Hilary Knight (ice hockey)
Hilary Atwood Knight (born July 12, 1989) is an American ice hockey forward and captain of Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for the Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the CWHL and the Boston Pride of the NWHL, with whom she won the inaugural Isobel Cup.
| Hilary Knight | |||
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Knight in 2018 | |||
| Born |
July 12, 1989 Palo Alto, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Boston PWHPA Minnesota Les Canadiennes de Montreal Boston Pride Boston Blades Wisconsin Badgers | ||
| National team | United States | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
| Website |
hilary-knight | ||
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Medal record | |||
Knight played high school hockey for Choate Rosemary Hall and college hockey at Wisconsin. In her first year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Knight helped the team place second in the NCAA championships. The following year she led her team in points as the Badgers went on to win the National Championship. With the US national team, she has won nine gold medals at the IIHF World Women's Championship and a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Knight was the inaugural recipient of the IIHF Female Player of the Year award in 2023.