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| Kyla Josifovic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 6, 2003 Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team | PWHL Detroit | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Kyla Josifovic (born August 6, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for PWHL Detroit of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Connecticut.
Early life
[edit]Josifovic was born to Mike and April Josifovic, and has an older brother Garret Josifovic. She attended Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School.[1]
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Josifovic began her college ice hockey career for Connecticut during the 2022–23 season. During her freshman year she recorded two assists in 34 games. During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded three goals and six assists in 29 games. During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she recorded six goals and 11 assists in 36 games.[1]
During the 2025–26 season, in her senior year, she served as team captain and recorded a career-high 16 goals and 24 assists in 39 games. She became the first Huskies player to record a 40-point season since the 2007–08 season.[1] Following the season she was named to the all-Hockey East third team.[2] During the 2026 Hockey East women's tournament, she scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to help the Huskies win their second Hockey East tournament championship, and automatically qualify for the 2026 NCAA tournament. She was subsequently named to the Hockey East all-tournament team.[3] During the first round of the NCAA tournament against Princeton she scored two goals to help her team advance to the regional final.[4][5]
Professional
[edit]On June 17, 2026, Josifovic was drafted in the fourth round, 39th overall, by PWHL Detroit in the 2026 PWHL Draft.[6][7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | University of Connecticut | Hockey East | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | University of Connecticut | Hockey East | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | University of Connecticut | Hockey East | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | University of Connecticut | Hockey East | 39 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 143 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kyla Josifovic". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Hockey East Names 2025-26 Women's All-Star Teams". hockeyeast.com. February 27, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Josifovic Scores In Double Overtime As UConn Tops Northeastern, 2-1, To Earn Hockey East Championship". hockeyeast.com. March 7, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "No. 6 UConn Takes Down Princeton, Advances to Regional Final". uconnhuskies.com. March 13, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Klemm, Frances (June 5, 2026). "Kyla Josifovic Has Grown Her On-Ice Confidence Which Is Paying Off As She Heads To The PWHL Draft". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "PWHL Detroit fills out roster with picks in 2026 PWHL Draft". Detroit Free Press. June 17, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Here's who PWHL Detroit selected in the 2026 draft". CBSnews.com. June 17, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database