Megan Keller
| Megan Keller | |||
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File:Megan Keller.jpg Keller with PWHL Boston in 2024 | |||
| Born |
May 1, 1996 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team | Boston Fleet | ||
| National team | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Megan Keller (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player and captain for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Megan Keller played for the Boston College women's hockey team. She emerged as one of the nation's best defensive players in the 2015–16 campaign. She was a Patty Kazmaier Award top-10 finalist and named to the WHEA First-Team All-Stars, and an NCAA All-Tournament Selection. She led all defensive players in points in the nation and broke several team and conference scoring records for defense. She was also part of one of the best defensive units in the country, supporting 14 shutout games.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]On September 7, 2023, Keller signed a three-year contract with PWHL Boston.[3] She served as an alternate captain during the inaugural season.[4] In 2024, she was named to Second Team All-Star in the PWHL's inaugural season.[5] Keller was named as one of the two PWHL defenders on the EA Sports NHL 25 Team of the Year.[6] On August 4, 2025, Keller signed a two-year contract extension with the Boston Fleet.[7]
On November 11, 2025, Keller was named the second captain in Fleet history.[8]
International play
[edit | edit source]At the 2014 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships, she led all skaters with a plus/minus rating of +9. To date, her best international performance came in the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Malmö, Sweden, where she contributed 5 points in 4 games as a member of the Gold-Medalist team.
On January 2, 2022, Keller was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston College | HE | 31 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston College | HE | 41 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Boston College | HE | 35 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Boston | PWHL | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Boston Fleet | PWHL | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- All Tournament Team Selection, 2011 NAHA Tournament
- 2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[10]
- 2015–16 NCAA All American first team
- 2016–17 Cammi Granato Award (MVP of Women's Hockey East)[11]
- 2016–17 Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist
- 2016–17 Best Defensemen, Hockey East
- 2016–17 WHEA First Team All-Star
- 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I All-American [12]
- 2024 PWHL Second Team All-Star[13]
- EA Sports NHL 25 Team of the Year[6]
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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
- Boston College bio
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- American women's ice hockey defensemen
- Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players
- Sportspeople from Farmington, Michigan
- Ice hockey people from Oakland County, Michigan
- Ice hockey players from Michigan
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
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