Caroline "K.K." Harvey (born October 14, 2002) is an American

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for

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and member of the

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. She represented the United States at the

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Playing career

Harvey was originally committed to play

for the

during the 2021–22 NCAA season but deferred to the 2022–23 NCAA season after being selected to represent team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics. During the 2022–23 season, in her rookie year, she recorded 12 goals and 26 assists in 39 games. She led all WCHA rookies with 38 points. Her 38 points were the fifth most in program history by a defender and only trailed Sis Paulsen for most points as a rookie defender. Following an outstanding season, she was named to the WCHA All-Rookie team and Second Team All-WCHA and was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year. She was also named CCM/AHCA Second-Team All-American. She became first Badger player to earn All-American honors as a freshman since Meghan Hunter during the 2000–01 season. During the NCAA semifinals Harvey scored the game-winning goal in overtime against

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to send Wisconsin to the championship game.

International play

Harvey represented the

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at the

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where she won a silver medal. She again represented the United States at the

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where she was a team-high +4

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in five games and won a gold medal. She was the youngest player named to the roster for the

at the

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, where she recorded one goal and two assists in six games and won a silver medal. She again represented the United States at the

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, where she recorded three goals and five assists in seven games and won a silver medal. In January 2022, Harvey was named to Team USA's roster for the

, where she was the youngest player on the roster. During the

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she was scoreless in seven games and won a silver medal. Harvey represented the United States at the

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, where she led the tournament in scoring with four goals and 10 assists in seven games to help team USA win a gold medal. She was subsequently named the Best Defender and named to the All-Star team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Caroline 2002 births Living people American women's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey people from New Hampshire People from Pelham, New Hampshire 21st-century American women Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey