Meghan Fardelmann (born 7 June 1987) is an American retired professional

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. She played in the inaugural season of the

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(NWHL) with the

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Playing career

Fardelmann started playing ice hockey at the age of four. She played for an all-girls team in a boys league as a ten year old. She played four seasons of ice hockey at Culver Academy during high school.

College

Fardelmann played her

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career with the

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program during 2005 to 2009. She scored 99 points in 137 games and helped the Eagles to the 2007

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, the first time the Eagles had qualified for the national tournament.

Professional

Fardelmann began her professional career in Europe during the 2009–10 season, playing with the

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in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL). During her two seasons with the team, she served as both an

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and member of the coaching staff. Fardelmann played with the New York Riveters (renamed Metropolitan Riveters in 2017) during the 2015–16 season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed Premier Hockey Federation—PHF in 2021). She participated in the ceremonial faceoff for the NWHL's inaugural game. She was the first Riveter to record a

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, which she accomplished on December 27, 2015 against the

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and for which she was recognized as the NWHL's Player of the Week. In January 2016, Fardelmann was loaned to the

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for the first Outdoor Women's Classic, as many Pride members were unable to participate due to commitments with the US national team.

International play

Fardlemann participated in the Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. and was the top scorer in 2007. She was one of 22 players named to the 2007 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team. Playing with the US women's national select team in the

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, she scored in a 4–0 win against .

Personal life

While attending Culver Academy, Fardelmann also played on the school's varsity lacrosse and soccer teams. Fardelmann graduated from

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in 2009 with a

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in communications and minor in economics. She began her career outside of hockey following her return to the United States after two seasons spent in Austria, working in the manufacturing sector with

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. After ten years with General Motors, she accepted a position with

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, where she has worked since September 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fardelmann, Meghan 1987 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players Culver Academies alumni European Women's Hockey League players Ice hockey people from Kansas New York Riveters players People from Leavenworth County, Kansas