University of New Hampshire Athletics
2/24/2022 1:38:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
AMESBURY, Mass. – Freshman forward Kira Juodikis (LaSalle, Ontario) of the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team was named to the 2021-22 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team by Hockey East on Thursday.
Juodikis led UNH in goals (12) and tied for the team lead in points (20) despite missing 5 of 34 games – including the last three of the season – because of injury. At the end of the regular season, she was tied at No. 10 in Hockey East in goals.
She also had a team-best .169 shooting percentage and tied atop the Wildcats' leaderboard in both game-winning goals (two) and power-play goals (two). In other stats, Juodikis was fourth in both assists (eight) and shots (71).
Juodikis recorded a point in 15 of 29 games with averages of 0.69 points, 0.41 goals and 0.28 assists per game. Her season highlights included a pair of two-goal games and a three-point effort (one goal, two assists) against Holy Cross on Halloween. She had a five-game point streak with a total of seven points (4g, 3a) spanning Oct. 9-31.
Juodikis was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week three times during the 2021-22 season and was feted as the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for September/October. She was the first Wildcat to win back-to-back Hockey East Rookie of the Week awards since the 2007-08 season.
The freshman forward scored two goals in the Oct. 1 season opener against Boston University at the Whittemore Center. That feat had not been done since Oct. 1, 2016, and the previous time a UNH freshman scored two goals in a season opener was Oct. 19, 2001.
Juodikis scored 22 seconds into the season to mark New Hampshire's fastest goal to start a season since. Oct. 15, 2005, when Nicole Hekle scored 16 seconds after the opening whistle vs. Maine.
That goal 22 seconds into the season opener was New Hampshire's fastest goal to start a game since Feb. 26, 2017, when Marie-Jo Pelletier scored an unassisted goal 17 seconds into the first period at Boston U.
Juodikis led UNH in goals (12) and tied for the team lead in points (20) despite missing 5 of 34 games – including the last three of the season – because of injury. At the end of the regular season, she was tied at No. 10 in Hockey East in goals.
She also had a team-best .169 shooting percentage and tied atop the Wildcats' leaderboard in both game-winning goals (two) and power-play goals (two). In other stats, Juodikis was fourth in both assists (eight) and shots (71).
Juodikis recorded a point in 15 of 29 games with averages of 0.69 points, 0.41 goals and 0.28 assists per game. Her season highlights included a pair of two-goal games and a three-point effort (one goal, two assists) against Holy Cross on Halloween. She had a five-game point streak with a total of seven points (4g, 3a) spanning Oct. 9-31.
Juodikis was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week three times during the 2021-22 season and was feted as the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for September/October. She was the first Wildcat to win back-to-back Hockey East Rookie of the Week awards since the 2007-08 season.
The freshman forward scored two goals in the Oct. 1 season opener against Boston University at the Whittemore Center. That feat had not been done since Oct. 1, 2016, and the previous time a UNH freshman scored two goals in a season opener was Oct. 19, 2001.
Juodikis scored 22 seconds into the season to mark New Hampshire's fastest goal to start a season since. Oct. 15, 2005, when Nicole Hekle scored 16 seconds after the opening whistle vs. Maine.
That goal 22 seconds into the season opener was New Hampshire's fastest goal to start a game since Feb. 26, 2017, when Marie-Jo Pelletier scored an unassisted goal 17 seconds into the first period at Boston U.
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