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2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey

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Sarah Harlinski

16 Katie Leffler

16 Katie Leffler

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Boston Shamrocks
  • Hometown:
    Key Largo, Fla.

Summary

Biography

2021-22 SEASON AWARDS
New England Hockey Conference Second Team (Forward)

2021-22 SEASON HIGHS
Games Played: 25
Goals: 2 three times (10 total)
Assists: 2 five times (16 total)
Points: 4 two times (26 total)
Penalty-Minutes: 2-4
+/-: +4
Blocked Shots: 1 seven times (7 total)

NOTABLES

  • Recognized as NEHC Player of the Week on January 24
  • Led the team in goals (10), assists (16), points (26), and +/- rating (+4)
  • Scored the Beacons' lone goal in a 1-0 win over Plymouth State on February 8
  • Netted multiple goals on three different occasions 
  • Greatly reduced her time spent in the penalty box from 32 minutes in 2019-20 to 4 in 2021-22
  • Scored at least one point in nine out of ten games spanning from January 14 through February 11


2019-20 SEASON AWARDS
New England Hockey Conference First Team (Forward)
2019-20 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played: 26
Goals: 2 at Suffolk University, January 25 (12 total)
Assists: 2 two times (10 total)
Points: 3 two times (22 total)
Penalty/Minutes: 16/32
+/-: +6
Special Team Goals: 2 Power-play, 3 Short-handed
Game-Winning Goals: 3
Blocked Shots: 15

NOTABLES

  • Named to the NEHC First Team after putting together her best season as a Beacon leading the team in all three offensive categories 
  • Set new career-highs with 12 goals, 10 assists and 22 points
  • Became just the third Beacon to record 20 or more points in a single-season since the 2015-16 season
  • Earned her first career NEHC Player of the Week honors on December 16
  • Ranked third in the country with her three short-handed goals
  • Recorded two goals and an assist in the 5-2 win over Suffolk University
  • Scored the lone goal in short-handed fashion against Norwich University on February 14
  • Tallied two assists in the final game of the regular season at New England University on February 15
  • Recorded at least one point in 15 games during the season with multiple points in five games
  • Named to the NEHC All-Academic Team for maintaining at-least a 3.0 GPA
  • Registered at least one point in six-straight games from December 6-January 7 for a total of nine points during the span
  • Lead the Beacons in goals (12), assists (10), points (22), shots (118), Game-winning goals (3), short-handed goals (3)


2018-19 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played: 27

Goals: (8 total)

Assists: (8 total)

Points: (16 total)

Penalty/Minutes: 4/8 

+/-: +6

Special Team Goals: 2 Power-play

NOTABLES

  • Was red hot for the Beacons in her sophomore season 
  • Started off the season recording 2 assists in the 5-2 win over Stevenson University 
  • Recorded a career-high 2 goals vs. New England College on November 9 
  • Put together her best game recording a goal and 2 assists at New England College on January 18 
  • Had a three-game-point streak from November 16-24 recording three goals and one assist 
  • Finished with a + or even rating in 23 games during the season 

2017-18 SEASON HIGHS 

Games Played: 25

Goals: 1 vs. Castleton University, November 4 (1 total) 

Assists: 1 two times (2 total) 

Points: 1 three times (3 total) 

Penalty/Minutes: 6/12

+/-:  -9

NOTABLES

  • Made her career debut on October 21 vs. Nichols College 
  • Registered her first collegiate point against Castleton University on November 4 with a goal in the comeback win 
  • Had assists in back-to-back games against Salve Regina University and Castleton University 

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from the Boston Shamrocks Hockey Academy in Wilmington, MA in 2017 where she was a two-sport athlete (ice hockey, bowling) … Led the Shamrocks to three straight Southeast District Championships … Was an honor roll student in high school … Played her club hockey with the Boston Shamrocks of the Juniors Women’s Hockey League … Daughter of Gia and Leonard Leffler … Has two siblings, Gianna and Lorenzo … Currently majoring in Finance and minoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017-18Freshman

    F
    5'4"
    16
  • 16

    2018-19Sophomore

    F
    5'4"
    16
  • 16

    2019-20Junior

    F
    5'4"
    16
  • 16

    2021-22Senior

    F
    5'4"
    16
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