2023-24 UNH Women's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Juodikis, Kira
Jersey Number 14
Kira Juodikis
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- High School:
- Sandwich Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Ontario
- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
- 2023 Hockey East Third Team All-Star
- 2x Service Credit Union Student Athlete of the Week (02/07/23 ... 01/03/23)
- 4x Hockey East Player of the Week (10/17/22 ... 02/06/23 ... 10/02/23 ... 01/13/25)
- 2022 Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
- Hockey East Rookie of the Month (September/October 2021)
- 3x Hockey East Rookie of the Week (10/26/21... 11/02/21 ... 01/10/22)
- Hockey East All-Academic Team (2022)
2024-25 Season
2023-24 Season
2022-23 Season
- Became the 30th UNH Wildcat to score 50 career goals with her sixth goal of the season (Jan. 3 vs Maine; 3:27 of the third period)
- Skated in 33 of 35 games
- Recorded 12 goals and eight assists for a total of 20 points
- Team leader in goals, shorthanded goals (one), points and shots (87)
- Tied for team lead in game-winning goals (three)
- Fifth in assists
- On the Hockey East leader board, is ninth in goals
- Has won 95 of 203 face offs (.468 winning percentage)
- Also has 29 blocks, which ranks second among UNH forwards
- Recorded her second career hat trick with three goals at Merrimack (Jan. 10); the three points matched her season high
- Completed the hat trick by scoring the team's first -- and only -- shorthanded goal of the season
- Matched her career high of two assists and also scored a goal for a season-high three points Nov. 8 vs. Providence
- Followed that with two points (1g, 1a) the next day at PC to finish the weekend with five points (2g, 3a)
- Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Mercyhurst (Nov. 26), and again vs Merrimack (Feb. 6)
- Scored the game-winning goal vs. Providence (Nov. 8) and vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 16)
- Season-high 10 faceoff wins Jan. 7 at BC (10 of 16; .625 win percentage)
- Season high of three blocks three times: consecutive games Dec. 4 (vs. Northeastern) and Dec. 6 (vs. UConn) as well as Oct. 12 at UConn
2023-24 Season
- Skated in all 36 games
- Has recorded eight multi-point games
- Tied her career-high of two goals at Boston College (Feb. 24)
- Tied her career-high in both assists (2) and points (3) vs. Boston University (Nov. 11)
- Recorded a career-high four blocked shots vs. Northeastern (Feb. 3)
- Tallied four point streaks; Sept. 30 - Oct. 6 (2 at St. Anselm, 3 vs. Saint Michael's, and 1 vs. Quinnipiac), Nov. 10 - Nov. 21 (2 at BU, 2 vs. BU, and 2 vs. Harvard), Jan. 27 - Feb. 1 (1 vs. Maine and 1 vs. Northeastern), and Feb. 15 - Feb. 24 (2 at Holy Cross, 1 vs. Holy Cross, 1 vs. BC, and 2 at BC)
- Scored two game winning goals; at Boston University (Nov. 11) and vs. Maine (Jan. 27)
- 5th in the Hockey East in goals (15), t5th in power-play goals (5), and 12th in points (25)
- t4th on the team in assists (10)
2022-23 Season
- Skated in all 36 games
- 17 goals and 11 assists for a total of 28 points
- Leads the team in goals (17) and shots (107)
- Tied for third in assists
- Second on the team in points (28)
- Recorded a career-high in goals (4) and shots (9) at Holy Cross (Feb. 5)
- Scored the overtime game-winning goal in that Oct. 15 game at Boston U.
- Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Boston College (Nov. 19) and (Jan. 20)
- Also scored a goal at nationally-ranked Northeastern (Nov. 5)
- Recorded eight shots at Northeastern (Nov. 5)
- Credited with 15 blocks, including a high of two twice: Oct. 2 at Quinnipiac and Nov. 4 at Northeastern
2021-22 Season
- Skated in 28 of 34 games
- Twelve goals and eight assists for a total of 20 points
- Led the team in goals and shooting percentage (.174)
- Led team in points and in fourth for assists
- Fourth in shots (69)
- Four multiple-point games
- Eighth in Hockey East in goals
- Scored two goals in her collegiate debut in the season opener against Boston U. (Oct. 1)
- Career highs of two assists and three points against Holy Cross (Oct. 31)
- Matched her career high of two goals vs. Vermont (Dec. 4)
- Five-game point streak spanning Oct. 9-31 with seven points (4g, 3a) in that span
- Concurrent three-game goal streak from Oct. 16-31
- Three-game point streak from Nov. 19-26
- Two points with a goal and an assist vs. Providence (Jan. 8)
- Season-high five shots Nov. 6 at Franklin Pierce
- Scored two goals in four days at Uconn (Jan. 24) and at Merrimack (Jan. 28)
Before UNH
- 2021 graduate of Sandwich Secondary School, where she competed in hockey, basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton and track & field
- Made the city all-star hockey team and senior city all-star basketball team as a sophomore
- City all-star team selection in hockey, basketball and soccer as a freshman, when she also garnered the team MVP award in hockey, basketball, soccer and track and field
- Invited to the Calgary training camp for the Team Canada U18 team in 2020, but the in-person event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced by weekly Zoom calls
- Sports were paused in Ontario in the 2020-21 season, but Juodikis led the Team Ontario Red team to a gold medal at the National Championship in 2019-20, and she was named Game MVP in the win against Alberta
- Won the Windsor Essex Sports Person of the Year Female Hockey Award and was one of three finalists for the Female Athlete of the Year
- In the 2018-19 season, was part of a Hockey Canada team that traveled to Japan to play the U15 Japan National Team
- Prior to that, she skated on team Green at the London Ontario Summer Games in 2017-18
- Also played for club for the Southwest Wildcats Jr. hockey team, which is coached by former UNH Wildcats Jen and Jess Hitchcock
- In the classroom, made the Honour Roll every year and received a chancellor scholarship for UNH
PERSONAL
Academic Major: Business Management
Academic Minors: Homeland Security, Justice Studies, Forensics
Academic Minors: Homeland Security, Justice Studies, Forensics
Dream Job: Professional hockey player
Best Word to Describe Me: Resilient
One Person from History I Wish I Could Meet: Jesus
What would your walk-up song be: C’est la Vie by Khaled
FAVORITES
Pro Sport Team: Miami Dolphins
Pro Athlete: Pavel Datsyuk
Sport Other Than Hockey: Soccer, Beach Volleyball
Hobby: Playing other sports
Season: Summer
Musical Genre: Pop/Throwbacks (1980's-2010's)
Movie: Superman
TV Show: Friends
Phone App: Messages
Food: Steak, Sushi
Snack: Grapes and Cherries
Pizza Topping: Canadian Pepperoni (shredded)
THIS OR THAT
Cats or Dogs: Dogs
Iced or Hot Coffee: I don't drink coffee; if had to choose, Iced
Sweet or Salty: Sweet
Cook at Home or Takeout: Takeout
Share Food or Don’t Share Food: Share Food
Plan or Spontaneous: SpontaneousUNH Women's Hockey vs Merrimack Hockey East Opening Round Highlights 2-26-25
Thursday, February 27
UNH Women's Hockey vs Boston College 2 22 2025
Sunday, February 23
UNH Women's Hockey vs Boston University Highlights 2-14-25
Saturday, February 15
UNH Women's Hockey vs Merrimack Highlights 2-6-25
Friday, February 07