Miye D'Oench
Miye D'Oench (born January 26, 1994) is an American former professional ice hockey player for the Metropolitan Riveters in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
| Miye D'Oench | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Oench with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2017 | |||
| Born | January 26, 1994 New York City, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 116 lb (53 kg; 8 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Metropolitan Riveters Harvard Crimson | ||
| National team | United States | ||
| Playing career | 2016–2019 | ||
Playing career edit
Across 135 NCAA games with the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program, D'Oench put up 122 points, the 24th player in the university's history to reach 100 points. She was named to the All-ECAC Hockey second team and All-Ivy League second team in her final year.[1][2]
In 2015, she was drafted 15th overall by the Boston Pride of the NWHL.[3] In April 2016, the Pride traded her rights to the Metropolitan Riveters in exchange for the rights to Alex Carpenter.[4] She would play three seasons with the Riveters, putting up 34 points in 36 games.[5] She would miss half of the 2018 regular season with an ankle injury, before returning for the playoffs as the team won the Isobel Cup.[6]
In March 2019, she retired from professional hockey, to return to university and study to become a lawyer.[7]
International edit
D'Oench represented the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, getting two goals in five games as the country won the silver medal. She attended several training camps for the senior national team, including for the 2018 Olympic team, but was not selected to the final US roster for any international tournaments.[8]
Personal life edit
From 2016 to 2018, D'Oench worked for the New York County District Attorney, before leaving to become a field organiser for Amy McGrath, in her campaign for a seat in the US Congress.[9][10][11] She is currently studying at Stanford Law School.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016-17 | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017-18 | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NWHL totals | 36 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey: 19 Miye D'Oench". Harvard Athletics. from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Kelsey, Mark (2017-11-03). "Women's Ice Hockey Feeds Players to the Pros". The Harvard Crimson. from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Dunleavy, Brian P. (October 24, 2017). "Miye D'Oench, women's hockey player, inspired by sibling rivalry". amNewYork. from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Nelson, Dustin L. (2016-04-28). "Miye D'Oench Joins the Riveters". The Hockey Writers. from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (2018-11-27). "The Riveters second line breaks through". The Ice Garden. from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Rice, Dan (2018-07-24). "Metropolitan Riveters: D'Oench Re-signs & They Add Another Harvard Grad". The Hockey Writers. from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Ayala, Erica L. (2019-03-17). "Riveters forward Miye D'Oench discusses NWHL Semifinal loss, retirement". Sports Talk with ELA. from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (2018-01-12). "Team USA's All-Snub Team". The Ice Garden. from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Ayala, Erica (2018-12-04). "From the field to the rink: How one hockey pro is bringing politics to the ice". ThinkProgress. from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Rice, Dan (2016-12-30). "Miye D'Oench: Home Sweet Home". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2020-11-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Masisak, Corey (2018-11-28). "Even for one of the Riveters' most impressive multi-taskers, 4 months on the campaign trail in Kentucky was life-changing". The Athletic. from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database