Hannah Bilka (born March 24, 2001) is an American women's

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player for

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and a member of the

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. She previously played

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Playing career

Bilka began her collegiate career for

during the 2019–20 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 14 goals and 23 assists in 34 games. She led the team in points with 37, and led all rookies in the country in total points per game (1.13), assists per game (0.71) and shots on goal per game (4.06) during the regular season and tied for first in shots on goal (126). her 30 points in Hockey East play marked the ninth-highest total by a first-year player in league history. Following an outstanding season, she was named to the Hockey East Second Team, a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, and the USCHO All-Rookie Team. She was also awarded the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and the

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. During the 2020–21 season in her sophomore year, she recorded seven goals and nine assists in 19 games, in a season that was cancelled due to the

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. She ranked third on the team in scoring with 16 points and was subsequently named to the Hockey East Third Team. During the 2021–22 season in her junior year, she recorded 16 goals and 17 assists in 34 games. She ranked second on the team in points with 33 and led the team with a career-best plus-18 rating. Following the season, she was named to the Hockey East First Team, and New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star. On August 19, 2022, Bilka was named a captain of the Eagles for the 2022–23 season. During her senior year, she recorded 12 goals and 29 assists in 34 games. She finished tied for fourth overall in conference scoring with 32 points, and 1.28 points per game. Her 24 assists in conference games tied for second most in the league. Following the season she was named a Hockey East Second-Team All-Star. On March 25, 2023, Bilka announced she was transferring to

for the 2023–24 season.

International play

Bilka represented the

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at the

2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship The 2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 11th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from 6 to 13 January 2018. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating s ...

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

2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 12th IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January. Top Divisio ...

, where she recorded one goal and two assists in five games and won a silver medal. On August 14, 2022, she was named to the roster for the

at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilka, Hannah 2001 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Texas People from Coppell, Texas