Meghan Duggan (born September 3, 1987) is an American former

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forward and director of player development for the New Jersey Devils of the

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. She played for the

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at the

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and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning two silver medals; she was the captain of the U.S. team at the

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, where she won a gold medal. She also represented the United States at eight

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, capturing seven gold medals and one silver medal. Duggan played collegiate hockey with the

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between 2006 and 2011. After her senior season (2010–11), Duggan was named the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, presented annually to the top women's ice hockey player in the

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(NCAA). After her career at Wisconsin, Duggan was the team's all-time leading scorer. She was drafted 8th overall by the

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in the

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. Duggan announced her retirement from professional hockey on October 13, 2020 at age 33.

Early life

Duggan was born on September 3, 1987, in Danvers, Massachusetts. Growing up, she played

, soccer,

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, and

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, but hockey was always her "number one sport". She began skating in the Danvers Youth Hockey program, and admired

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player Gretchen Ulion. Her older brother Brian also played hockey, and Duggan often played in boys' leagues, which was the "only option" at the time. Duggan attended high school at

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, where she played on the school's girls' hockey team in the

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(NEPSAC). Her roommate was

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, who would later become her college and Olympic teammate. While attending Cushing, Duggan met Olympian

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and other members of the USA women's national team at an informal skate in

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. Duggan was also a three-time honoree of the

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award, given by Cushing to the best female athlete in her class.

Playing career

Wisconsin Badgers

On December 6, 2005, the

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announced that Duggan was one of four student-athletes who signed a National Letter of Intent, committing to joining the

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program beginning in the 2006–07 season. The other three were Alannah McCready, Emily Kranz, and Kyla Sanders. Her freshman season with the Badgers was in 2006–07. She ranked second on the team with 52 points, as she led freshmen in scoring, while scoring 26 goals. During the season, she scored three game-winning goals and recorded 16 multi-point games. In the NCAA, her 52 points were good enough for third in the nation in rookie scoring. Duggan earned three consecutive WCHA Rookie of the Week honors, becoming the first Badger to ever win a conference award in three straight weeks. In addition, she accumulated five WCHA weekly honors overall, the most by a Badgers player in a single season. On January 22, 2011, Duggan assisted on the Badgers’ second goal of the game, against the defending national champions, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, and extended her point streak to 22 games, the longest individual point streak in Wisconsin women's hockey history. Duggan finished the season as the WCHA scoring champion by accumulating 61 points (27 goals, 34 assists) in 28 games. On March 12, 2011, she scored the game-winning goal (it was her sixth game-winning goal of the season) in the NCAA regional playoff, as Wisconsin defeated Minnesota-Duluth by a 2–1 mark. MeghanDuggan

Professional career

Duggan played six seasons of professional hockey, including four with the

of the

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(2011–15), who won the

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in 2013 and 2015. In 2015 she moved to the newly formed

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played one season with the Buffalo Beauts. In December 2015, it was announced that Duggan had signed a personal services agreement with

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as part of the company's sponsorship deal of the NWHL. She played her final pro season with the

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for the 2016–17 season.

International play

Duggan's first

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(IIHF) tournament with the American senior women's team was the

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held in

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, Canada. Duggan recorded a single assist for the Americans at the tournament, as they took home the silver medal. At the 2009 tournament, the American team captured its second straight gold medal by defeating

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in the final. Duggan scored two goals in the tournament, finishing tenth on the American team in scoring. Duggan was chosen to the 2010 US Olympic team. At the Olympics, Duggan played mainly with

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and

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. She finished the tournament with four goals, as the American team captured the silver medal. At the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Meghan Duggan was among the tournament's top five scorers. Duggan was fifth with seven points (four goals, three assists). Duggan Captained Team USA Women's hockey team in the 2014 Olympics, once again losing to Canada. On March 15, 2017, players for the U.S. women's ice hockey team, led by Duggan, announced that they would boycott the 2017 World Championship over inequitable support and conditions for women's ice hockey unless concessions were made by USA Hockey. On March 28 USA hockey agreed to the players demands and Duggan led Team to a gold medal win at the tournament. They would finally win Olympic Gold at the 2018 Olympics, defeating Canada in a shootout, with Duggan again serving as Captain. Duggan announced her retirement from Professional Hockey on October 13, 2020 at age 33.

Administrative career

On May 19, 2021, the New Jersey Devils of the

(NHL) announced that Duggan had been appointed manager of player development, a new role within the franchise's hockey operations department. On May 31, 2022, she was promoted to director of player development.

Awards and honors

* 2018 Olympic gold medalist * 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship –

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Won gold medal * 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship –

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Won gold medal * 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship –

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Won gold medal * Captain of the 2015–2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Team

* 2015 Boston Blades, member of Clarkson Cup Champions * 2014 Canadian Women's Hockey League All Star Game participant at Air Canada Centre * 2014 Olympic silver medalist * Named captain of 2014 United States

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team * 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship – 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Won gold medal * 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship –

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Won silver medal * 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship – 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Won gold medal * 2011 Graduate, University of Wisconsin (BIOLOGY) * 2011 WCHA Player of the Year * 2011 WCHA scoring champion * 2011 All-WCHA First Team * Finalist, 2011 Sportswoman of the Year, presented by the Women's Sports Foundation * 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award * 2011 First Team All-America selection * 2011

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winner * 2011 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year, awarded by USA Hockey * 2010 Olympic silver medalist * 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship – 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship Won gold medal * 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship – 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship Won gold medal * 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship –

Won silver medal * 2007 Graduate,

(Ashburnham, MA) * Two-time member of the U.S. Women's Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2007) * Two-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2007–08). Co-captained the team in 2008 * Three-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (2007–09) * Three-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2003–05). * USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23, 2006) * WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of January 26, 2011) * WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)

Coaching

Duggan began coaching for Clarkson University's women's ice hockey team in September 2014 while she played for the American national hockey team and the

Personal life

On April 19, 2010, Duggan threw the first pitch at a

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game before a sellout

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crowd of 37,609 with former teammates. On April 25, 2014, Duggan was honored to throw the first pitch at a

game for a second time with her Team USA 2014 US Olympic teammates. On September 22, 2018, she married Canadian women's hockey player

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, whom she had played against at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics. They had their first child together, a boy named George, in February 2020. They then had their second child together, a daughter named Olivia, one year later.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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