Kelly Pannek
| Kelly Pannek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Pannek with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| Born |
December 29, 1995 Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team | Minnesota Frost | ||
| National team | United States | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Kelly Maureen Pannek[1] (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.
Career
In high school, she set the state record for the quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game.[2][3]
Across 157 games for the University of Minnesota in the NCAA, Pannek put up 186 points. In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national championship for the second year in a row. After taking leave for 2017–18 to train with the US Olympic team, she returned to captain the university in 2018–19.[4][5]
She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[6] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[7]
International play
She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016.[8] She would then participate at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.
She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she picked up two assists in five games, including a long pass to Monique Lamoureux for the game-tying goal in the gold medal game, and finished in the tournament's top 10 for faceoff percentage.[9][10]
On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11]
On December 11, 2025, Pannek recorded a pair of goals in a 10-4 victory versus Canada. Held in Edmonton, Alberta, this was the third game of the 2025 Rivalry Series, marking the first time that the Canadian women's national ice hockey team allowed 10 goals in a loss to the United States. [12]
Awards and honors
- 2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American [13]
- 2025 Walter Cup Champion[14]
Personal life
Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.[15][16]
She has a bachelor's degree in finance.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | University of Minnesota | WCHA |
41 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | University of Minnesota | WCHA |
40 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | University of Minnesota | WCHA |
39 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA |
37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota | PWHPA |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota | PWHPA |
6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA |
20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Minnesota | PWHL |
24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Frost | PWHL |
30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| PWHL totals | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | United States | U18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | United States | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | United States | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | United States | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | United States | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | United States | OG | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | United States | WC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2024 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | United States | WC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 59 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 47 | ||||
Sources: [18]
References
- ^ Team USA [@teamusa]; (November 14, 2025). "Middle of the month means it's time for @usahockey middle names 🇺🇸 #WinterOlympics". Retrieved November 14, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Paitich, Aaron (January 17, 2012). "Pannek scores 'surreal' hat trick in one shift". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Kleven, Greg (April 3, 2014). "Kelly Pannek garners another BSM honor in Athena Award". hometownsource.com.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek - Women's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Mizutani, Dane (February 1, 2019). "Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek fighting pressure in last chance as a Gopher". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Five Minutes with Kelly Pannek". University of Minnesota Athletics.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Pannek". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Highlight: Kelly Pannek". September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Syd (August 18, 2018). "2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 25 - 23: Caitrin Lonergan & Laura Stacey; Kelly Pannek; Renata Fast". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". IIHF. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ Press, Canadian (December 13, 2025). "US drubs Canada 10-4 in Rivalry Hockey Series Game in Edmonton". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title". Sportsnet.ca. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Penguins Podcast: The Scoop with Team USA Women's Hockey". November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Kelly Pannek: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Playing profile: Kelly Pannel". Elite Prospects. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or ThePWHL.com