Kelly Pannek (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(PWHL). She previously played in the

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Career

In high school, she set the state record for the quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game. Across 157 games for the

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in the

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, Pannek put up 186 points. In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national championship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for 2017–18 to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018–19. She was drafted 4th overall by the

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in the

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. After graduating, she joined the PWHPA. KellyPannek2

International

She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016. She would then participate at the

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, as well as the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the

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, where she picked up two assists in five games, including a long pass to

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for the game-tying goal in the gold medal game, and finished in the tournament's top 10 for faceoff percentage. On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to

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's roster to represent the United States at the

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Awards and honors

*2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American *

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Champion

Personal life

Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer. She has a

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pannek, Kelly 1995 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players from Michigan Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey People from Plymouth, Michigan Ice hockey people from Wayne County, Michigan Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players Walter Cup champions 21st-century American sportswomen Minnesota Frost players