Denna Laing
Denna Laing | |||
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Born |
Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 12, 1991||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | |||
Playing career | 2010–2016 | ||
Website |
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Denna Christine Laing (born May 12, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey player. She last played for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) until a career-ending injury. At the collegiate level, she accumulated 77 points while competing for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program from 2010 to 2014. She was also the captain her junior and senior year.[1]
Playing career
[edit]CWHL
[edit]Selected in the 8th round of the 2014 CWHL Draft, Laing played for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) during the 2014–15 season, accumulating two points in 18 games played.[2] She competed in all postseason games and helped the Blades capture the 2015 Clarkson Cup.
NWHL
[edit]In 2015, Laing signed with the Boston Pride of the new NWHL professional league. On December 31, 2015, Laing participated in the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic, the first outdoor professional women's hockey game.[3] During the first period, Laing went into the boards head first. Removed from the ice on a stretcher, she was taken to the hospital.[4] On January 8, 2016, Laing's family announced that she had had a severe spinal cord injury and that she had limited movement of her arms and no feeling in her legs.[5]
Post-playing career
[edit]Laing competed in the 2017 Boston Marathon, being pushed in a special racing wheelchair by fellow Massachusite and former NHL star Bobby Carpenter. The pair finished the race with a time of 4:32:30.[6][7]
Awards
[edit]- ECAC
- All-Academic Team (2013)
- Second Team All-Ivy (2014)
- Princeton Team Awards
- Rookie of the Year (2011)
- NWHL
- NWHL Foundation Award (2016)[8]
- NWHL Perseverance Award (2016)
Statistics
[edit]Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Princeton University | NCAA | 31 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Princeton University | NCAA | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Princeton University | NCAA | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Princeton University | NCAA | 31 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Boston Blades | CWHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA Totals | 120 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Denna Laing: Career Statistics". uscho.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Denna Laing, Boston Blades". cwhl.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Lane, Jon (January 1, 2016). "Women's hockey happy for Winter Classic showcase". NHL. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Springer, Shira (January 6, 2016). "Hockey player Denna Laing remains hospitalized". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "NWHL's Denna Laing suffered spinal cord injury at Women's Winter Classic". cbssports.com. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Denna Laing finishes Boston Marathon, with a Bobby Carpenter assist". April 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Carpenter Helps Denna Laing Cross Boston Marathon Finish-Line". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ McGinnes, Meagan (March 22, 2016). "Denna Laing wins two awards at NWHL Awards". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- "Denna Laing - 'Moving Forward' TSN Feature 2017 (HD)". June 2017 – via YouTube.
- "Denna Laing presents at 2017 NHL Awards". June 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2017 – via NBC Sports.
- "The Inspirational Story of Denna Laing". January 3, 2017 – via MSG Networks.
- "Laing returns to ice for first time since spinal injury". 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2017 – via NBC Sports.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Denna Laing at PHF
- Denna Laing at Princeton Tigers
- Official website
- Denna Laing on X
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American female wheelchair racers
- Boston Blades players
- Boston Pride players
- Clarkson Cup champions
- Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Marblehead, Massachusetts
- People with tetraplegia
- Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey players
- American women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey people from Essex County, Massachusetts