as one of her favourite childhood players.

Career Statistics

Awards and honors

* 2006 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award * 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star * 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant * 2019 Isobel Cup Champion * 2020 NWHL Most Valuable Player Award (shared with

Jillian Dempsey Jillian T. Dempsey (born January 19, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). The former captain of the Boston Pride of the now-defunct Premier Hockey Federatio ...

) * 2020 NWHL Foundation Award

References

External links

*
Boston College profile

USA Hockey profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thunstrom, Allie 1988 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award winners Minnesota Whitecaps players Isobel Cup champions People from Maplewood, Minnesota Ice hockey people from Ramsey County, Minnesota 21st-century American women Boston Pride players