Micah Zandee-Hart
Micah Zandee-Hart playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 27)
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHL team PWHL New York
National team  Canada
Playing career 2015–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Hungary
Silver medal – second place 2015 United States

Micah Arielle Zandee-Hart (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of PWHL New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Playing career

While participating with Team British Columbia at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, Hart was named the province's flag bearer at the event.[1]

Along with fellow British Columbia resident Sarah Potomak, Hart was invited to participate in the IIHF’s 2013 Women's High Performance Camp in Sheffield, England.[2]

Hockey Canada

Hart was named Canada's captain for the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[3]

With Canada's Under-22/Development Team, Hart captured a gold medal at the 2016 Nations Cup. Before the event, the team participated in a series of exhibition games against the national teams of Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Hart registered an assist in the December 30, 2015, game against Austria.[4]

On November 23, 2016, she was named to the Canada women's national ice hockey team roster[5] that competed against the United States in a pair of contests on December 13 (in Plymouth, Michigan) and December 20, 2016 (in Sarnia, Ontario). Hart is one of three members of the Canadian roster made her debut with the national team in the series against the United States.[6]

On January 11, 2022, Zandee-Hart was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[7][8][9]

NCAA

During her freshman season (2015–16) with the Cornell Big Red, Hart ranked third in team scoring while leading all blueliners with 18 points on the strength of 17 assists. She served as captain of the Big Red for the 2019–20 season.[10]

PWHL

On September 8th, 2023, PWHL New York announced that they had signed Zandee-Hart to a 3 year deal with an undisclosed salary.[11] On December 21, 2023, she became the first ever captain of the team.[12] She was also chosen as the team's player representative for the PWHL Players Association (PWHLPA), the league's labour union.[13]

Personal life

Zandee-Hart is part of the LGBTQ+ community.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Cornell University ECAC 30 1 17 18 20 — — — — —
2016–17 Cornell University ECAC 31 5 11 16 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Cornell University ECAC 32 4 17 21 30 — — — — —
2019–20 Cornell University ECAC 31 7 25 32 20 — — — — —
2022–23 Team Sonnet PWHPA 20 0 3 3 12 — — — — —
NCAA Totals 124 17 70 87 100 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 2
2015 Canada U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 1 2 0
2019 Canada WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 2
2022 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 4 4 8
2022 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 0
2023 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 10 1 1 2 2
Senior totals 28 0 8 8 12

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
International
World U18 Championship Media All-Star Team 2015 [15]
NCAA
ECAC All-Rookie Team 2016 [16]
All-Ivy Honorable Mention 2016 [17]
First Team All-Ivy 2020 [18]

References

  1. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (February 3, 2015). "Saanichton's Micah Hart named B.C. flag bearer for Canada Games". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "BC Hockey, 2013–14 Year in Review (Page 3)" (PDF). BC Hockey. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rosters – Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Set for 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship". Hockey Canada. January 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Micah Hart – Roster". Hockey Canada. n.d. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Canada's National Women's Team Rosters For December Series and Nations Cup". Hockey Canada. November 23, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Rosters – Canada 2016 NWT Series". Hockey Canada. November 23, 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Awad, Brandi (January 11, 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)". www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Micah Zandee-Hart at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, Micah Zandee-Hart Sign Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Contracts With New York". PWHL News (Press release). September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  12. ^ @PWHL_NewYork (December 21, 2023). "Meet the first-ever Captains of PWHL New York! 🫡 We are proud to announce defender Micah Zandee-Hart as our Captain and forward Alex Carpenter and defender Ella Shelton as our Alternate Captains!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Ian (December 20, 2023). "PWHLPA Chooses Player Representatives". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Outsports: At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record Archived March 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, January 2022
  15. ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "Hart named to ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team". Cornell Big Red. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  17. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". Ivy League Sports. February 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  18. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Sweeps Ivy League Major Awards, Five Named All-Ivy". cornellbigred.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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