Annie Pankowski (born November 4, 1994) is an American women's

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player with the PWHPA and the

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. She was the first California born and trained player to make the

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Playing career

Across 154

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games, Pankowski put up 206 points. She took leave for the 2017-18 season to train with the American Olympic team. She was a

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finalist three years in a row from 2016 to 2019. She was drafted 1st overall by the

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in the

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, but has yet to make an appearance for the club. In May 2019, she joined the PWHPA, after the collapse of the

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. She took part in the 2020 ECHL All-Star Classic and the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

International

Pankowski attended North American Hockey Academy and was a member of the United States U18 National Team. In 2013, she was a member of the US national team during their Bring on the World Tour. She logged one point in three games played. She tried out for the 2014 US Olympic Team, but was a final cut, and was again cut from the American roster a few weeks before the 2018 Winter Olympics, despite assurances that the roster had been set. Pankowski was one of six Badgers named to the United States roster competing at the

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in Malmö, Sweden. She also competed in the 2016 and 2019 IIHF World Championships. She won gold with the US at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.

Personal life

With Badgers teammate Lauren Williams, the two volunteered with Occupaws, an organization that trains guide dogs for the visually impaired in Wisconsin and bordering states. She graduated in 2023 from the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently a rotating intern with hopes to complete a surgical residency. Her sister, Ali Pankowski, competes for the

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program. Both her parents are veterinarians.

Awards and honours

*2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team *Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist, 2019 *Patty Kazmaier Award top-3 finalist, 2019 *2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I Second Team All-American *2015 ALL-WCHA Second Team *2015

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*2015 WCHA All-Rookie Team *WCHA Rookie of the Week (October 1, 2014) *WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2014) *WCHA Rookie of the Week (November 27, 2014) *WCHA Rookie of the Week (January 27, 2015)

External links

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Wisconsin bio

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pankowski, Annie 1994 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Laguna Hills, California Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players 21st-century American sportswomen Ice hockey people from Orange County, California