Brooke Whitney Explained

Brooke Whitney (born October 12, 1979 in Snohomish, Washington) is a former ice hockey player for the Northeastern Huskies. In 2002, she was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Playing career

Whitney's freshman season at Northeastern was in 1999-2000. Despite missing half the season to a broken ankle, she ranked second in team scoring with 34 points. On October 8 and 9, she opened the season with two game-winning goals against Ohio State. In 2001-02, Whitney was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award. She had a point in at least 28 games during the season, and finished the season with 32 goals, and 56 points.^[1] While at Northeastern, she was also recognized academically when she was awarded the Jeanne L. Rowlands Top-Scholar Athlete Award. Whitney participated in the 2002 Four Nations Cup^[2] and was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team in 2004. Whitney was also a member of the Brampton Thunder in the 2002-03 NWHL season. She also participated in the Greater Seattle Hockey League and accumulated 17 goals and 8 assists in 12 games.^[3]

Coaching career

Whitney was a graduate assistant coach for the University of Connecticut's women's ice hockey team in the 2004-05 season. In addition, she was a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles.^[4]

Awards and honors

• Second-team All-America selection (2000–01)
• All-ECAC first team selection (2001–02)
• ECAC All-Academic team (1998–1999)
• ECAC All-Academic team (2001–2002)
• ECAC Player of the Year (2002)
• Everett Herald Woman of the Year in Sports Award (2002–2003)
• Jeanne Rowlands Award, given to Northeastern's top senior scholar-athlete for the 2001-02 athletic season^[5]
• Northeastern Hall of Fame^[6]
• Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)^[7]
• USCHO Player of the Week (Week of December 5, 2001)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201200518/http://www.gonu.com/whockey/whitney.shtml . 2008-12-01 .
2. Web site: 2002 U.S. National Team Roster.
3. Web site: Brooke Whitney - Greater Seattle Hockey League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies.
4. Web site: Player Bio: Brooke Whitney - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site . bceagles.cstv.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20120707025155/http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/whitney_brooke00.html . 7 July 2012 . dead.
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050827213055/http://www.gonu.com/news/052102awards.htm . 2005-08-27 .
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080529074425/http://gonu.com/hall/bwhitney.html . 2008-05-29 .
7. Web site: USA Hockey . 2012-08-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100307030307/http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_09&ID=191330 . 2010-03-07 .
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225844/http://gonu.com/whockey/news/wh120501.htm . 2011-07-16 .