Stephanie Anderson
| Stephanie Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Anderson addressing the media after her game winning goal in the 2015 WCHA Semifinals | |||
| Born |
November 27, 1992 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PHF team Former teams |
Minnesota Whitecaps | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
|
Medal record | |||
Stephanie Anderson (born November 27, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who played for the Minnesota Whitecaps in the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).[1] She previously competed for the Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program and was a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]High school
[edit]Anderson competed at the high school level with the North St. Paul High School team, becoming a two-time letterwinner. In addition, she would skate for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds at the club level, eventually being appointed team captain.
NCAA hockey
[edit]Joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2011, Anderson would log her first career goal, a game-winning tally against Minnesota State on October 21, 2011. She would finish her freshman season as a member of the Gophers NCAA Frozen Four title-winning team. Opting to transfer to Bemidji State in 2012, she sat out the 2012–13 due to transfer rules within the WCHA conference. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013–14, she contributed five goals and three assists in 33 games played.
On March 7, 2015, Anderson contributed to a historic win as the Beavers defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 1–0 tally in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off. She logged the game-winning goal at the 11:46 mark of the third period.[4] Beavers goaltender Brittni Mowat made 37 saves, registering her seventh shutout of the season, a new program record. In addition, it marked the first time that the Beavers advanced to the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off.
CWHL
[edit]In 2017, Anderson signed her first professional contract with Kunlun Red Star of the CWHL. She would put up 25 points in 53 games across two seasons before the league folded.
NWHL
[edit]Anderson signed with the NWHL Minnesota Whitecaps for its 2019–2020 season.[5] She put up 10 points in 22 games in the 2019–20 season.
International
[edit]In 2009, she made her debut for USA Hockey, competing in a three-game exhibition series between the Canadian and US Under-18 rosters. In 2015, she was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the IIHF World Championships
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2013–14 | Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2014–15 | Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | 31 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2016–17 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Ind. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | CWHL | 28 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays | CWHL | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA totals | 142 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| CWHL totals | 53 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NWHL/PHF totals | 65 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | U18 |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | United States | WC |  |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Sources: [7]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2008, All-Classic Suburban Conference
References
[edit]- ↑ "WOMEN'S HOCKEY: BSU alum Anderson taken in CWHL Draft". Bemidji Pioneer. August 21, 2017.
- ↑ "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Roster". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephanie Anderson reflects on winning a gold medal for Team USA". BSU. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Bemidji State advances to the WCHA Final Faceoff Championship game".
- ↑ "Whitecaps sign former Bemidji State standout Stephanie Anderson". Star Tribune.
- ↑ "Stephanie Anderson: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- 1 2 "Playing profile: Stephanie Anderson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Stephanie Anderson at USA Hockey
- Stephanie Anderson at BSU Beavers
- Stephanie Anderson at Minnesota Gophers
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American expatriate ice hockey players in China
- American ice hockey left wingers
- American women's ice hockey forwards
- Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
- Minnesota Whitecaps players
- People from North St. Paul, Minnesota
- Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players