Megan Bozek (born March 27, 1991) is an American

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player and member of the

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. She most recently played with the KRS Vanke Rays of the

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(ZhHL) during the 2020–21 season. Bozek played her collegiate career with the

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program. She was selected second overall by the

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in the

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and, over her career, has played in the

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(CWHL),

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(NWHL), and the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She is married to her husband, Andrew and they have one child together born December 2023, Beckett

Playing career

NCAA

Bozek joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2009. By season's end, she tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defenders.

USA Hockey

During the 2007–08 season, Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. She logged two assists in the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. On January 2, 2022, Bozek was named to

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's roster to represent the United States at the

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Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)

On August 19, 2014, Bozek was picked second overall in the 2014 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies. She played with the Markham Thunder for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 CWHL seasons.

National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)

On September 25, 2015, Bozek signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Selected to participate in the inaugural NWHL All-Star Game, Bozek won the hardest shot competition. Bozek and the Beauts finished their inaugural season by playing for the inaugural Isobel Cup finals. On July 31, 2016, Bozek re-signed with Buffalo, on a one-year contract for $22,500, making her the highest-paid player in the history of the Beauts. Playing for Team Kessel, Bozek scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game. Bozek scored a goal in the Isobel Cup Final against the

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, which the Beauts won by a final score of 3–2, making the Beauts the 2017 Isobel Cup Champions.

Career stats

NCAA

Minnesota

CWHL

Awards and honors

*2010 Second Team All-WCHA *2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team *WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011) *2011 WCHA Tournament team *2011–12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American, First Team *2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year *2012 NCAA All-Tournament team *NWHL Player of the Week, (Week of January 5, 2016) *NWHL Best Defender award for 2017

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bozek, Megan 1991 births Living people American women's ice hockey defensemen Sportspeople from Buffalo Grove, Illinois Ice hockey players from Illinois Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players Buffalo Beauts players Toronto Furies players Markham Thunder players Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players American expatriate ice hockey players in China American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey 21st-century American sportswomen