Maggie Connors
| Maggie Connors | |||
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File:Maggie Connors 2024.jpg Connors with the Toronto Sceptres in 2024 | |||
| Born |
October 22, 2000 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team | Toronto Sceptres | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Margaret Joan Connors (born October 22, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played college ice hockey for the Princeton Tigers.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Margaret Joan Connors was born October 22, 2000, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to cardiologists Sean Connors and Susan Fagan.[1][2] She began playing ice hockey at the age of four, first participating in local boys' hockey leagues.[3] When she was ten years old, Connors won a contest to spend a day with members of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, including her childhood idol Natalie Spooner.[4] In 2013, Connors enrolled at Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, with whom she would win four national ice hockey championships in five seasons. During her final season with Shattuck, Connors recorded 75 points in 50 games.[5]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]College
[edit | edit source]After leaving Shattuck, Connors joined the Princeton Tigers for the 2018–19 season.[6] Between 2018 and 2023, Connors scored 78 goals with Princeton and recorded 67 assists for 145 points, the 12th-most in program history. In 2020, she was part of the team to win Princeton's first ECAC Hockey tournament title.[7]
Professional
[edit | edit source]The Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) selected Connors in the 11th round, 62nd overall, of the 2023 PWHL draft.[3] On October 31, 2023, she signed a two-year contract with Toronto.[8] The only player from Newfoundland and Labrador during the PWHL's inaugural 2023–24 season, Connors recorded six points in 24 regular season games.[9] She also appeared in five playoff games as the Sceptres lost to the Minnesota Frost in the semifinals.[2][9]
On June 18, 2025, Connors signed a one-year contract extension with the Toronto Sceptres.[10]
International play
[edit | edit source]| Medal record | ||
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| IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 2018 Russia | |
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Connors won a bronze medal with the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Russia.[6] She recorded one goal and three points in six tournament games.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Princeton Tigers | ECAC | 32 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Princeton Tigers | ECAC | 33 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Princeton Tigers | ECAC | 31 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Princeton Tigers | ECAC | 31 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Toronto | PWHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Toronto Sceptres | PWHL | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| PWHL totals | 54 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada | WU18 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- PWHL biography
- Princeton Tigers biography