Nicole Schammel is an American

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forward currently playing for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the

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(PHF).

Career

Schammel began her university career with

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, but after only year there, she decided to transfer to the

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. Across 152 NCAA games, she scored 113 points and was named a finalist for the

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in 2019. On June 6, 2019, Schammel signed her first professional contract with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the

(PHF). In her first PHF season, Schammel put up 25 points in 22 games, 12th highest in the league. She was named to Team Dempsey for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game. In September 2020, she announced that she was joining the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) for the 2020–21 season. She participated with the Minnesota regional team in the PWHPA's exhibition games against the

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's junior

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, with the PWHPA team winning by scores of 8–1 and 9–3. On October 7, 2021, Schammel re-signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps.

International

Schammel participated in the 2012 and 2013 USA Hockey Girls U-18 Select Development Camps, but has yet to play a game for the American national team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schammel, Nicole Minnesota Whitecaps players 1996 births Living people People from Red Wing, Minnesota American women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players from Minnesota Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players 21st-century American women Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players Premier Hockey Federation players