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Amanda Pelkey
Amanda Pelkey
	Pelkey playing for Team USA in 2017
Born	May 29, 1993 (age 31); Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
PWHL team; Former teams	Boston Fleet; Metropolitan Riveters; PWHPA Calgary; Boston Pride; Vermont Catamounts;
National team	United States
Playing career	2011–present
Olympic Games
World Championship

Amanda Pelkey (born May 29, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Metropolitan Riveters. She won the Isobel Cup in 2016 with the Boston Pride and was previously affiliated with the Calgary section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). Her college ice hockey career was played with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East conference of the NCAA Division I.^[1]

Playing career

Early career

As a teenager, Amanda Pelkey played for North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) White, based in Stowe, Vermont, part of the Junior Women's Hockey League.^[2] She played in the 2010-2011 season for NAHA White, and was selected for the JWHL All-Star Game during the 2011 JWHL Challenge Cup.^[3]

University of Vermont Catamounts

Pelkey entered the 2011–12 NCAA season as a freshman, playing all 32 games of the season. Her sophomore year, the 2012–13 season, she tied for second on the team in points with twenty (nine goals, eleven assists) even though she missed the first month of the season with an injury (a broken collarbone sustained at the U.S. National Team Evaluation Camp during the summer).^[4]

Pelkey's junior year, 2013–14, was her best yet. She set single-season program records in goals (21) and points (40); she tied the program record for points in a single game with four in an October 2013 game against RIT; and she tied the single-season record with seven power play goals.^[5]

Pelkey started to become a leader on her team during her junior year, and her senior year, she was named co-captain of the Catamounts.^[6] Pelkey finished her college career as Vermont's all-time leader in goals (49), assists (56), and points (105).^[7]

NWHL

On June 22, 2015, Pelkey became the first player ever to sign with the Boston Pride, signing prior to the 2015-16 inaugural NWHL season.^[8] The Boston Pride won the Isobel Cup in their inaugural season, with Pelkey contributing ten points in 16 regular season games.

Pelkey was selected to participate in the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, which took place on January 24, 2016 at Harbor Center in Buffalo, New York.^[9]

International play

In January 2011, Pelkey played for Team USA in the IIHF Women's World U18 Championships, winning a gold medal.^[10] She'd also won a gold in the tournament with Team USA in 2009 at age 16.^[11] She tied for first in scoring in the 2011 tournament, with ten points (four goals and six assists) in five games.^[12] She followed that up with a silver medal with Team USA in 2012. Pelkey also played in two IIHF World Women's Championships, winning gold with Team USA in 2016 and 2017, and was named to Team USA's 2018 Winter Olympics roster where she helped them win gold.^[13]^[14]^[15]

PWHL

Pelkey plays for the PWHL Boston team for the league's inaugural season.

Personal life

Pelkey married two-time Olympic ice hockey medalist Venla Hovi in August 2023.^[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Boston Pride	NWHL	16	7	3	10	12	4	1	3	4	2
2016–17	Boston Pride	NWHL	17	2	5	7	10	2	0	0	0	2
NWHL totals			33	9	8	17	22	6	1	3	4	4

References

^ "Amanda Pelkey, Career Stats". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ "Amanda Pelkey". Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ Schnure, Erika (January 27, 2011). "JWHL All Stars Show Their Star Quality". Ravings of a Rink Rebel. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ Burns, Mark (November 2014). "'Turning Point' Puts Pelkey On The Fast Track". USA Hockey Magazine. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ "2013-2014 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Amanda Pelkey". UVM Athletics. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ Ryan, Ted (October 2, 2014). "UVM's Amanda Pelkey has game headed to the next level". Burlington Free Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ "Boston Pride: Amanda Pelkey". NWHL. Retrieved October 15, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Shircliff, Elaine (June 28, 2015). "Boston Pride Sign First Player, Amanda Pelkey". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ "NWHL All-Star Draft Recap". NWHL.co. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ "USA back on the throne". IIHF. January 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ "Amanda Pelkey". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. January 8, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ Rosen, Karen (February 22, 2018). "Golden Goal! Team USA Wins First Women's Ice Hockey Olympic Gold Medal In 20 Years". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ "UVM alums Pelkey, Gunderson named to U.S. Olympic teams". Burlington Free Press. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020.
^ Allen, Kevin (February 22, 2018). "Pelkey, U.S. win Olympic gold in pulsating shootout". Burlington Free Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
^ Hovi, Venla [@vhovs] (August 10, 2023). "She's officially stuck with me❤️ And if you need help putting together a wedding in a week while running a hockey camp give us a ring📞 #married #iloveyou". Aspen, Colorado. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Instagram.