Brooke Whitney
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|12}}
| birth_place = Snohomish, Washington, USA
| height_ft = 5
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| weight_lb = 155
| position = Forward
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- Brampton Thunder (NWHL)
- Northeastern Huskies (ECAC)
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| sex = f
| ntl_team = United States
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2003
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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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://gonu.com/whockey/whitney.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201200518/http://www.gonu.com/whockey/whitney.shtml |archivedate=2008-12-01 }} 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.whockey.com/country/usa/roster/2002_4nats.html|title=2002 U.S. National Team Roster}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=288091&seasonid=452|title = Brooke Whitney - Greater Seattle Hockey League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/whitney_brooke00.html |title=Player Bio: Brooke Whitney - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site |website=bceagles.cstv.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707025155/http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/whitney_brooke00.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}
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{{cite web |url=http://www.gonu.com/news/052102awards.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050827213055/http://www.gonu.com/news/052102awards.htm |archivedate=2005-08-27 }}
- Northeastern Hall of Fame{{cite web |url=http://www.gonu.com/hall/bwhitney.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529074425/http://gonu.com/hall/bwhitney.html |archivedate=2008-05-29 }}
- Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002){{cite web|url=http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV%3DAF_09%26ID%3D191330 |title=USA Hockey |accessdate=2012-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307030307/http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_09&ID=191330 |archivedate=2010-03-07 }}
- USCHO Player of the Week (Week of December 5, 2001){{cite web|url=http://gonu.com/whockey/news/wh120501.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225844/http://gonu.com/whockey/news/wh120501.htm |archivedate=2011-07-16 }}
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:Brampton Thunder players
Category:Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players
Category:Patty Kazmaier Award winners