Sadie Lundquist (born June 18, 1991) is a former American

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executive and retired hockey player who played as a forward. Lundquist last played for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) during her playing career. She then went on to work as a Senior Account Executive, Fan Relations, for the

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. She is currently a Manager, Client Strategy & Services at Bold Orange.

Career

Lundquist played high school hockey for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton. From 2009 to 2013, she attended

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, scoring 83 points in 144

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games. She served as the team's captain in her senior year. After graduating, she joined the independent Minnesota Whitecaps. She was one of two Whitecaps players invited to the

3rd NWHL All-Star Game The 3rd NWHL All-Star Game took place on February 11, 2018 at TRIA Rink in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A skills competition was held the day prior on February 10, 2018. Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts serve ...

held in Minnesota. She stayed with the Whitecaps as the team joined the NWHL ahead of the 2018-19 season, as the club won the

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. In January 2019, a banner with her number was hung from the rafters at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena in her hometown, honouring her as the first professional women's hockey player from Cloquet. In January 2020, she made an appearance with Team Minneapolis for

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, scoring twice in a 4-3 loss to Team Minnesota.

Personal life

Lundquist began working as a fan relations account executive for the

after graduating with a bachelor's degree in sports management from Bemidji State. Outside of hockey, her family owns Gordy's Hi-Hat, a burger restaurant in Cloquet. In 2013, she participated in the

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competition, with her top finish of second place in St. Paul. She also played at the 2018 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships.

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* Living people Ice hockey players from Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps players 1991 births American women's ice hockey forwards Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey players {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundquist, Sadie 1998 births Women ice hockey executives Ice hockey people from Minnesota