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Makenna Newkirk

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American ice hockey forward Ice hockey player
Makenna Newkirk
Born (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 (age 29)
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Shot Right
PWHPA team New England
Played for Boston College Eagles
Playing career 2019–2021

Makenna Newkirk is an assistant D-1 women's hockey coach at Penn State University. Her additional coaching experience includes time with the North American Hockey Academy at the U16 and U19 levels, a season coaching at the Milton Academy in 2019-20, and a season coaching at Brown University in 2021-22.

Career

As a youth player, she played for a travel team in Pittsburgh while living in Arizona, before eventually moving to Connecticut to attend Pomfret School.

Across 154 NCAA games, Newkirk put up 189 points, fifth highest in program history. She served as Boston College captain from 2017 to 2019. In her final year, she was named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward and a Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star.

She was drafted 7th overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2018 NWHL Draft. After graduating, she joined the PWHPA. She captained a team in the Dream Gap Tour exhibition in Tempe, Arizona.

References

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  5. Scifo, Dan (January 31, 2018). "Kaz Watch: BC's Makenna Newkirk Thriving in Leadership Role". Patty Kazmaier Award.
  6. Fundaro, Gabriella (October 25, 2018). "Game Day Skate: Getting to Know Makenna Newkirk and Boston College".
  7. Murphy, Mike (September 28, 2018). "2018–19 NCAA Preview: Seniors to Watch". The Ice Garden.
  8. "Scottsdale native Newkirk chosen seventh overall in first round of NWHL Draft". 19 December 2018.
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  10. News, Jenna Ortiz/Cronkite (March 19, 2020). "'You can't become what you can't see': Women's hockey comes to Tempe". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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