Kate Schipper

Schipper was raised in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, where she attended Breck School and was five-time varsity letter winner on the school's hockey team. Twice named an all-state honoree and three-time All-Tri Metro Conference awardee, Schipper led the team to a Minnesota Class A State Tournament championship in 2012, after a second-place finish in 2010 and third-place finish in 2011. Schipper played club hockey for the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps. She also was a varsity softball and soccer player. She was selected for USA Hockey development camps from 2010 to 2012.

Schipper attended the University of Minnesota and played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team from 2013 to 2017. During the 2014–15 season, her 29 points in 31 games ranked fourth in the nation among rookies (7 goals–22 assists). She notched two assists in the team's 4–1 WCHA Final Face-off semifinal win over Minnesota Duluth{{cite news|last=Christensen|first=Joe|date=2014-03-23|title=Gophers women to face Clarkson for NCAA hockey title|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/gophers-women-to-face-clarkson-for-ncaa-hockey-title/251732731/|access-date=2020-10-01}} and registered an assist in the 5–4 semifinal loss to the Clarkson Golden Knights.{{cite web |title=Clarkson knocks off two-time defending champ Minn. in semis |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2017-03-18/womens-frozen-four-clarkson-knocks-two-time-defending |publisher=NCAA |access-date=1 October 2020}} During her sophomore season, she appeared in all 41 games and ranked 10th on the team with 22 points (7g-15a). Schipper helped lead the Golden Gophers to NCAA Division 1 national championships in 2015 and 2016. In May 2019, she announced she would be sitting out the next season(s) in solidarity with over 200 other players pushing for long-term sustainable changes to women's ice hockey leagues in North America.{{cite web |title=We may represent different teams, leagues and countries but collectively we stand as one. #ForTheGame |url=https://twitter.com/kate_schipper/status/1124089481823498240 |publisher=Twitter |access-date=1 October 2020 |date=May 2, 2019}}{{cite news|last=Ayala|first=Erika L.|date=2019-05-06|title='We're not going to play': Will a player boycott save women's hockey ... or harm it?|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/06/womens-hockey-boycott-north-america-nwhl-cwhl|access-date=2020-10-01}}

File:Metropolitan Riveters Kelsey Koelzer (55), goalie Katie Fitzgerald (35) and Minnesota Whitecaps Kate Schipper (6).jpg, October 2018]]

Schipper represented the Minnesota Whitecaps at the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Dan|date=2018-07-18|title=Whitecaps Add Another Golden Gopher|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/minnesota-whitecaps-sign-kate-schipper/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Hockey Writers}}

In 2018, Schipper signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps for the team's inaugural season in the National Women's Hockey League.{{cite web|date=2018-07-09|title=Schipper Signs with Whitecaps|url=http://minnesota.sidearmsports.com/news/2018/7/19/womens-ice-hockey-schipper-signs-with-whitecaps.aspx|access-date=1 October 2020|publisher=University of Minnesota}} During the team's first game, she scored a goal to lift the Whitecaps to an eventual 4–0 win against the Metropolitan Riveters.{{cite news|date=2018-10-07|title=Minnesota Whitecaps win NWHL opener|work=MPR News|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/10/06/minnesota-whitecaps-win-nwhl-opener|access-date=1 October 2020}}{{cite web|last=Warrick|first=Jack|date=2018-10-19|title=Whitecaps off to good start of something that could be big|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/19/whitecaps-off-to-good-start-of-something-that-could-be-big/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=St. Paul Pioneer Press}} Shipper represented the Whitecaps for the second consecutive time at the 4th NWHL All-Star Game, playing with Team Stecklein.{{Cite web|last=Nashville Predators|date=2018-12-05|title=Ten Olympic Medalists Headline Rosters for 2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend|url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/ten-olympic-medalists-headline-rosters-for-2019-nwhl-all-star-weekend-in-nashville/c-302666444|access-date=2020-10-03|website=NHL|language=en-US|type=Press release}}

The Whitecaps finished in first place during the regular season and advanced to the Playoffs. After defeating the Metropolitan Riveters 5–1 during the semifinals, the Whitecaps won the Isobel Cup in overtime against the Buffalo Beauts.{{cite news|last=Blount|first=Rachel|date=2019-03-18|title=Minnesota Whitecaps win championship in overtime for historic close to first season|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-whitecaps-win-championship-in-overtime-for-historic-close-to-first-season/507273712/|access-date=2020-10-01}}

Schipper played for the United States national under-18 team and earned silver medals at the 2012 and 2013 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships. At the 2013 World Championships, she was named best forward and MVP.

{{reflist}}

{{commons category}}

• {{icehockeystats}}
• [https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kate-schipper/10126 University of Minnesota player profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schipper, Kate}}

Category:Minnesota Whitecaps players

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Category:Ice hockey people from Hennepin County, Minnesota

Category:American women's ice hockey forwards

Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players

Category:Isobel Cup champions

Category:21st-century American sportswomen