Kristin Lewicki
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
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| birth_place = Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S.
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| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| team = Buffalo Beauts
| league = NWHL
| former_teams = PWHPA
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Adrian Bulldogs
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Kristin Lewicki (born June 10, 1995) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Career
From 2013 to 2017, she attended Adrian College, scoring 179 points in 113 NCAA Division III games with the Adrian Bulldogs.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mike|date=2018-07-09|title=How much D-III talent will we see in the NWHL next season?|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/7/9/17543092/the-role-of-d-iii-talent-in-the-nwhl-ncaa-womens-hockey-emily-fluke-kristin-lewicki-kaylyn-schroka|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Kapral|first=Bubba|date=2017-05-21|title=Lewicki takes aim at pro ice career|url=https://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports-columns/2017/05/lewicki-takes-aim-at-pro-ice-career/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Times Leader|language=en-US}}
After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts.{{Cite magazine|last=Blinn|first=Michael|date=2017-08-13|title=Dominant Adrian College line joins NWHL's Beauts|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/08/04/kristin-lewicki-kaylyn-schroka-sarah-shureb-buffalo-beauts|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us}} She scored seven points in fourteen games in her rookie professional season. She was named to Team Leveille at the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game, and won fastest skater at the Skills Competition.{{Cite web|last=Kapral|first=Bubba|date=2018-04-15|title=Lewicki Ponders Hockey Future|url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2018/04/lewicki-ponders-hockey-future/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Intelligencer|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gianni|first=Chip|date=2018-07-31|title=Metropolitan Riveters Add Reigning Fastest Skater Kristin Lewicki To Roster|url=https://www.inthezone.io/metropolitan-riveters-add-reigning-fastest-skater-kristin-lewicki-to-roster/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=In The Zone|language=en-US}}
She left the Beauts to sign with the Metropolitan Riveters for the 2018–19 NWHL season, the first player from another team to join the Riveters that off-season.{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Dan|date=2018-07-31|title=Metropolitan Riveters: Speedy Kristin Lewicki Leaves Beauts to Join Champs|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/kristin-lewicki-signs-with-metropolitan-riveters/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Hockey Writers|language=en-US}} Despite being the reigning Isobel Cup champions, the Riveters suffered a number of problems that year, including the worst opening season stretch in league history, and Lewicki's production dropped significantly, only scoring one goal in sixteen games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/3/20/18273605/2018-19-nwhl-season-recap-metropolitan-riveters-amanda-kessel-randy-velischek|title=2018-19 NWHL Season Recap: Metropolitan Riveters|first=Casey|last=Bryant|date=March 20, 2019|website=The Ice Garden}}
After the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in May 2019, she left the NWHL to join the newly formed Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).{{Cite web|last=Kapral|first=Bubba|date=2019-09-21|title=Lewicki is skating into new territory as PWHPA member|url=https://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports-columns/2019/09/lewicki-is-skating-into-new-territory-as-pwhpa-member/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Times Leader|language=en-US}} After spending most of the season with the organisation, she returned to the NWHL to re-join the Beauts, scoring six points in the last six games of the 2019–20 NWHL regular season.
She re-signed with the Beauts for the 2020–21 NWHL season.{{Cite web|last=National Women's Hockey League|author-link=National Women's Hockey League|date=2020-07-15|title=Kelsey Neumann, Kristin Lewicki and Emma Ruggiero Are Back with Buffalo in 2020-21|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/kelsey-neumann-kristin-lewicki-and-emma-ruggiero-are-back-with-buffalo-in-2020-21/n-5629857|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=OurSports Central|language=en|type=Press release}}
= Style of play =
Lewicki is noted for her speed and acceleration. During the 2017–18 season, she was also relied on by the Beauts for her face-off skills, taking the third most face-offs on the team.{{Cite web|last=Oliver|first=Nathaniel|date=2017-11-23|title=What the Buffalo Beauts Are Thankful For|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-beauts-thanksgiving/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Hockey Writers|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Lewicki has a degree in criminal justice with a minor in sports management from Adrian College.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NCAA Women's Hockey: #25 Kristin Lewicki|url=https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2016-17/bios/lewicki_kristin_atcm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-24|website=Adrian College Athletics|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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External links
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Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Sportspeople from Moundsville, West Virginia
Category:Ice hockey people from West Virginia
Category:Buffalo Beauts players
Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
Category:Metropolitan Riveters players