Kelly Pannek

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| caption = Pannek with PWHL Minnesota in 2024

| image = Kelly Pannek 2024.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|29}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 150

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| league = PWHL

| team = Minnesota Frost

| former_teams = PWHPA
Minnesota Golden Gophers

| sex = f

| ntl_team = USA

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

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Kelly Pannek (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.{{Cite web |last=Paitich |first=Aaron |date=January 17, 2012 |title=Pannek scores 'surreal' hat trick in one shift |url=https://www.startribune.com/pannek-scores-surreal-hat-trick-in-one-shift/137452788/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130045503/https://www.startribune.com/pannek-scores-surreal-hat-trick-in-one-shift/137452788/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/sports/kelly-pannek-garners-another-bsm-honor-in-athena-award/article_435b65b7-5a43-5805-bd52-a4a446995f5d.html|title=Kelly Pannek garners another BSM honor in Athena Award|first=Greg|last=Kleven|website=hometownsource.com|date=April 3, 2014 }}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kelly-pannek/15842|title=Kelly Pannek - Women's Hockey|website=University of Minnesota Athletics|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823201742/https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kelly-pannek/15842|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Mizutani |first=Dane |date=February 1, 2019 |title=Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek fighting pressure in last chance as a Gopher |url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/01/olympic-gold-medalist-kelly-pannek-playing-with-pressure-after-team-usa-experience/ |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203200903/https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/01/olympic-gold-medalist-kelly-pannek-playing-with-pressure-after-team-usa-experience/ |url-status=live }}

She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2018 NWHL Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/news/2019/1/23/womens-ice-hockey-five-minutes-with-kelly-pannek|title=Five Minutes with Kelly Pannek|website=University of Minnesota Athletics}} After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/news/2019/11/14/womens-hockey-alumni-spotlight-kelly-pannek.aspx|title=Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Pannek|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814173545/https://gophersports.com/news/2019/11/14/womens-hockey-alumni-spotlight-kelly-pannek.aspx|url-status=live}}

File:KellyPannek2.jpg

=International=

She was first invited to the senior team's development camp in December 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://victorypress.org/2018/09/13/ncaa-highlight-kelly-pannek/ |title=NCAA Highlight: Kelly Pannek |date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927090602/https://victorypress.org/2018/09/13/ncaa-highlight-kelly-pannek/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/509/IHW5090USA_33_1_0_USA.pdf |title=2017 World Championship roster |access-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220104021/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090USA_33_1_0_USA.pdf |archive-date=February 20, 2018 |work=IIHF |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Syd |date=August 18, 2018 |title=2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 25 - 23: Caitrin Lonergan & Laura Stacey; Kelly Pannek; Renata Fast |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/8/18/17681732/womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-lonergan-bc-stacey-markham-thunder-pannek-minnesota-fast-furies |website=The Ice Garden |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022103407/https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/8/18/17681732/womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-lonergan-bc-stacey-markham-thunder-pannek-minnesota-fast-furies |url-status=live }}

On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees |title=U.S. women with 13 returnees |date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044818/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees |work=IIHF |url-status=live }}

Awards and honors

2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American {{Cite news|url=https://ahcahockey.com/allamer/2017.php|title=2017 All-American Teams|website=ahcahockey.com|access-date=May 13, 2021|language=en|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513140709/https://ahcahockey.com/allamer/2017.php|url-status=live}}
2025 Walter Cup Champion{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/minnesota-frost-capture-second-walter-cup-title/ |title=Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title |website=Sportsnet.ca |date=May 26, 2025 |access-date=May 26, 2025}}

Personal life

Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/3853995-kelly-pannek|title=Kelly Pannek|website=teamusa.usahockey.com|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103175901/https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/3853995-kelly-pannek|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/the-scoop-with-team-usa-womens-hockey/c-311474038|title=Penguins Podcast: The Scoop with Team USA Women's Hockey|date=November 18, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305234427/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/the-scoop-with-team-usa-womens-hockey/c-311474038|url-status=live}}

She has a bachelor's degree in finance.

Career statistics

= Regular season and playoffs =

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! League ! {{abbr\|GP\|Games Played}} !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2010–11	Benilde-St. Margaret's	{{Abbr\|MNHS\|Minnesota High School}} \| 24	31	21	52	18 \| 3	3	1	4	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12	Benilde-St. Margaret's	MNHS \| 25	43	25	68	10 \| 3	0	2	2	0
2012–13	Benilde-St. Margaret's	MNHS \| 20	27	42	69	4 \| 3	4	3	7	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14	Benilde-St. Margaret's	MNHS \| 25	31	46	77	4 \| 6	10	12	2	2
2014–15	University of Minnesota	WCHA \| 41	14	30	44	21 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16	University of Minnesota	WCHA \| 40	23	26	49	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17	University of Minnesota	WCHA \| 39	19	43	62	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19	University of Minnesota	WCHA \| 37	16	15	31	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Minnesota	PWHPA \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21	Minnesota	PWHPA \| 6	2	5	7	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Team Scotiabank	PWHPA \| 20	4	7	11	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|PWHL totals ! 54 !! 7 !! 20 !! 27 !! 14 ! 18 !! 2 !! 5 !! 7 !! 2

{{small|Sources:}} {{Cite web |title=Lee Stecklein: Career Statistics |url=https://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,10928/kelly-pannek/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=USCHO.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=Playing profile: Lee Stecklein |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/367978/kelly-pannek |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=Elite Prospects |language=en}}

=International=

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ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year !! Team !! Event !! Result ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2013	United States	U18	{{silver2}} \| 5	3	2	5	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017	United States	WC	{{gold1}} \| 5	0	0	0	0
2018	United States	OG	{{gold1}} \| 5	0	2	2	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019	United States	WC	{{gold1}} \| 7	2	3	5	6
2021	United States	WC	{{silver2}} \| 7	2	3	5	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022	United States	OG	{{silver2}} \| 7	2	4	6	2
2022	United States	WC	{{silver2}} \| 7	3	1	4	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023	United States	WC	{{gold1}} \| 7	0	1	1	27
2024	United States	WC	{{silver2}} \| 7	0	0	0	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2025	United States	WC	{{gold1}} \| 7	4	4	8	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 \| Junior totals ! 5 !! 3 !! 2 !! 5 !! 0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 \| Senior totals ! 59 !! 13 !! 18 !! 31 !! 47