Brooke Whitney

Brooke Whitney (born October 12, 1979 in Snohomish, Washington) is a former ice hockey player for the Northeastern Huskies. In 2002, she was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Brooke Whitney
Born (1979-10-12) October 12, 1979
Snohomish, Washington, USA
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Played for
National team  United States
Playing career 1998–2003

Playing career

Whitney's freshman season at Northeastern was in 1999-2000. Despite missing half the season to a broken ankle, she ranked second in team scoring with 34 points. On October 8 and 9, she opened the season with two game-winning goals against Ohio State. In 2001-02, Whitney was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award. She had a point in at least 28 games during the season, and finished the season with 32 goals, and 56 points.[1] While at Northeastern, she was also recognized academically when she was awarded the Jeanne L. Rowlands Top-Scholar Athlete Award. Whitney participated in the 2002 Four Nations Cup[2] and was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team in 2004. Whitney was also a member of the Brampton Thunder in the 2002-03 NWHL season. She also participated in the Greater Seattle Hockey League and accumulated 17 goals and 8 assists in 12 games.[3]

Coaching career

Whitney was a graduate assistant coach for the University of Connecticut's women's ice hockey team in the 2004-05 season. In addition, she was a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles.[4]

Awards and honors
  • Second-team All-America selection (2000–01)
  • All-ECAC first team selection (2001–02)
  • ECAC All-Academic team (1998–1999)
  • ECAC All-Academic team (2001–2002)
  • ECAC Player of the Year (2002)
  • Everett Herald Woman of the Year in Sports Award (2002–2003)
  • Jeanne Rowlands Award, given to Northeastern's top senior scholar-athlete for the 2001-02 athletic season[5]
  • Northeastern Hall of Fame[6]
  • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)[7]
  • USCHO Player of the Week (Week of December 5, 2001)[8]

References
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  2. "2002 U.S. National Team Roster".
  3. "Brooke Whitney - Greater Seattle Hockey League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/whitney_brooke00.html%5B%5D
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-08-27. Retrieved 2010-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2010-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2012-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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