Kristen Campbell (born November 30, 1997) is a Canadian

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goaltender for the

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(PWHPA) and member of the

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. She was the first woman to win the Frozen Four championship without conceding a goal.

Career

Campbell began her university career at the

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but was forced to transfer to Wisconsin in 2017 after North Dakota dropped its women's hockey programme. She would become the fourth goaltender in Wisconsin history to record 90 wins with the university, being named WCHA Goaltender of the Year and a top-10 finalist for the

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in 2018. In 2019, she would backstop the university to their first national championship since 2011. After graduating, she joined the PWHPA ahead of the 2020-21 season.

International

Campbell represented Team Canada at the

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, winning a silver medal. In May 2021, she was one of 28 players invited to

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's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in

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. On January 11, 2022, Campbell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

Personal life

Campbell has a degree in rehabilitation psychology.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Kristen 1997 births Living people Canadian women's ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players