Denna Laing

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|12}}

| birth_place = Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| weight_lb = 154

| position = Forward

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| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2016

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Denna Christine Laing (born May 12, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey player. She last played for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) until a career-ending injury. At the collegiate level, she accumulated 77 points while competing for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program from 2010 to 2014. She was also the captain her junior and senior year.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8014/denna-laing/ |title=Denna Laing: Career Statistics |publisher=uscho.com |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126000619/http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8014/denna-laing/ |url-status=live }}

Playing career

=CWHL=

Selected in the 8th round of the 2014 CWHL Draft, Laing played for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) during the 2014–15 season, accumulating two points in 18 games played.{{cite web|url=http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=8157544|title=Denna Laing, Boston Blades|publisher=cwhl.com|access-date=January 7, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701205848/http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=8157544|url-status=live}} She competed in all postseason games and helped the Blades capture the 2015 Clarkson Cup.

=NWHL=

In 2015, Laing signed with the Boston Pride of the new NWHL professional league. On December 31, 2015, Laing participated in the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic, the first outdoor professional women's hockey game.{{cite web |last=Lane |first=Jon |date=January 1, 2016 |title=Women's hockey happy for Winter Classic showcase |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795354 |access-date=January 6, 2016 |publisher=NHL |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102191029/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795354 |url-status=live }} During the first period, Laing went into the boards head first. Removed from the ice on a stretcher, she was taken to the hospital.{{cite web |last=Springer |first=Shira |date=January 6, 2016 |title=Hockey player Denna Laing remains hospitalized |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/06/hockey-player-denna-laing-remains-hospitalized/0n948wQqKqY4ULlJiwHI8N/story.html |access-date=January 7, 2016 |publisher=Boston Globe |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109180014/http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/06/hockey-player-denna-laing-remains-hospitalized/0n948wQqKqY4ULlJiwHI8N/story.html |url-status=live }} On January 8, 2016, Laing's family announced that she had had a severe spinal cord injury and that she had limited movement of her arms and no feeling in her legs.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25442942/nwhls-denna-laing-suffered-severe-spinal-injury-at-womens-winter-classic |title=NWHL's Denna Laing suffered spinal cord injury at Women's Winter Classic |publisher=cbssports.com |date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109042104/http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25442942/nwhls-denna-laing-suffered-severe-spinal-injury-at-womens-winter-classic |url-status=live }}

Post-playing career

Laing competed in the 2017 Boston Marathon, being pushed in a special racing wheelchair by fellow Massachusite and former NHL star Bobby Carpenter. The pair finished the race with a time of 4:32:30.{{cite web |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/bobby-carpenter-denna-laing-boston-marathon |title=Denna Laing finishes Boston Marathon, with a Bobby Carpenter assist |date=April 17, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2017 |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419045451/http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/bobby-carpenter-denna-laing-boston-marathon/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw2MkVfVcQk |title=Bobby Carpenter Helps Denna Laing Cross Boston Marathon Finish-Line |access-date=December 21, 2017 |via=YouTube |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814085358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw2MkVfVcQk |url-status=live }}

Awards

;ECAC

All-Academic Team (2013)
Second Team All-Ivy (2014)

;Princeton Team Awards

Rookie of the Year (2011)

;NWHL

NWHL Foundation Award (2016){{cite web |last=McGinnes |first=Meagan |date=March 22, 2016 |title=Denna Laing wins two awards at NWHL Awards |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2016/03/22/denna-laing-wins-two-awards-at-nwhl-awards |access-date=May 12, 2016 |publisher=Boston Globe |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604191244/https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2016/03/22/denna-laing-wins-two-awards-at-nwhl-awards |url-status=live }}
NWHL Perseverance Award (2016)