Jeanine Sobek (born February 22, 1972) is a former women's ice hockey player from Minnesota. She competed for the

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of the

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. During the 2000-01 NWHL season, she competed for the

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Playing career

As a child, she would skate on the outdoor rinks near

Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, and is the largest city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 63,599 at the 2020 census, making it the fifteenth largest city in Minnesota and the seventh largest Twin Ci ...

College career

Sobek led the Huskies in scoring in 1991-92 (46 points) and 1992-93 (42 points), respectively. For two consecutive campaigns, Sobek led the Huskies in goals scored with 21 (1992–93) and 24 (1993–94). During the 1991–92 season, Sobek was also the Huskies' leader in assists with 34. The following season (1992–93), she tied Rayanne Conway for the assists lead with 21. In 106 career contests with the Huskies, she registered 159 points. As of 2010, her 77 goals were fifth all-time among all Huskies skaters, while her 82 assists also ranked fifth.

USA Hockey

From 1990 to 1997, she was a member of the United States women's national team. During the national team's 1997 tour, she participated in a 9–0 defeat of her former school. Despite being a national team member for seven years, she was not on the final roster for the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

in Nagano, Japan.

References

1972 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Brampton Thunder players Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players People from Coon Rapids, Minnesota Sportspeople from Anoka County, Minnesota {{US-icehockey-bio-stub